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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| A constitution written during the Revolution to establish the powers of the new national government was called: |
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| What were the basic weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? |
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• Provided for a weak national government
• Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states
• Provided for no common currency
• Gave each state one vote regardless of size
• Provided for no executive or judicial branch |
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| What kind of system of government did the Constitution establish?. |
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A federal system of government (government based on power shared between the national and state governments) |
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| What is a federal system of government? |
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| A system that divides powers between the national government and the governments of the states |
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| What are some of the basic principals of our government? |
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Separation of powers
Checks and balances |
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The structure of the new national government was based on James Madison’s ________ _________ which called for three separate branches of government. |
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| What are the three separate branches of government? |
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– Legislative Branch
– Judicial Branch
– Executive Branch |
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| What is the job of the Legislative Branch? |
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| What is the job of the Executive Branch? |
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| What is the job of the Judicial Branch? |
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| to determine if laws are constitutional; to interpret the laws |
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| The legislative branch of the federal government is known as ________________ |
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| Congress is a two-house legislature consisting of: |
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| the Senate and the House of Representatives |
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| All states are represented equally in the: |
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| How many Senators are there per state in the Senate? |
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| In the House of Representatives, the number of each state's representatives is based on: |
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| Which branch of government is the Supreme Court part of? |
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| The head of the Executive Branch is: |
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| What is the branch of government that determines if laws made by Congress are constitutional and if laws are being broken? |
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| Which branch of government carries out laws? |
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| The structure of the new national government was based on James Madison’s “Virginia Plan.” What idea did the Virginia Plan contribute? |
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| The idea of 3 separate branches of govenment. |
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| Who wrote the Virginia Plan? |
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| What are "checks and balances"? |
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• Each branch of government can check the power of the other.
• These checks keep any one branch from gaining too much power. |
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| The first ten amendments to the Constitution is the: |
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| Who was the author of the Bill of Rights? |
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| What are some of the individual rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? |
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| freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion |
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| The disagreement between these two men on the role of the national government resulted in the creation of two political parties. |
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| Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson |
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| Alexander Hamilton became the leader of the: |
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| Thomas Jefferson became leader of this party. |
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Which party?
– Favored strong national government
– Favored limits on states’ powers
– Favored development of industry on a national scale
– Favored a national bank |
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| The Federalist Party (led by Hamilton) |
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Which party?
– Favored a weak national government
– Supported states’ powers
– Favored small business and farmers
– Opposed a national bank |
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| The Democratic Republican Party (led by Jefferson) |
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| Which party wanted a weak national government and more power with the states? |
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| The Democratic Republicans |
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| Which party favored big business and industry, rather than small business and farmers? |
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| Which party opposed a national bank? |
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| The Democratic Republicans |
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| Who were the first five presidents? |
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- George Washington
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- John Monroe
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| All of the first five presidents were Virginians except: |
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| What were some of George Washington's accomplishments |
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• Federal court system was established.
• Political parties grew out of the disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson over the proper role of the national government.
• The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution.
• Plans were initiated for development of the national capital in Washington, D.C. |
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| Who was an African American astronomer and surveyor that helped complete the design for Washington, D.C.? |
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| A two-party system emerged during the presidency of: |
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| What were some of the accomplishments of Jefferson's presidency? |
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• He bought Louisiana from France (Louisiana Purchase).
• Lewis and Clark explored this new land west of the Mississippi River |
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During whose presidency, did the War of 1812 caused European nations to gain respect for the United States? |
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| One of Monroe's accomplishments was the: |
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| What does the Monroe Doctrine do? |
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| It warns European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere |
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