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| Describe 1 reason the Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution. |
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They thought-
1:The constitution failed to provide protection for individuals liberties.
2:Gave too much power to the government. |
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| How did the Federalists convince the Anti's to vote yes on the ratification? |
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Reminded them of the flaws of the AOC and how the US couldn't survive without a strong government. |
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| During the drafting of the U.S. constitution, what issue was resolved by the Three-Fifths compromise? |
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The issue of enslaved people not being counted as part of a population. |
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| The rights and duties of citizens. |
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| In a ____ the government is controlled by one person or a small group of people. |
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A ____ is a type of government in which the people rule. |
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| Governmets have limited amounts of money to spend so they must create budgets ____ |
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| The latin phrase __ reminds us of the diverse citizens that joined together |
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| One of the biggest threats facing our country today is __ the use of violence by groups against civilians to achieve a political goal. |
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Parliament passed the __ in 1765 which required colonists to attatch expensive stamps to all newspapers and legal documents. |
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| In protest to the stamp act colonists __, where they refused to buy british goods |
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| In response to the boycott Parliament __ or cancelled the stamp act. |
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| After hearing of the Boston Tea party, Parliament passed the ___, nicknamed the __ by the colonists. |
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Coercive acts,
intolerable acts |
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The ___ was written by the Second Continental Congress and officially announced that the US would be independant from Great Britian |
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| Declaration of Independance |
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| The Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence on: |
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| One of the primary problems with this document was that it included no power for the federal government to __ and included no __ or __ branches. |
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No power to tax;
Legislative, Executive |
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| The original purpose of the __ in Philidelphia was to amend the articles of confederation. |
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Constitutional Convention |
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| ____ created a bicameral (two house) legislator |
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Under this plan each state would have __ representation in the senate. Representation in the House would be based on ____. |
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The ____ resolved the conflict concerning how to calculate the population for purposes of representation. |
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| The solution as to how the president would be chosen was solved by the creation of the ____ |
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The constitution created a system of __, a form of government in which power is divided between the states and the national government |
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| The __ would not support the ratification of the constitution unless a ___ was added. |
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Anti-Federalists,
Bill of rights |
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| Specifically stated in the Constitution |
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| Those which are shared among the state and federal levels of government |
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Those powers which are not granted to the federal level and are not denied to the state level of government. |
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Those wich are not explicitly stated in the constitution |
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| First ten amendments to the constitution, created to protect individual rights. |
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| The ability of each branch of government to restrain the powers of the other branches |
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| The split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judical branches is called ___ |
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| Longest of the first three articles, __ covers the legislative brance. |
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| The Judicial Branch is created in ___ |
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| Most powerful leader in the House of Reps. Behind the vice president in the line of succession. |
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| The person who acts as chairsperson of the Senate |
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| __ Committees in Congress are permanent. Cover education, veteran's affairs, commerce. |
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| __ Committees are created to do a special job for a limited period |
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| __ Comittees include members from both houses |
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A ____ committee is a special kind of joint committee, members of both houses work to agree on the details of a proposed law. |
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| Senators and Reps who have been in Congress longest usually get preferred committee spots. This is: |
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The _ is a court order that requires the PoPo to bring a prisoner to court and explain why they are holding that person. |
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| The house of reps has sole power to __, or accuse officials of misconduct in office. |
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| Government projects and grants that benefit the home district or state are: |
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| Talking a bill to death in the senate is ___. The vote required to end one is a __ vote. |
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| An oddly shaped congressional district designed to increase voting strength of a particular group. |
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| Congress derives it's implied powers from the part of the constitution nicknamed the ___. Congress 'stretches' it's powers to meet new needs. |
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| The line of __ states that if the Pres and VP were killed, the speak. of house would be Pres |
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| The number of __ for each state is = to # Reps in The House + # senators for the state. |
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| Pres has the power to issue an ___ (A rule or command that has the force of law) |
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| Formal Agreement between the Gov's of 2 or more countries are called: ___ *Require Senate approval* |
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| Pres can bypass the Senate by making an __. This is an agreement between the president and the leader of another country. |
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The __ is the group of presidential advisors that include the heads of the 15 Top level departments. |
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| The agencies & employees of the executive branch are called the: |
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| __ is a court's authority to hear and decide cases for the first time. |
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| __ are the federal courts where trials are held & lawsuits are begun. |
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| The job of the __ is to review decisions made in lower district courts. |
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| The authority to hear a case appealed from a lower court: |
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| There are 12 U.S. courts of appeals. Each covers a geographic called a: |
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| A __ is a previous court decision that is used as guidence to other judges |
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Power of Supr. Crt. to decide whether any federal, state, or local law or governent action goes against the Constitution is : |
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| This power (Judicial Review) was established in the 1803 Supreme Court case of: |
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| If 4/9 Supr. Crt. Justices agree to reciew a case, it is placed on the court __ or calendar |
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| A __ states the facts of case, announces the ruling, Court's reasoning in reaching the decision. |
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| A justice who disagrees with the majority's decision may write a: |
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| A Justice who votes with the majority, but for different reasons may write a: |
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| A guiding principle for all judges is __ a latin term meaning "Let the decision stand!" |
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