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1
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What was the first National government?

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Articles of Consideration (AOC)

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Was the AOC strong or weak

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weak

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The AOC could not…

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could not tax, force states to give money, force states to obey treaties, force states to commit soldiers, control trade between states, and force states to adopt a national currency.

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4
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how many branches of government of the AOC?

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1

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5
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What was the AOC’s branch of government?

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congress

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6
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Did the US have a president under the AOC?

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No

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7
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Did the US have a national court system under the AOC?

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No

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8
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In the AOC, how many votes does each state receive in congress?

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1

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9
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A bill must receive this many votes to become a law under the Articles of Confederation.

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9/13

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10
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Any change to the structure in govt. must be…

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Unanimous.

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11
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The AOC could………

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Request $ from states, make treaties, declare war, resolve conflicts between states, coin and borrow money.

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12
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What happened because of the AOC

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The constitutional convention

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13
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Where did the CC meet?

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Independence hall

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14
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What did each state send to the cc?

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delegates

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15
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When did the cc meet

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the summer of 1787

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16
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Why did the CC meet?

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to revise the AOC

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17
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Legislature

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congress (makes laws)

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18
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House

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one part of the legislature congress

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19
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Executive

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president

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Judicial

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courts

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21
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proportional representation

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representation based on population.

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22
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Delegate

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a person representing their state at conventsions

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23
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Amend

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to change

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24
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ratify

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approve

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25
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Was everyone okay with abolishing the AOC

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No

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26
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What were the issues for meeting in the cc?

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slavery and Representation in congress.

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27
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Was the Virginia plan weak or strong?

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strong

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28
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The Aoc was weak because…..

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It could do very little.

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29
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How many branches of govt. was there the VA plan?

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3: executive, judicial, and legislative.

30
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Rep. in congress: VA

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The bigger the state, the more representatives.

31
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Was the NJ plan weak or strong

A

weak

32
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Branches of govt.; NJ

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3: executive, supreme legislature, judicial

33
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Houses of congress: NJ

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1: 1 congressional legislative body

34
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Rep. in congress

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Everyone gets one vote, 1 congressional legislative body

35
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branches of govt: the great Compromise (gt)

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3

36
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Houses in congress: gt

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2 house congress

37
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senate: gt

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2 senators/ state, equal representation.

38
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house of rep: gt

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based on the state population

39
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Did they keep or abolish slavery

A

keep

40
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Did the south want to keep or abolish slavery?

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keep

41
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Did the north want to keep or abolish slavery?

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abolish

42
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what is the 3/5ths compromise?

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3/5ths of the state’s slave population would be added to its total population.

43
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What are the power protesters?

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federalism, checks and balances, and individual rights

44
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what is federalism

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the power of government is distributed among different levels of govt.: national, state, and local.

45
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What are checks and balances?

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a plan to ensure that no branch was more powerful than the other.

46
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what are individual rights?

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ensures that all people have freedom.

47
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the president does not have more power than the supreme court

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checks and balances

48
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the difference between local and state governments

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federalism

49
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The person was able to eat chips outside

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individual rights

50
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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the president, the exec. and cabinet departments, independent gov. agencies

51
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what are the responsibilities of the executive branch

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enforces the laws

52
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who is in charge of the legislative (congress) branch?

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house of reps, senate

53
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What are the responsibilities of the legislative branch?

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creates the laws

54
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who is in charge of the judicial branch?

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the supreme court, courts of appeal, district court

55
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what are the responsibilities of the judicial branch

A

interpret the laws

56
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ex. of what leg branch can do

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approves federal judges, impeachment power, override vetoes with 2/3 vote

57
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ex of what the exec branch can do

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veto bills/laws, appoint judges, pardon power

58
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ex of what jud branch can do

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can declare presidential acts and laws unconstitutional,

59
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what was the main issue in the process of the constitution

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they had to ratify it as written or change it to better protect rights

60
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what were federalists

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believed in constitution as it was

61
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what were anti feds

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believed that the constitution granted too much power and feared that the rights of everything would be taken away. wanted a bill of rights to be added.

62
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who won?: feds or anti

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both; it was ratified and had a bill of rights

63
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The biggest threat to the people is the tyranny of the government. If a government is too big, it will have too much power. The most significant threat to the people has a small government in which those in the minority will never have power.

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anti-federalist

64
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“Among the numerous advantages promised by a well constructed union, none deserves to be more accurately developed, than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction.”

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federalist

65
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what is the constitution

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a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

66
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What is the Bill of rights

A

the first 10 amendments to the constitution

67
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what is the purpose of the BOR

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to guarantee basic freedom and liberties of a citizen

68
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Amendments

A

changes in the constitution that give you the freedom or right to

69
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how many amendments are in the constitution

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27

70
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protesting

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1st

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