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Book 1053
constitution
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History
5th Grade
02/09/2009

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The War of Independence ended in 1781 when the French surrendered at
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Yorktown, Virginia
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America was free from England after signing
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The Treaty of Paris
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The first plan of government agreed upon by the colonies was
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The Articles of Confederation
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Under the Articles of Confederation the government was operated by a
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congress
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The Articles of Confederation was a
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weak government
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Ben Franklin was a
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founding father & known as the Peacemaker of the convention
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The father of the Constitution
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James Madison
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the _____________________ contains high principles or good rules of conduct
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Constitution
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the founding fathers wrote the Constitution to protect men of character from
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dishonest and selfish purposes
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earthly government is necessary because of
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the depravity of man
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depravity means
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wickedness or sinfulness
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any plan of government can only be as strong as
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the character of those who govern & those who are governed
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monarchy
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control of government by one person
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oligarchy
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control of the government by a small group of people
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democracy
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control of government by the majority
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republic
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control of government by laws
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individual freedoms are protected by laws in a
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republic
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the United States government is divided into
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3 groups
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one branch of government
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makes laws
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one branch of government
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enforces laws
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one branch of government
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explains laws
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the highest principle of the Constitution is
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limited government
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the term of the President is
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4 years
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a president can only serve
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2 consecutive terms
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Bill of Rights
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was written because more individual freedoms were needed in the Constitution
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the first vice-president
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john adams
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