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| A document signed by King John in 1215, Made the King subject to law |
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| A set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the Government |
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| What is the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom? |
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| A document that declared no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for church with tax money |
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- Define suffrage
- Which state was the first state to allow women to vote?
- When was this right revoked?
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- The right to vote
- New Jersey
- 1807
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What did the Articles of Confederation state? |
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Congress became single government branch, have limited powers |
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| What was the Land Ordinance of 1785? |
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| A document which set up a system of for surveying and dividing Western lands |
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| What did the Northwest ordinance of 1787 establish? |
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| Which modern states were part of the Northwestern Territory? |
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| Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin |
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| What is trade between two or more states called? |
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| What occurs when increased prices for goods and services, combined with reduced value of money? |
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| What is a period of low economic activity, combined with increased unemployment? |
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* Who was Daniel Shays?
*What is he known for?
*What was the outcome of this event? |
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*A poor Revolutionary war Veteran/Farmer
*Leading hundreds of poor farmers to protest taxes
* Imprisonment, revision of the Articles of Confederations |
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* What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
*When was it held?
*Where was it held?
*Who was the President of the Convention? |
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* To revise the Articles of Confederation
* May of 1787
*Philadelphia's Independence Hall
*George Washington |
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*What were the to plans for the new government called?
*Who wrote them?
*What kind of government did each propose? |
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*Virginia and New Jersey Plans
*Edmund Randolph and William Patterson
*Va:bicameral government, representation based on population
Jersey: unicameral, representation equal |
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| The_______, was the agreement to create a two-house legislature. |
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| The___, was an agreement that 3/5 of a states slave population would count towards representation. |
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| _______ ___________, is the idea that political authority belongs to the people. |
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| The sharing of power between a central government and the states that make up a country. |
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Name the three government branches and describe what they do.
How do they keep power balanced? |
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Legislative- proposes and passes laws
Executive- Enforces Laws
Judicial- Interpreting Laws
By using a system of checks and balances |
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* Who were the Anti Federalists?
*Who became a Anti federalist and for what reason?
Who were the Federalists?
What did the Federalists write to persuade people to support the Constitution? |
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*People who opposed the Constitution
* George Mason,because the Constitution didn't have a section on individual rights
* Supporters of the Constitution
The Federalist POapers |
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| __________ are official changes to the Constitution. |
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*In what year was the Bill of Rights sent to be ratified by the states?
* When was it ratified?
* What did the Bill of Rights propose?
* How many amendments were there? |
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*1789
*1791
*Individual Rights
*10 |
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