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"A republic, if you can keep it." |
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Although he never lived there, the new capital was named in his honor |
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In this part of Congress larger states have more power |
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In this part of Congress, every state has equal power, no matter the size |
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city where the Constitutional Convention was held |
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document our government still follows today |
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document that lists freedoms that can never be taken away from the American people |
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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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job is to judge whether or not the Constitution has been obeyed |
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one of the men who planned the city of Washington, D.C. |
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second President of the United States |
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the current capital city of the U.S. |
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the day the new U.S. President takes the oath of office |
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the first President of the United States |
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the first capital city of the U.S. |
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the head of our government who makes sure that the laws are obeyed |
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the highest court in the land |
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the important power withheld from the government under the Articles of Confederation |
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the most important worker at the Constitutional Convention |
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the two groups which make up the Congress |
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the type of government which is run by representatives of the people |
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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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