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Chapter 7 Study Guide Flashcards

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1
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What is bicameral legislature?

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2 houses

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

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Republic

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3
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What was America’s 1st constitution?

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Articles of Confederation

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When was the Articles of Confederation 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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One vote

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Why was the AoC unsuccessful?

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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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North West Ordinance

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The Northwest Ordinance was a _____ of ______ for the new settlers.

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

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Franklin

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

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1796; 16th

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

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Shay’s Rebellion

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What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?

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Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

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What combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan and established the model for Congress that is us d to this day?

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The Great Compromise

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A compromise that allowed Southern states to count slaves as 3/5of one free person for representation

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The Three Fifths Compromise

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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

18
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People that supported the constitution were called

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A federalist

19
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A book of essays that supported the Constitution

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The Federalist Papers

20
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Changes to the Constitution are called

A

Amendments

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

A

9;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 Start 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 governments?

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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 three branches of government?

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Legislative, executive, and judicial

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Which branch makes laws and consisted of congress?

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Legislative branch

29
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Which branch carries out the laws?

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Executive branch

30
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What did the Constitution have the Articles of Confederation did not have?

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A 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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The Electoral College

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

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Judicial Branch

34
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What is the most distinctive feature of our government?

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The separation of powers

35
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Why did the Constitution provide a system of checks and balances?

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It keeps one branch from gaining too much power

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