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1
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who has power to enforce public policies

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people within the government

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examples of public policies

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taxation, education, crime, health care, transportation

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3
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how do Americans participate in the government

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by voting

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what type of the government is the US

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democratic republic

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what is the opposite of a democracy

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dictatorship

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6
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who holds the power in a dictatorship

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the government

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who has the power in a democracy

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the people

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who has the power in a autocracy

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one person

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who has the power in a oligarchy

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small group of elite people

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10
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who has the power in a theocracy

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a religious figure

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11
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what does a communist government control

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all parts if the economy and media

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12
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who was the magna carta originally for

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the wealthy

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13
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what was the purpose of the petition of rights

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limit the kings power

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14
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what happens if the is a standing army

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taxes go up

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15
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what colony developed first

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virginia

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16
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where was the first american settlement

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Jamestown

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17
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why was Virginia settled

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business opportunity

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18
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why was Massachusetts settled

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religious freedom

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19
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what was each colony established with

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a charter

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20
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why did the king not like Virginia

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because it wasn’t profitable and he did not like the way the government developed

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21
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what did the king do to Virginia because he did not like them

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he made virginia a royal colony

under direct control

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22
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how many colonies were royal colonies by the time of the American revolution

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13

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23
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how do royal colonies work

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the king appoints a governor
king appoints a royal council to help governor
all laws passed has to be approved by the king and governor
people in the colonies thought the governors were too close to the king and harsh

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how were the proprietary colonies organized

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by a person who was granted land by the king

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who were the proprietary colonies

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Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey

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why was PA settled

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religious reasons

27
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how did colonies strike back at the governor

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vote not to give him the money for his salary

28
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who raised taxes to help support British military

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king george III

29
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how did the english in england view the military in the colonies

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protective

30
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how did the colonist view the tax raise

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taxation without representation

31
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how did the colonist view the french

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not a threat

32
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how did england view the french

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as a threat

33
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what was the problem with revolting against the british

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colonies would have to unite

34
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what colonies met in Albany

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seven northern colonies

35
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what was the purpose of the meeting in Albany

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talk about trade and what could be done when the colonist were attacking the french and or native americans

36
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who named the NY meeting

A

Ben Frankin

37
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what did Ben Franklin name the aNY meeting

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the ablany plan of union

38
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what did franklin want the colonies to do

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send a delegate to meet every year to discuss taxes, moneh, tading, and protection against native americans

39
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was Ben franklins idea of delegates meeting approved

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no it was rejected

40
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why did the stamp act congress happen

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because many colonist were angry at the new taxes passed by parliment

41
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what did the colonies do during the stamp act

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sent the declaration of rights and grievances to the king

parliment cancelled the stamp acted repealed

42
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what happened during the boston massacre

A

english soldiers fired into a protesting crowed and killed five people
accident

43
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who led the committee of correspondence

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samuel adams

44
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what did the committee of correspondence do and accomplish

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allowed colonist from different religions to get on the same page
accomplished- boston tea party

45
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where did the first continental congress meet

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philly

46
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why did the first continental congress occur

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reaction to intolerable acts

47
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what colony didnt attend the first continental congress

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georgia

48
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how long did the first continental congress last

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2 months

49
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what happened at the end of the first continental congress

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they sent the declaration of rights to king george

50
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what did they did to make sure people were following the boycott

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established local committees

51
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purpose of the second continental congress

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follow up the previous congress

52
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how many colonies attended the second continental congress

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13

53
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who was the president of the second continental congress

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John hancock

54
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who was the commander in chief of the second continental congress

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george Washington

55
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how did the english see the second continental congress

A

unlawful

56
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how did americans view the c

second continental congress

A

they supported it

57
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what did the second congress act as

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the legislative and executive branch

58
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how many votes did each state have in the second congress

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one

59
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who proposed the idea of independence

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Richard Henry

60
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what did states have to do after the Declaration of Independence

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they have to write their own constitutions

61
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what was the most common feature of the state constitutions

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popular sovereignty

62
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what were other linking parts of the state constitutions

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limited government, civil rights and liberties, separation of powers, and checks and balances

63
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what was the new federal government

A

articles of confederation

64
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what did the articles of confederation do

A

create and friendship among the states

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