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1
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Magna Carta

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Gave some of English King’s power to lords

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2
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Glorious Revolution

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created parliament; NO BLOOD

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What laws made by King George III hurt the relationship between England and the colonies

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Proc 1763 (closed continent to settlement)
Sugar Act (New taxes & aggressive enforcement)
Currency Act (colonists couldn't produce currency)
Mutant Act ( British troops permanently stationed in America)
Stamp Act (All documents had to have a stamp; caused colonists to want representation)
Townshend Act; Tax on imported lead paint and tea, led to Boston Tea Party
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What did the 1st Continental Congress do?

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Wrote grievances to King; prepared for military action

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What did 2nd Continental Congress do?

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Drafted Declaration of Independence

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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

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Rally colonists, win over opinion of people

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What was the argument of the Declaration of Independence?

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Men have natural/human rights that are superior to government
All citizens are entitled to have a voice in establishment of govt authority
Individualism/Limited govt. Govt should restrain itself from imposing laws on people

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Liberal Political Theory

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constitution is a social contract, no govt unless people want there to be one

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After the revolution, what issue did the states have?

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The people only wanted to swear their allegiance to the state, not the sole country

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What type of Govt did the Articles of Confederation create?

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Confederacy- association where member entities (state govt) have more power than national govt

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Describe government under AoC

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Unicameral: 1 house, each state has the same number of representatives. 2/3 vote to pass a bill, made it difficult to change things. Amendment had to be approved by all 13 states. No levying taxes or trade. Opportunities for rebellion

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Virginia Plan of Union

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3 Branches
Bicameral legislature (senate elected by people, HOR elected by senate)
Voting proportional to state population
President and Judiciary can veto legislature
National Govt has ‘delegated and enumerated power”

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13
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Which state didn’t send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention?

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Rhode Island

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New Jersey Plan of Union

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3 Branches
Multiple Executives- less powerful than 1
Equal number of state reps
Biggest issue: # of state reps.

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Connecticut Compromise

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1 house has equal reps and 1 is used on population

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16
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When did the convention vote to approve the Constitution and how many states approved it?

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September 19, 1787, 12 states

17
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AntiFederalists

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Didn’t like that state government had to give up power to a strong central government and no Bill of Rights

18
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Who was the first state?

19
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When did Ga ratify the constitution and what number state was it?

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Jan 2, 1788. 4th state

20
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How many states needed to ratify the constitution to make it official and who was the 9th state?

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9/13 New Hampshire

21
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Why did Alexander Hamilton and other people write the federalist papers?

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To convince the people of New York to ratify the constitutioin

22
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When did the constitution go into effect?

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March 4th, 1789

23
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1st Article of the Constitution

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Legislative Branch

24
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2nd Article of the Constitution

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Executive Branch

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3rd Article of the Constitution

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Judicial Branch

26
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4th Article of the Constitution

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Protection for the state governments

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5th Article of the Constitution

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Describes how the Constitution can be amended

28
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6th Article of the Constitution

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Supremacy clause

29
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7th Article of the Constitution

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Describes how document is ratified

30
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Getting a New Amendment

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Proposed either in congress or state legislatures (2/3 vote)

Ratified in state legislatures or states hold conventions (3/4 vote)

31
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Direct Democracy

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Citizens vote on laws and policies thru referendums or by gathering as many citizens that want to come into a room and voting. Ex: New England Town Meeting”

32
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Indirect democracy

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citizens vote to elect legislatures who make laws on our behalf aka Representative Democracy or Republic

33
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Separation of Power

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No 1 person or group of people have the powers of government

34
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Powers of Government

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Legislative-make laws
Executive- execute/administer laws
Judicial- apply laws to individual cases

35
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Checks and Balances examples

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  • President can veto a law proposed by congress
  • Congress can override president’s veto
  • President appoints judges and senate approves
  • Judges have judicial review
  • VP has power to break ties
  • Congress can impeach executives and judges

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