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Important Documents Flashcards

1
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Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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2
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What was the date that the Declaration of Independence was ratified?

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July 4 1776

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3
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How many states were created in our union at the time that the Declaration of Independence was ratified?

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13 states

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4
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How does the Declaration of Independence connect to early philosophers? Provide 2 examples

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  • Declaration of Independence states that everyone has the rights of life, liberty, and happiness, which are considered inalienable rights while John Locke also states that life liberty and property are natural rights.
  • Declaration of Independence states that you can overthrow bad gov. and John Locke also says this.
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5
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Definition of Preamble

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Introduction

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6
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What was the purpose of the preamble?

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it was a message to King George 3 and it was a message to the world.

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7
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Definition of Grievance?

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Complaint

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8
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How many Grievances were in the Declaration of Independence?

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27 Complaints

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9
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What date was the Articles of Confederation Ratified?

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1781

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10
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Definition of perpetual union

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One that keeps going

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11
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Objective of Articles of Confederation

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establish a federal government , and to establish the United States as a sovereign nation.

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12
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What are some things the government failed to do?

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No executive branch
No Judicial branch
No power to collect money
No federal currency only state currency
No rules on trade
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13
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Who was the father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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14
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Who was the father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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15
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What day was the Constitution Ratified?

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1789

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16
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How many states were in the union at the time the Constitution was ratified?

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13

17
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Article 1 of constitution

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Legislative Branch, makes laws Ran by Congress

18
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Article 2 of constitution

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Executive branch, enforces law, ran by president

19
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Article 3 of Constitution

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Judicial Branch, Interprets law, leader: supreme court

20
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Article 4 of Constitution

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Defines interstate relations, and the relation between states. Guarantees each state a republican form of gov.

21
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Article 5 of Constitution

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Describes the process of how the Constitution can be amended (changed)

22
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Article 6 of Constitution

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contains the supremacy cause , which establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land

23
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Article 7 of constitution

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States that 9 of 13 states must ratify the constitution for it to be a valid document

24
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Amend definition

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Change

25
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Supreme law

A

Constitution

26
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Separate powers

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Different roles of Gov. work together and are in charge of doing different things.

27
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Checks and balances

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Each branch checks the others proposal

28
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Perpetual Union

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The Idea that states should be united forever even if they have their differences

29
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

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Federal order that divided the Northwest territory into smaller territories and created a plan on how these territories could become new states.

30
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What are did the Government do well in the constitution?

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  • Not giving too much power to any branch, level, or person within the government
31
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Conclusion of declaration of independence

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They are no longer together, its over folks!

32
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What did the Articles of Confederation do really well?

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  • Perpetual Union

- Northwest Ordinance of 1787

33
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Federalism

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A system of Gov. where the national and state governments share power over all people

34
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Name 3 Grievances

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Cutting off trade with part of the world
Imposing taxes without consent
refused to approve laws

35
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Federal

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National

36
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Treason

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The crime of betraying ones country by spying for another country or by helping an enemy during war.

37
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Amendment

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A change that is made to a legal document or law

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