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| List some of the limitations of the national government under the Articles of Confederation. |
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No executive branch No levying of taxes No regulation of trade No national court |
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What are the rights that all men posses as determined by the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Life, Liberty and pursuit of happiness |
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According to the Declaration of Independence, what does "consent of the governed" mean in the U.S. system of government? |
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| The government receives its authority to act from the people. |
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| What made New Orleans a significant port to people living in the Ohio Valley? |
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| New Orleans was an important trade center near the mouth of the Mississippi River. |
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| Under the terms of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, new states admitted to the Union were ... what? |
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| considered equal to existing states. |
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| Which of the following statements best explains the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? |
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| It created a process for the U.S. territories to become states. |
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| What law helped stop the spread of slavery to the west? |
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| What was America's first constitution? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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What was the original purpose to meet in philadelphia in 1787? |
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| The original purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation. |
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This is the belief that the people hold the final authority in government. (U.S. Constitution states.."We the people..") |
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The new government plan written in 1787 supported by James Madison and other Federalists called for... what? |
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| a stronger federal (national) (central) government |
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| In which year did the U.S. write the new U.S. Constitution? |
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| The book of essays explaining and supporting the Constitution was called... what? |
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| The U.S. Constitution maintains a republican system of government through the...what? (republicanism) |
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| election of representatives who make laws. |
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| The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution mainly to...what? |
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| protect individual liberties. |
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What idea did the Founding Fathers borrow from the Magna Carta signed by King John of England in 1215 and include in the Bill of Rights? |
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| People accused of a crime have a right to a trial by a jury of their equals. |
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| Why was "Freedom of the Press" included in the Bill of Rights? |
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| Because newspapers played an important role in spreading information and helping to unify the colonies. |
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Give an example of exercising the right to free speech. |
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| Protesting a Government policy. |
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| Anti-Federalists had many of their concerns about the U.S. Constitution satisfied through the approval of the ... what? |
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| Anti-Federalists agreed to ratify the U.S. Constitution on the condition that WHAT be added? |
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Name three federalists who wrote the Federalist Papers. |
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Alexander Hamilton John Jay James Madison |
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| a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives |
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| The president can check Congress through...what? |
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| How many states did Congress need to pass a law? |
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| What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power? |
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| checks and balances (separation of powers) |
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| How did the U.S. Constitution address the issue of how slaves would be counted for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives? |
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| to count each slave as three-fifths of a person in the population for representation & taxation. |
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| The sharing or division of powers between the federal government and the states governments |
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| Federalism (federal system) |
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| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called a ... what? |
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| What was the movement during the 1700's that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society? |
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| The belief that all people have a right to life, liberty, and propertywas promoted by an Enlightenment philosopher named... what? |
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| Articles of the Confederation was ... what? |
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| America's first constitution |
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Father of the Constitution |
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| Popular Sovereignity means... what? |
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| that people are the source of the governments power. (people rule the government) |
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| Supporters of the Constitution and a strong central national government. |
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| What is an anti-federalist? |
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| People who opposed the Constitution |
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| Bill of Rights does.... what? |
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Protects individual rights / liberties (freedom) (1st 10 amendments) |
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a rebellion led by Daniel Shays and a group of farmers that proved the weaknesses of the government under the Articles of the Confederation because the Federal government could not stop the rebellion |
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| proposed the idea of a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution |
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| What is the Electoral College? |
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| A special group of people selected to vote for the president (Presidential Electors). |
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| What is headed by the president who carries out the laws? |
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Name the city where the Constitution was written. |
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| Interprets laws, Supreme Court |
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| What does bicameral mean? |
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| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. |
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| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. |
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| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. |
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| A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. |
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