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1
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What is a bicameral legislature?

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Two houses

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What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?

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Republic

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What was America’s 1st constitution?

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Articles of Confederation

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4
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When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?

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November 1777

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How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?

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6
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Why was the AoC unsuccessful?

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Because the the government it provided was not strong enough to handle all of the problems of the country

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7
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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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Northwest ordinance

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8
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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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9
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The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?

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Slavery

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10
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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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State of Franklin

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11
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What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?

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16th state

1796

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12
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What is a depression?

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Slow economic activity and high unemployment

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13
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What was Shays’ Rebellion?

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An uprising by Massachusetts farmers to fight the government’s taxes on poor families

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What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?

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Virginia plan:Strong National Government

New Jersey plan:Strong State Government

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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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16
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What is the Three Fifths Compromise?

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Allowed southern states to count slaves as 3/5 of a free person for representation

17
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Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?

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It would raise their population which raises their delegates

18
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What was a Federalist?

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People that supported the constitution

19
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What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?

A

Th federalist papers

20
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What is an amendment?

A

Changes to the constitution

21
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How many states approved the Constitution originally? ____ out of _____ States

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9 out of 13

22
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What is the supreme law of the land?

A

The constitution

23
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What was James Madison considered to be the father of?

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The constitution

24
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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

25
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What type of system states that power should be shared between the national and state level gov’ts?

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Federal system

26
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What is the final authority in a federal system?

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The constitution

27
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What are the 3 branches of gov’t as stated in the Constitution?

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Legislative,Executive,Judical

28
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Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?

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Legislative

29
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Which branch carries out the laws?

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Executive

30
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What did the Constitution have the AoC did not have? (Hint: Chief Executive)

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President

31
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What power does the President have to check Congress?

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Veto power

32
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Who elects the President of the United States?

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Electoral college

33
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Which branch interprets laws and makes decisions based on the Constitution?

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Judicial

34
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What is the most distinctive feature of our gov’t?

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The constitution

35
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Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances?

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Keeps one branch from getting too much power

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