Staar Points 9 Flashcards
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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 the 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 the constitution”
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James Madison
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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 business 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”)
