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| What does Constitution mean ? |
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| It is a formal plan in government . |
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| What does Petition mean ? |
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| What is a Electoral College ? |
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| It is a group of electors. |
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| They are supporters of the constitution. |
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| It is a two house legislature. |
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| What was the Enlightment ? |
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| It was a movement in the 1700's. |
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| It is when they free enslaved people. |
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| What does Porportional mean ? |
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| It means same or corresponding to. |
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| It is an agrrement between two or more people or country's. |
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| What does Depreciated mean ? |
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| It means to fall in value. |
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| What does Ordinace mean ? |
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| It means adding something to a document, law or regulation. |
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| What was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River ? |
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| What was America's first Constitution? |
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| The atricles of confederation. |
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| How many states were needed to approve the articles ? |
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| Sharing power between the federal and state government is ? |
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| Something added to a document is ? |
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| Who were the nations three most gifted thinkers? |
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| Madison, Hamilton, and Jay. |
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| What happend in Shays Rebellion ? |
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| People were shot and alot of people died. |
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| What are the three organizations of government? |
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| Judicial, Executive, and Legislative. |
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| When forming a Republic, what could congress could and could not do ? |
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Could- conduct forgien affaries, maintain owned forces, borrow and issue currency.
Couldnt do- force soldiers to join army, impose taxes. |
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| What is the three-fifths compromise ? |
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| Slaves counted as 3/5ths a person. |
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| Under the constitution what would the federal government do ? |
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| Power to tax, regulate trade, control currency, raise an army, and declare war. |
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| What are checks and balances ? |
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| 3 branches to limit others so one couldnt gain to much power. |
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