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52 Cards in this Set
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Bicameral legislatures are divided into how many houses?
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two
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What caused Shays' Rebellion?
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farmers were upset about the failing economy, worthless money, and debt. They were being paid with worthless money, and when they couldn't pay their debts, they were thrown in jail.
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What convinced George Washington to attend the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?
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Shays' Rebellion
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What was the New Jersey Plan?
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Trade could be regulated, taxes levied, and had a weak executive branch
representation equal |
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What was the Virginia Plan?
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had a two house legislature, chief executive, and court system
representation based on population |
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what was the 'Great Compromise'?
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Congress would be bicameral; have two houses. The lower world be based on population, the House of representatives and the upper would be equal; the Senate
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What was the three fifths Compromise?
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every five slaves counted as three free people for taxation and representation
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What is federalism
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when state and national government share power
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Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the ratification of the constitution?
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there was no Bill Of Rights to protect individual freedoms
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Why did the U.S. want Spain to grant them rights to the Mississippi River?
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so they had access to the Gulf and could trade and transport goods in the West Indies
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Rights embodied in early state constitutions could be traced back to what English document?
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the Magna Carta
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What caused the depression after the Revolutionary War
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debt to the people and other countries
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What did most Northern States focus on doing after the American Revolution
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ending Slavery
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What role did Rhode Island play at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787
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they didn't attend
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How do checks and balances impact the three branches of government
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they share power; one can limit the another's power
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why did the framers of the Constitution create a government with checks and balances
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so one branch cannot become more powerful
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how can Congress pass a law that the president vetoed
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with a two thirds vote in both houses
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who can declare war
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Congress
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What is the purpose of the preamble of the Constitution
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to introduce the six principles the government was formed on; to introduce the six goals
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what role did European writers play when the framers wrote the Constitution
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the writer Montesquieu said powers of government should be separated and balanced, so the framers followed that idea, and carefully separated and specified the powers of government
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What are the primary responsibilities of the executive branch
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to enforce the laws
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What court is at the top of the American legal system
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the Supreme Court
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how did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention limit the powers of government
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by dividing the government into branches
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how can a person become an American citizen
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naturalization, born in the United States, or born of a parent who is a citizen
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which major principle of the Constitution prevents any single group of institution from gaining too much authority
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separation of powers
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why did Gouverneur Morris begin the preamble of the Constitution with the phrase, 'We the people'
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he wanted to emphasize the unity of people from every state
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how many goals does the preamble describe for the United States government
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six
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What is the concept of due process
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the idea that the government should follow certain procedures established by law
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who represents Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate
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Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin
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who represents Beaver Dam and the surrounding congressional district in the House of Representatives
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Tom Petri
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Who is the governor of Wisconsin
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Scott Walker
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what is the term length for a U.S. Senator
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six years
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what is the term length for a person in the House of Representatives
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two years
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what is the term length for the Wisconsin governor
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four years
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how did our Bill of rights come about
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Anti-Federalists believed that no government could be trusted to protect the freedom of its citizens; many states said they would not ratify the Constitution without a Bill of Rights
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Anti-Federalists
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people who favor state government
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cabinet
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a group of advisors to the president
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checks and balances
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the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
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concurrent powers
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powers shared between the state and federal government
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enumerated powers
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powers specifically given to the federal government; limited to those listed in the Constitution
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equal protection
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everyone has the same rights
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executive branch
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the branch of government headed by the president that carries out the nation's laws and policies
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federalism
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when state and national government share power
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federalists
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people who favor a strong central government
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judicial branch
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the branch of government including the federal court system that interprets the nation's laws
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legislative branch
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the branch of government that makes the nation's laws
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naturalization
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to grant full citizenship to a foreigner
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popular sovereignty
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the political theory that government is subject to the will of the people
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preamble
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the introduction to the Constitution
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republicanism
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citizens rule through elected representatives
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reserved powers
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powers reserved for the states
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limited government
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the government can only do what the people give it power to do
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