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1
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Where two preliminary meetings were held which led to the Constitutional Convention.

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Mount Vernon and Annapolis

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2
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Wrote the Federalist Papers

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay

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3
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“Father of the Constitution”

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James Madison

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The group who supported the adoption of the Constitution, wanted a closer union of the states, and preferred a more effective central government

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Federalists

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5
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Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years

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General Election Day

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6
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Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent?

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President Pro Tempore

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7
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the forerunner of the written constitution in America

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Mayflower Compact

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7
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a proposed law

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A bill

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wrote the final draft of the Constitution

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Gouverneur Morris

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This city became the temporary capital of the new government after the Constitution had been ratified

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New York City

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term refers to the division of power between the national and state government

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Federalism

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11
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From whom did the idea of separation of powers originate?

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Charles de Montesquieu

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12
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describes the practice of drawing district boundaries so as to purposely favor the party in power

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Gerrymandering

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13
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What is not a required leadership position in Congress?

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majority floor leader

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A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide on policy or to choose candidates

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Caucus

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What is the greatest penalty which either house of Congress may impose upon a member?

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Expulsion

Explosion*

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16
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Only position permitted to introduce revenue and appropriation bills in Congress

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House of Representatives

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17
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What is not part of the process of how a bill becomes a law?

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Censured by the whole house

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18
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Temporary committee composed of members of both houses for the purpose of working out a compromise on a bill

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Conference committee

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19
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A president who was impeached

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Andrew Johnson

20
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A power belonging to Congress

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Lay and collect taxes

21
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Not a power belonging to Congress

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Pass bills of attainder

22
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Article that established the judicial branch

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Article III

23
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Article that set guidelines for ratification of the Constitution

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Article VII

24
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Article that provides for amendments to the Constitution

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Article V

25
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Article established the legislative branch

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Article I

26
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Article that describes the Constitution as the “supreme law of the land”

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Article VI

27
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Article that established the executive branch

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Article II

28
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Became America’s first national constitution

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Articles of Confederation

29
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Put the fear of anarchy and insurrection in the hearts of many Americans

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Shay’s Rebellion

30
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Presided; Was in authority

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George Washington

31
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the only effective way to prevent a filibuster

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Cloture Rule

ending the debate on proposal holding vote to determine if it will pass.

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Who is able to approve all presidential appointments?

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Senate

33
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Provided for the surveying and orderly sale of western lands

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The Land Ordinance of 1787

34
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Gave Congress the authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers

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“necessary and proper” clause

35
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Provided a plan of government and complete religious freedom in the western lands

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Great Decisions

36
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Combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans in establishing the national legislature

Slaves

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Three-Fifths Compromise

37
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The central government is subordinate to the state governments

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Confederacy

38
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called for a two-house legislature based upon state population

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Virginia Plan

39
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called for a unicameral legislature in which each state would be equally represented

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New Jersey Plan

40
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the power to make laws

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Legislative Power

41
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The proportional distribution of Congressional seats among the states

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Apportionment

42
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A counting of the number of people in a specific area

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Census

43
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rejection of a bill by the president

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Veto

44
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The representative votes according to his personal judgement rather than the views of his constituency

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Trustee

45
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The Congressional monitoring of the bureaucracy to make sure that the laws are being faithfully executed

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Oversight

46
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powers given explicitly to Congress by the Constitution

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Expressed Powers

47
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What is the main elements of the process by which a bill becomes a law?

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1) Introduction- authorship of the bill and introduction into Congress
2) Committee action- the bill is assigned to a committee where it is either rejected, changed, or approved as is and prepared for a vote on the house floor
3) Floor action- the bill is debated and voted on, resulting in either its rejection or approval by majority vote; if approved, it is passed to the other house to undergo the same process
4) If both house approve the bill, it is sent to the president, who will either sign the bill into law, ignore it, or reject it by veto

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