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What is a government in which citizen rule through elected representatives?

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A Republic

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What was America’s first Constitution?

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The Articles of Confederation

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When was the constitution adopted?

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In November 1777

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How many votes did each state get in Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

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Each state got one vote

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Why was the Articles of Confederation unsuccessful?

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The Articles of Confederation were unsuccessful because the government it provided was not strong enough to handle all of the problems of the country

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What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?

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The Northwest Ordinance

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The NorthWest Ordinance was a ______ of ______ for the new settlers?

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Bill of Rights

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The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?

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The spread of slavery

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What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14th state in America?

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The State of Franklin

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What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?

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Tennessee became the 16th state in 1796

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What is a depression?

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A depression is slow economic activity and high unemployment

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What was Shay’s Rebellion?

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Shay’s Rebellion was an uprising by Massachusetts farmers to fight the government’s taxes on poor farmers. This action revealed the need for a stronger central government to regulate taxation and provide a central military force

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What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?

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The Virginia Plan: Strong National Government, number of Representatives based on population, bicameral legislature
The New Jersey Plan: Strong State Government, One house legislature and One vote per state

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What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?

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The Great Compromise

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What is the Three Fifths Compromise?

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It allowed Southern States to count slaves as 3/5 of one free person for representation

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Where would the Southern States gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?

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The House of Representatives

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What was a Federalist?

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Federalists were people that supported the Constitution

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What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?

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The Federalist Papers

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What is an amendment?

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Amendment- Changes to the Constitution

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What became the standard for passing a law in Congress? (Articles of Confederation)

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9 out of 13 states

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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The Constitution

22
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What was James Madison considered to be the of?

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He is considered to be “The Father of the Constitution”

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Who was an influential writer from the Enlightenment who believed every person had natural rights?

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John Locke

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What is a bicameral legislature?

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Bicameral Legislature means two houses

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What type of system states that power should be shared between the national and state governments?

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A Federal System

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What is the final authority in a federal system?

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The final authority is the Constitution

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What are the three branches of government as stated in the Constitution?

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The Judicial, The Legislative, and the Executive branches

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Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?

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The Legislative Branch

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Which branch carries out the laws?

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The Executive Branch

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What did the Constitution have that the Articles of Confederation did not have?

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The President

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What power does the President have to check Congress?

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The President has the power to check Congress with veto power

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Who elects the President of the United States?

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The President is elected by the Electoral College

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Which branch interprets laws and makes decisions based on the Constitution?

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The Judicial Branch

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What is the most distinctive feature of our government?

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The most distinctive feature is the separation of powers

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Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances?

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It provided a system of checks and balances which keeps one branch from gaining too much power

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