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70 Cards in this Set
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When is election day each year |
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
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split ticket |
vote for 2 different parties on one ticket |
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straight ticket |
vote for all the same party |
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federal senator term |
6 years |
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federal representative term |
2 years |
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Presidents term |
4 years |
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state representative |
2 years |
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state governor term |
4 years |
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Indiana state senators term |
4 years |
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characteristics of the Articles of Confederation |
weak federal government leaving much power to the states |
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Daniel Shay Rebellion |
showed the weakness of the government |
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Who presided over the Constitutional Convention? |
George Washington |
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Where and when was the Constitutional Convention held? |
Pennsylvania 1787 |
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Who did not send a representative to the Constitutional Convention |
Rhode Island |
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What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention |
To make a govt for the US that was strong but limited |
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who was the father of the Constitution |
James Madison |
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Federalists |
in favor of the new Constitution |
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Anti-federalists |
Not in favor of the new Constitution |
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Great Compromise |
Agreement between large and small states, maintaining bicameral govt, distributing power fairly |
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3/5 compromise |
A way to count the slaves in the population |
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Documents that influenced the writing of the US Constitution |
Magna Carta Mayflower Compact |
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Federalism |
Dividing power between national and local government |
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Reserved powers |
states regulate local trade schools |
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Delegated powers |
National print money treaties war |
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Concurrent powers |
both state and national taxes build roads |
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Ratify |
to agree |
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Legislative branch |
makes laws |
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Executive branch |
enforces the laws |
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Judicial branch |
interprets the laws |
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Bill of rights |
reinforcing individual freedoms |
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Amendment 1 |
Freedom of Religion, Speech, and the Press |
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Amendment 2 |
The Right to Bear Arms |
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Amendment 3 |
The Housing of Soldiers |
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Amendment 4 |
Protection from Unreasonable Searches and Seizures |
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Amendment 5 |
Protection of Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property |
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Amendment 6 |
Rights of Accused Persons in Criminal Cases |
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Amendment 7 |
Rights in Civil Cases |
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Amendment 8 |
Excessive Bail, Fines, and Punishments Forbidden |
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Amendment 9 |
Other Rights Kept by the People |
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Amendment 10 |
Undelegated Powers Kept by the States and the People |
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who fought in the French and Indian War |
Great Britain and France |
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What was the cause of the French and Indian War |
Both wanted to expand their colonies into the west |
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Treaty of Paris |
The French gave up their land and ended the French and Indian War |
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no taxation without representation |
You shouldn't have to pay taxes if you can't vote for the govt. |
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Sons of Liberty |
secret society fighting against the British government's taxes |
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Committees of Correspondence |
Shadow governments in colonies which fought against the British Govt |
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Patrick Henry |
Leader of the American Revolution Give me liberty or give me death |
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George Washington |
General in Revolutionary War |
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Boycott |
refuse to buy from or associate with |
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repeal |
revoke or undo a law |
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olive branch petition |
the last attempt to avoid war with King George |
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Sugar Act |
a tax on sugar by the British Govt |
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Townsend Acts |
Created by Townshend taxes on the colonists to pay for judges salaries |
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Boston Massacre |
The British killed 5 colonists - |
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Tea Act |
Tax on tea by the British govt |
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Boston Tea Party |
Colonists disguised as Indians dumped tea from the British ships into the ocean |
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intolerable acts |
Laws passed by the Brits to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence |
Thomas Jefferson |
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Declaration of Independence Part 1 |
The Preamble - It states why the Continental Congress had written the Declaration. It was written to give everyone equal rights. |
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Declaration of Independence Part 2 |
Natural Rights - They are the rights of citizens. It also says that the people can form a government to protect their rights. |
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Declaration of Independence Part 3 |
List of Grievances - Its the list that has the colonist's complaints against British government. Also King George lll was blamed. |
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Declaration of Independence Part 4 |
Resolution of Independence - It declares that the colonies have full power to make wars, to form alliances, and to trade with other countries. |
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Advantages of British in the Revolutionary War |
military strength good funding |
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Advantages of Colonists in the Revolutionary War |
fighting on their home turf the Colonists were fighting for a cause they were passionate about |
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Patriots |
Rebelled against the British |
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Loyalists |
Stayed loyal to the British Govt |
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Battle of Bunker Hill |
gained moral victory, proving they could stand up against the British |
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Battle of Saratoga |
First huge defeat of the British Convinced French to join the Colonists |
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Battle of Yorktown |
British surrender on Oct 19, 1781 |
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Treaty of Paris |
US freedom from England Delineation of boundaries |
