STAAR Points 9 Flashcards
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60.A formal plan of government
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Constitution
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- The first government of the United States (1781-1788), an alliance with a weak central government where states held the majority of the power
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Articles of Confederation
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- Representatives from the colonies met and the Constitution was written
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Constitutional (Philadelphia) Convention 1787
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- Author of the virginia Plan, 4th president of the United States, known as the “Father of Constitution”
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James Madison
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63.a two-house legislature
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Bicameral
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- The right to vote
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Suffrage
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- Economic system where businesses compete with little government interference
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Free enterprise
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- Idea that there is a right to privacy and independence from government control
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Laissez faire (“hands off”)
