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| What are the four theories of who governs? |
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| Marxist system, nongovernment elite, bureaucrats, plurarlists |
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| What does unalienable mean? |
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| Based on nature and Providence |
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| After defeating the British, what was our governing document? |
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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| Who had majority of power under the Articles of Confederation? |
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| What were some problems in the Articles of Confederation? |
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| government can print money, no national military, no national currency, couldn't regulate commerce, no federal judicial system |
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| What is it called when the states wanted to change the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Constituational convention in Philadelphia |
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| What did they do at the Constitutional convention in Philadelphia? |
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| They ripped up the Articles of Confederation and wrote the constitution |
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| What was Shay's rebellion? |
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| A group of soldiers that joined the Government of Massachusetts- Daniel Shay - to rebel because they needed money to pay back taxes, it was wa test for the national government to see if it has power to keep states in the Union |
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| What was the Virginia Plan? |
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| A proposal to divide government into three branches- Legislative (House/Senate), Executive (president), Judicial Supreme Court) |
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| What was the New Jersey Plan? (1) |
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| Equal representation of each state (doesn't pass) |
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| What was the Great Compromise? |
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| Two house legislative- the House: population determines number of representatives and the Senate: every state gets equal representation (2 votes) |
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| Operates with a system of representatives- citizens elect someone to represent them in government |
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| What is one way that the Judicial Branch can check Congress? |
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| Declaring something unconstitutional |
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| Supporter of the constitution |
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| What is an anti-federalist? |
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| Against passing the constitution |
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| What are some rights in the Constitution before the Bill of Rights? |
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| Habeas Corpuses- can't arrest someone without a cause, ex facto law, no law impairing contracts can be passed by the states, trial by jusry, religious test, all citizens have equal rights throughout the states |
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| irst 10 in the constitution called? |
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| What are a few things mentinoed in the Bill of Rights? |
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| Right to bear arms, speedy trial, no quartering in a time of peace, freedom of religion, press, speech |
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| What are two ways to propose an ammendment? |
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| 2/3 of both hosues vote to prose it OR 2/3 of state legistatures ask congress to hold a national meeting |
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| What are two ways to ratify an amendment? |
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| 3/4 of state legislature approve it OR ratify convention in 3/4 of the states approval |
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| What is a line-item veto? |
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| veto- when president refuses to sign a law passed by congress; line item veto- vetoing a section of a bill |
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| local government (mayor/governor) and national government (president/vice president) |
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| What does a unitary system look like? |
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| National government: states and citizens |
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| What does a confederate system look like? |
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| States: mational government and citizens |
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| What does a federal system look like? |
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| National government and States: Citizens |
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| What is the purpose of the federalist system? |
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| So there won't be a tyranny (someone having all the power) |
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| What are some restrictions on the states (according to the constitution)? |
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| Can't make own currency; can't make treaties with other countries; no ex facto law |
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| What are some guarantees to the states (according to the constitution)? |
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| Republican form of government; protection against foreign invasion; states in existence will not be merged or broken up with other states |
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| What are some rules that govern how states deal with each other? |
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| They have to return criminals to state where crime was done (extradition); citizens of every state must have equal privileges; full faith and credit to all state laws |
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| Were women left out of the constitution? |
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| Why is it debatable wherther or not women were left out of the constitution? |
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| It never mentions SHE but it says no person shall |
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