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| What date was the Constitution signed? |
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Describe the Articles of Confederation. |
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- CAN conduct foreign affairs
- CAN provide each state with one vote in congress
- weak, loose-knit alliance
- weak central government
- most of power retained by individual states
- could NOT collect taxes
- could NOT control foreign trade
- could NOT add amendments
- could NOT set up a court system
- could NOT pass laws for the states to follow
- could not see the forest through the trees
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| Our country's first constitution from 1781-1789 was? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| A document that sets out the laws and principles of a government |
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| What does "not worth a continental" mean? |
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| A phrase used to describe the worthless money (not backed by silver or gold) the continental congress printed during the american revolution |
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| Describe the land ordinance or 1785: |
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- help divide the Northwest Territory into townships each township would have 36 sections
- each section would be 1 square mile (460 acres)
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| What did the Northwest Ordinance do? |
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- Set up in 1787 to govern the Northwest Territory
- gave settlers rights, outlawed slavery,and provided guidlines for new states to be admitted to the United States
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| A Massechusetts farmer that led a rebellion becasue of the weakness of the Articles of Confederation was? |
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| City in Maryland where a final meeting took place to set up a convention to set up a new government. |
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| The signing of the Declaration of Independece took place where and the site of the Constitutional Convention? |
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| How many states were represented at the Constitutional Convention? |
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| 12 of the 13 states (NOT RHODE ISLAND!) |
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| How many total delegates were sent to the Constitutional Convention? |
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| The Constitutional Convention took place when? |
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| May 25th to September 17th in 1787 |
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| Who were the youngest, oldest delegates to the convention? Average age of delegates? |
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- Jonathan Dayton - 26
- Ben Franklin - 81
- Average age - 42
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| Who was the President ocf the Constitutinal Convention? |
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| George Washington from Virginia |
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| Name of the Hall where the Contitutial Convention was drwan up? |
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| Independence Hall in Philidelphia |
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| Plan that called for representation based only on population and favored the larger states. |
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| VIRGINIA PLAN (proposed by Edmund Randolph) |
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| Plan that called for one vote for each state that helped the smaller states |
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| NEW JERSEY PLAN proposed be William Patterson. |
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| Plan that was finally adopted that called for balance representation with a Senate and a House of Representatives. |
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| GREAT COMPRIMISE proposed by Roger Sherman |
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| Two house legislature is also called: |
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| This proposal solved the problem as to how slaves would be counted as a part of a states population: |
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| Number of delegates who signed the Constitution |
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| How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution? |
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| Patrick Henry was leader of this group who was opposed to the Constitution: |
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| First state to ratify the Constitution: |
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| First state to ratify the Constitution into LAW: |
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| CHANGE to Constitution to make flexible |
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First ten amenments are called: and were set up to protect peoples basic____: |
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| Government in which citizens rule themselves through representatives: |
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| The idea of individual citizens having rights and power came from which document signed in 1215 A.D. by English King John? |
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| This document was written in 1620 by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock and also clearly identified the powers and limits of government. |
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| Dividing powers between states and national government is known as: |
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| Three branches of our government that insure a concept known as "separation of powers". |
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Legislative Executive Judicial |
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| The ability of the branches of our government to have some control over the others: |
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| Opening statement of the Constitution: |
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| # of Articles that make up the main body of Constitution: |
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| # of Amendments that have been added to the Constitution: |
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| We the People, in order to form a more perfect UNION, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty, make sure you memorize this, to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for our United States of America. |
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| U.S. Representative U.S. residency minimum: |
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| U.S senator U.S residency minimum: |
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| U.S. President U.S. residency minimum: |
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| U.S. Representatives and Senators must be _____ of their states they represent. |
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| The U.S. President must be: |
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| natural born (born in the U.S.) |
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| U.S. President single term limit: |
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| U.S. Senator single term limit: |
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| U.S. Representatives single term limit: |
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| Commander in Chief of the armed forces is: |
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| the president of the united states |
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| the president of the senate is: |
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| the Vice -President of the United States |
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| Papers (essays) written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay supporting reatification of the Constitution |
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| The leader of the House of Representatives is called... |
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| Second in power in the Senate is... |
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True or False The President of the Senate (VP of US) will NO votes on bills, except in the case of ties. |
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| Does the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the Supreme Court have the sole power to start the impeachment process? |
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| After the impeachment process starts, it moves to... |
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| Who presides (is in charge of) the proceedings when the President of the United States gets put on Trial? |
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the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| For a President to be convicted and removed from office, what fraction of the members present in the House of Reps. must be present? |
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| Congress (House and Senate) shall assemble together at least this many times each year: |
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| Neither house, during a session of Congress, shall without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than... |
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| The United States Flag is sometimes called... |
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| Our current governor of the state of Illinois is... |
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| U.S. Senator from Springfield, IL - a Democrat: |
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| U.S. Senator from Chicago, IL - a Democrat: |
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Barack Obama (although, he is now the President-Elect and has resigned his seat in the Senate. This seat is currently vacant) |
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| Current President of the U.S. Senate and Vice President of the United States |
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| How many representatives does Illinois get to send to the U.S. House of Representatives? |
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| The Supreme Court may rule a law as _______, or unconstitutional |
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after being jailed, an individual must be supplied with a writ of habeas corpus which explains why the accused is being retained |
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| Our current President of the United States |
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| Our current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives |
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Constitutional provision that says an individual cannot be tried for an offense that was not a crime when the offense was committed. |
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| Who decided the flag should have 13 stripes? |
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First Continental Congress June 14, 1777 |
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| We think this person sewed the first Flag of the United States |
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| Only three ways a Supreme Court Justice can leave office |
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| What fractions of both houses of Congress have to propose an amendment? |
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| All persons in the Unted States are expected to pay these honestly and on time... |
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| In the United States, according to the Constitution, you are to respect the ____ of others! |
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| Requirements to become a citizen of the United States |
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- 18 years old
- Lived in the U.S. for 5 Years
- be of good moral character
- take an oath of allegiance
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| During times of war, men can be asked to serve in the military and selected by a _____. |
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| Most important right that citizens have... |
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| Rules for citizens during the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" with a flag present... |
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- remove your hat
- stand at attention
- place your right hand over your heart
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| Wrote the Star Spangled Banner |
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| Place that inspired the writing of the Star Spangled Banner |
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Fort McHenry (bombardment of) |
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| President Herert Hoover on March 3, 1931, signed a law making the Star Spangled Banner our... |
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| What do the colors of our flag stand for? |
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Red - Bravery White - Purity Blue - Justice |
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| How can the flag be displayed properly during hours of darkness? |
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The flag should be properly illuminated during hours of darkness |
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| When not being used, the flag should be... |
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| The flag is displayed at half-mast (staff) after... |
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| The flag should not be... |
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- torn
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- damaged in any way
- or allowed to touch the ground
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| What two states were added to the union in 1959 to bring the total to 50? |
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| How often is a census taken to measure the U.S. population? |
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| Amendment IV says there will be no search and seizure without a warrant stating... |
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| Because of Amendment V, you may not be tried for the same crime twice. This is called... |
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| Because of Amendment V, no person will be required to... |
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| witness against themselves |
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| Because of Amendment V, no person will be deprived of life, liberty, or property without... |
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| How many justices make up the Supreme Court? |
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| For any business to take place in either house of Congress, a majority of the members must be present. This is called a... |
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| Each house should keep a record of its proceedings in a... |
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| Bills for raising revenue will originate in which house? |
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| If a bill passes through both houses and the President signs it, it becomes a... |
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| A bill becomes a law in how many days if the President doesn't veto it or sign it? |
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| If a President intentionally lets a bill sit on his desk until it becomes a lway, it is known as a... |
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| To override a Presidential Veto, both houses must come up with a ____ majority vote. |
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- coin money
- grant titles of nobility
- enter into a treaty, alliance or confederation with another country
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| Congress has the power to... |
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- lay and collect taxes
- pay debts
- declare war
- coin money
- establish post offices
- provide for the common defense
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| The President, Vice-President and all Civil Officers of the United States are subject to the impeachment process for... |
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- treason
- bribery
- other high crimes or misdemeanors
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| The President shall have the power to make treaties and appointments (like judges) provided that... |
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2/3's of the Senators present concur(agree) |
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| The Father of the Consitution is... |
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| Meeting place to discuss the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation |
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| Why is the census taken every 10 years? |
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to determine the distribution of the 435 members of the House of Representatives |
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| The President's term of office ends on this day and month |
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| Except in cases of impeachment, trials must be held where? |
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the state in which the crime was committed |
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| The official group of advisors to the President |
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| How many witnesses must testify to impeach a President? |
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| Our third President, __________, had a home name Monticello. |
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| Each year the President must address the entire country at least once. This address is called... |
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| State of the Union Address |
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| When a member of Congress talks nonstop without yielding the floor it is called a... |
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