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Test 7
Chapter 11
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History
4th Grade
12/19/2012

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"A republic, if you can keep it."
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Benjamin Franklin
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Although he never lived there, the new capital was named in his honor
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George Washington
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George Washington's home
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Mount Vernon
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In this part of Congress larger states have more power
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House of Representatives
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In this part of Congress, every state has equal power, no matter the size
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Senate
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city where the Constitutional Convention was held
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Philadelphia
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document our government still follows today
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Constitution
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document that lists freedoms that can never be taken away from the American people
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Bill of Rights
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document that made our government too weak
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Articles of Confederation
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has the power to make our country's most important laws
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Congress
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job is to judge whether or not the Constitution has been obeyed
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Supreme Court
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one of the men who planned the city of Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Banneker
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second President of the United States
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John Adams
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the current capital city of the U.S.
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Washington, D.C.
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the day the new U.S. President takes the oath of office
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Inauguration Day
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the first President of the United States
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George Washington
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the first capital city of the U.S.
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New York
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the head of our government who makes sure that the laws are obeyed
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the President
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the highest court in the land
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Supreme Court
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the important power withheld from the government under the Articles of Confederation
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the power to tax
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the most important worker at the Constitutional Convention
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James Madison
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the two groups which make up the Congress
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houses
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the type of government which is run by representatives of the people
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republic
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why George Washington didn't live in the White House in Washington, D.C.
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when he was president, there was no city of Washington, D.C. and the White House had not been built yet
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