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What are the ten Bill of Rights in order? |
1. Freedom of speech, religion and press. 2. The right to own and use guns 3. The government cannot force people to house soldiers 4. No unfair searches of property 5. No one can be deprived of life, liberty or property without the courts decision 6. Trial by jury and access to a lawyer 7.Trial by jury in non-criminal cases against other people 8. Prohibits very high bail, fine and extreme punishments 9. Rights of citizens are not limited to the Constitution 10. Power not given to the federal government will be left to the states of the people |
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Three branches of government |
Legislative, Judicial and Executive |
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Legistlative |
Make laws for the country |
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Judicial |
Decide what the laws mean and how they are applied |
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Executive |
Makes sure the laws are obeyed |
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Bill of Rights |
Amendments to the Constitution |
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Articles of the Confederation |
An agreement among the 13 states that served as their first constitution |
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Constitutional Convention |
where delegates from the states met to come up with a new government. There were 55 delegates |
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Difference between federalist and anti-federalist |
federalist wanted a central government favored Constitution. anti-federalist wanted a state government favored Articles of the Confederation |
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What is the 3/5 Compromise |
Slaves only counted as 3/5 of a person for representation |
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How many presidents have we had |
43 |
