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People who live in colonies
colonists
The legislative body of England similar to Congress
Parliament
The old King of Britain
George III
a sum of money charged to the people, or citizens, by a government for the government to spend.
tax
The colonists said this about unfair taxes.
No taxation without representation
The first Continental Congress met in
September and October of 1774
12 of the 13 colonies met to write grievances to the British government
1st Continental Congress
refuse to buy
boycott
armies
militias
The Revolutionary War had begun by
April of 1775
The colonists won the Revolutionary War in
1783
The first government of the U.S of America was called a
confederation
The first constitution of the U.S was the
Articles of Confederation
representatives
delagates
The A of C lasted for ___ years
8
The leaders formed a new government at the
Constitutional Convention
The new form of government was called the
Constitution of the U.S of America
The Constitutional convention took place in
Philadelphia
creators or builders
framers
a type of government in which people elect representatives to represent them and their views in congress
democratic republic
the father of the constituiton
James Madison
a legislative branch made of 2 houses
bicameral
The two houses of the bicameral government
Senate and House of Representatives
The Three branches of government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Executive Branch
President
Legislative Branch
congress
Judicial Branch
Supreme Court
When branches of government are equally important and cant control each other
separation of powers
amended
changed
In 1791 with the Bill of Rights the first ____ became apart of the consitution
10 amandments
The preamble had ___ articles
7
___ were used in the 7 articles
Roman numerals
Article 1 has __ sections
10
defines congress says that the laws will be created by the bicameral parts of Congress
Section 1
explains who can be representatives and how they are chosen
Section 2
explains who will be senators and how they will be chosen
Section 3
tells how congress will meet
Section 4
tells what rules congress will follow when it meets
Section 5
tells how Congress will be payed and tells what its members can and cant do
Section 6
explains how laws will be passed
Section 7
tells what congress can do
Section 8
explains different duties
Section 9
gives rules that individual states must follow
Section 10
