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| a nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them |
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| a document that sets out the laws and principles of a government is a |
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| to bring a formal charge of wrongdoing against the President or another public official |
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| After the american revolution, the united states experienced a period when business activity slowed, prices and wages fell and unemployment increased. this was called an |
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| during this time of slow business activity when the governor of massachusetts did not help farmers in financial trouble, what event occured |
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| the capital city of the united states is |
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| the what is the principle by which the powers of government are divided amoung separate branches |
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| congress having the ability to override the Presidents veto is an example of americas system of |
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| what joined the colonies together |
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| Federalist and Antifederalists are the names of the two groups who |
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| either favored or did not favor the constitution |
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| The Bill of rights gives americans the right to |
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| freedom of religion, free speech, a free press |
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| The body of laws that our country followed before they wrote the us constitution was called |
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| articles of confederation |
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| why was northwest ordinance so important |
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| it outlawed slavery in the northwest territory and it gave the northwest territories a form of government |
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| the first sectretary of state was |
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| alexander hamilton wanted to put a high on |
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| alexander hamilton wanted to put a high on tarriff and all _________ goods |
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| an idea the new government had to pay off the national debt was to set up a |
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| john adams when he was president helped to pass laws stopping people from committing |
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| to stir up a rebellion agains a government |
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| during whose presidency was a law pass that allowed him to force any alien to leave the country if that person was thought to be dangerous to the government |
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| on their expedition lewis and clark crossed the |
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| seperates the river systems in north america |
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| siezing sailors from american ships |
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| jefferson proposed a ________ to cut off france and britain supplies |
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| The washington administration chose ________ to be the new site for the nations capital |
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| in the 1796 presidential election the results were unexpected because |
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| the president and vice president did not belong to the same party |
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| the federalist party split due to |
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| president adams peace policy with france |
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| why did people criticize the alien and sedition acts |
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| went agains the bill of rights |
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| spain agreed to let americans ship goods sown the Mississippi river into the gulf of mexico in what treaty |
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| who was sent by thomas jefferson to purchase the city of new orleans |
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| why did napoleon bonaporte sell the louisiana territory to the united states |
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| he had lost supplies and men in a slave revolt in Haiti, and he also needed money to fight wars in europe |
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| who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition |
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| what forbade americans to trade goods with all countries except britain, and france |
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| who worked hard to untied native american groups |
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| the shawnee leader tecumseh and his brother |
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| in 1812 the war hawks urged the president to declare war against |
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| three achievements made by lewis and clark on their expedition |
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the described the plants and animals they saw
they explored big areas of the louisiana purchase
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| a system where each branch can check on the other branches |
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| document that says the laws and principles of a a government |
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| principle that governement must follow the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial |
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| a government where citizens rule their selves |
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| to keep any person or group from gaining too much power |
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| to bring a formal charge of wrong doing to a president or public official |
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| the delegates in philadelphia decided to write an entirely new |
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| what led the delgates to create three branches of government |
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| the united states has a form of government called a |
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| example of the presidents abiiity to veto a law and congress's ability to overide that veto are examples of |
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| checks and balances crated by the constitution |
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| The house of representatives must ______ a president before the senate tries him |
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| citizens brought to trial are protected by the constitutions guarantee of |
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| written plan for governement |
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| branch of government that carries out laws |
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| branch of government that passes laws |
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| list of freedoms that a government promises to protect |
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| branch of government that makes judgments about laws |
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| the first american constitution in 1777 |
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| articles of confederation |
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| during the revolution most states wrote their own |
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| set out laws and principles of the government |
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| listed freedoms the government promised to protect |
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| a period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises. |
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| 1786 discontent amount massachussets farmers led to |
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| two reasons states wanted written constitutions |
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| they wanted their won individual rights and they wanted to set the limits for states and government |
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| what kind of government did the articles of conferation set up |
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| the american constitution |
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| what problems with money did the nation face after the revolution |
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| business actitivity slowing, prices and wages fall, unemployment |
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| what was the northwest ordinance and why was it important |
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| it set up a government for the northwest territories. it was important because the law outlawed slavery. |
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| why did sheays rebellion worry many americans |
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| because they were in economic depression |
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| the first american government was called a |
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| the conferation lasted for how many years |
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| the constitution of the conferation was called the |
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| articles of the conferation |
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| weaknesses of the articles of conferation |
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the national government could not force the states to obey its laws
it did not have the power to tac
it did not have the power to enforce the laws
congress lacked strong and steady leadership
there was no national army or navy
each state could issue its own paper money
each state could put tariffs on trade between states |
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| a tax on goods coming in from another state or country |
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| farmrs in massachusetts started an armed rebellion agains the state called |
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| may 1787, 55 delegates from every state except rhode island met in philidelphia |
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| served as the president of the convention |
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| goal of the constitutional convention |
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| to revise the articles of conferation |
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legislative branch has two houses
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legislative branch has one house
each state has one member |
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| there would be two houses of congress. in the senate each state would have two members. In the house of representatives, the number of members would be based on each states population. |
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| the convention also made compromises about slavery |
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| southern states wanted slaves included in their population count. if salves were not counted, northern states would have more members in the house of representatives delegates finally agreed to let the south count three fts or three out of every five of the slaves. they also agreed to not outlaw the slave trade for 20 years |
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| branch of government passes laws |
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| branch of government that decides whether laws are carried out fairly |
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| is a settlement inwhich each side agrees to give up some of its demand |
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| who of connecticut worked out a settlement that called for a House of Representatives and a senate |
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| james madison's plan for the new government provided for a two house legislature. seats in both houses would be awarded to each state on the basis of population. larger states would have more representatives that than smaller states |
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| william paterson presented a plan that had the suport of the small states. it provided for a legisalture that had only one house. each state, no matter what the size of its population, would have one vote in the legislature |
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| the two sides were deadlocked. finally, roger sherman worked out a plan that appealed to both the large states and the small states. each side gave up some of its demands to preserve the nation as a whole. |
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| the question of slavery led to bitter arguments between the north and the south. they agreed that some of the slave in any state would be counted as part of the population. if the state had 5,000 slaves, 3,000 would be included in the states population count |
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| division of power between the states and the national government |
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| the national government of the united states |
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| a system in which each branch of government can limit the other two branches |
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| not permitted by the constitution |
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| carries out laws, can veto laws, appoints judges, can call special sessions of congress |
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| legislative branch (congress) |
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| can override veto of president may remove president from office, approve treaties, approve presidents appointments |
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| judicial branch(supreme court and other federal courts |
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| makes judgements about laws, can declare laws unconstitutional, can declare actions of the president unconstitutional |
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| nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them |
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| system of government in which power is divided among three branches |
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| sharing of power between the states and the national government |
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| system under which each branch of the federal government has some way to control the other two branches |
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| people who meet every four years to choose the president and vice president |
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| proposed law before it has been passed congress |
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| presidents ability to check the power of congres by rejecting a bill |
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| to bring charges of serious wrongdoing against an official such as the president |
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| congress's ability to overrule the presidents veto of a bill |
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| what two important ideas of John Locke are reflected in the constitution |
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| first, he declared that all people had natural rights to lfie, liberty and prosperaty, he suggested that government was an agreement between the ruler and the ruled |
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| why did montesquieu believe that the power of government should be divided |
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| it keeps any person or group from gaining too much power |
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| name two powers of the federal government under the constitution. |
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| name two powers of the states |
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| conduct elections, provide for public safety |
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| why did the framers of the constitution set up the electorial college |
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| they thought that such people would choose a president and a vice president wisely |
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| consists of ten amendments to the constituions. it guarantees basic liberties, such as freedom of speech, of the press and of religion. was ratified in 1797 after constitution went into effect. |
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| contitution had to approved by how many states before it could go into effect |
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| supporters of the constitution called themselves |
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| favored a strong national government |
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| thought the constitution weakened the poweres of the states too much |
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| identical parts of a tool or instrument that are made by machine |
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| invention that let a person weave several threads at once |
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| practice of selling goods in other countries at very low prices |
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| movement of the population from farms to cities |
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| road built by a private company that charged tolls to those using it |
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| method of producing goods that brings workers and machines together in one place |
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| channel dug and gilled with water to allow boats to cross a stretch of land |
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| a way of drawing the earth on a flat surface |
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| a sphere with a map of the earth printed on it |
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| water that falls as rain, sleet, or snow |
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| believed that all people were equal in gods sight |
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| indian girl who helped the starving people in jamestown |
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| soldier in jamestown who made friends with the indians |
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| the religious group who settled in plymouth, massachusetts |
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| the religious group who settled first in massachusetts bay colony |
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| settlement developed by a country beyond its borders |
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| plant used to make valuable blue dye |
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| a written agreement granting privileges from a sovereign power or country |
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| columbus actual destination when he discovered america |
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| the first permanent english colony in the americas was |
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| the colony that was founded by william penn was |
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| founded the colony of george for king george II |
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