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What is the type of government where the citizens rule though their representatives

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Republic

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Which one of the following plans called for a unicameral legislature

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New Jersey PLan

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In which city did the Constitutional Convention take place

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Philadelphia

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In what type of government are the powers shared between the nation and the state governments

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Federal

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Which plan allowed for the upper house to be elected by the lower house

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Virginia PLan

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What ordinance call for a survey of the land in the old Northwest Territory to be divided into townships

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Ordinance of 1785

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Which ordinance said that once 60,000 free people lived in a territory could write a constitution and apply for statehood

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Northwest ordinance of 1787

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Which ordinance called for a one square mile section to be set aside for a school

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Ordinance of 1785

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What present day athletic conference has many schools that are located in the old Northwest Territory

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BIG TEN

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10
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What term refers to a loose association of states

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COnfederation

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Powers that are delegated in the Constitution belong to which of the following levels of government

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Federal

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Powers that are reserved in the constitution belong to which one of the following levels of government

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State

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What is the purpose of the checks and balances that are provided for in our federal constitution

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It keeps each of the branches of government on an equal basis; not allowing one to become too powerful

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Which branch of government has the power to enforce the laws

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executive

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How is the number of electors determined for each state in the electoral college

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It is the number of members that a state has in the House of Reps plus its number of senators

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How many states had to ratify the constitution before it went into effect

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9

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17
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What was the last state to ratify the Constitution

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Rhode Island

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18
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He wrote the federalist papers

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John Jay and Alexander Hamilton

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19
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He wrote the letters of a federal farmer

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Richard Henry Lee

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He wrote the New Jersey PLan

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William Patterson

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He was the author of the virginia PLan

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James Madison

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He was elected president of the Constitutiona Convention

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George Washington

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List the four freedoms of the first amendment

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Speech
press
relgion
assembly

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What is guaranteed to citizens in second Amendment

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Right to bear arms

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What are the three areas cover under the 4th amendment
no unreaosnable search and seizure Have to have a warrant have to have probable cause
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What is double jeopardy in the 5th amendment
Cannot be tried for the same accusation if you were found innocent the first time
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Can you be required to testify against yourself
No
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List the four rights under the 6th amendment
speedy trial impartial jury Present and consent witnesses right to counsel
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What are the two things from which the 8th amendment protects citizens
No excessive bail | no cruel and unreasonable punishment
30
State or paraphrase the 10 amendment
the powers not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited it by the states, reserved to the states respectively, or to the people
31
which of the following statements is not true regarding the industrial revoltion
It began in the US
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Which one of the following is a reason for the beginning of the industrial revolution in the US
The us was forced to manufacture its own goods bc of a british blockade
33
Which man won't the presidency election of 1816
James Monroe
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Which one of the following terms refers to money that is used for investment to build factories and buy machinery
Capital
35
which part of the US developed an economy based upon a cash crop and excluded the development of factories
South
36
Which supreme court case declared that the bank of the US could not be taxed, bc the "power to tax, is the power to destroy"
McMulloch v Maryland
37
Which man developed the Missouri Compromise
Henry CLay
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Which supreme court case declared that the cherokee nation was a "nation within a nation" and a state must not interfere with them
Worcester v Georgia
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What event was the result of the President Jackson war one the Bank of the US
The panic of 1837
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Which of the following was a provision of the Adams-Onis treaty
Spain sold florida to the US
41
What was the date of the deaths of both Jefferson and John Adams
July 4, 1826
42
What is true about the spoils system
It assures loyalty to the president
43
The election of 1824
John Q Adams 84 Andrew Jackson 99 Henry Clay 37 William Crawford 41
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The election of 1828 Winner Loser
Andrew Jackson | John Q Adams
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Two parts of missouri compromise
Maine is admitted as a free state Missouri is admitted as a slave state Rest of the Louisiana Territory is split at 36' 30 degrees N
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This man was president during the era of good feelings
James Monroe
47
He opposed the tariff of abominations
JOhn C Calhoun
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Known as the great compromiser
Henry Clay
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Known as hold hickory
Andrew Jackson
50
Developed a textile mill in Massachusetts with 2 other men
Francis Cabot Lowell
51
Developed the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
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He accompanied the Indians along the trail of tears
General Winfield Scott
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Built a textile mill to make thread in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Samuel Slater
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President of the Bank of the US
Andrew Jackson
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Developed the theory of nullification
John C Calhoun
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"..Mr. Van Buren, but I will kill it"
Andrew Jackson
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"Is it the fourth"
THomas Jefferson
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"The reign of King Mob"
Justice Joseph Story
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"Thomas Jefferson Survives"
John Adams
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"John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it"
Andrew Jackson

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