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History.3 Government
Founding Fathers framing US Constitution and Government
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8th Grade
12/14/2010

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What was the purpose of Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence?
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The rights of the colonists were being taken away and they wanted it recorded for the world to know.
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What document stated that the basic purpose of government was to protect the rights of citizens?
Definition
Declaration of Independence
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When the Declaration of Independence states "unalienable rights" who are they referring to having these rights?
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Only white men
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The Declaration of Independence says the government gets it's power from the _______________________.
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People
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Who was the leader of Great Britain when the Declaration of Independence was written?
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King George
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Why did the Framers add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Definition
The Bill of Rights were added because the Constitution did not have these rights in it.
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What are the words "establish justice" in the Constitution referring to?
Definition
Establishing the Judicial Branch
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the military set up by the Constitution to provide for the "common defense"?
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The President
Term
What is it called when power is divided between one central government and many states?
Definition
Federalism
Term
What are the three branches of government?
Definition
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
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What does Oligarchy mean and which branch of our government is it most like?
Definition
Small groups rule. It is most like our Legislative branch.
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What does Dictatorship mean and which branch of our government is it most like?
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One ruler with too much power. It is most like our Executive Branch.
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What part of the Constitution can you find the three branches of our government set up and explained?
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Articles I, II and III
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The ________________ have certain rights separate from the federal government.
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states
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When the states sent delegates to meet in Philadelphia in 1787, they came to revise the Articles of Confederation. What happened?
Definition
They scrapped it and started over.
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The ___________________ ______________ was the meeting in 1787 where they wrote the Constitution.
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Constitutional Convention
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The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the __________________.
Definition
states
Term
The Anti-Federalists believed the Articles of confederation did not give the states enough _______________.
Definition
power
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What issue did the Great Compromise resolve?
Definition
It determined how the states would be represented in Congress
Term
The President and Supreme Court were not part of which document and it created a weak government?
Definition
Articles of Confederation
Term
The House of Representatives is based on the ________________ of each state.
Definition
population
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The Senate is allowed to have __________ senators from each state.
Definition
two
Term
When the President can veto a law or the Congress can override the Presidents veto this is showing _______________________.
Definition
Checks and Balances
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What were John Jay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton the authors of?
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Federalist Papers
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What rights did Anti Federalist stand for?
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States Rights. Loyal to their state.
Term
Who supported the Constitution? (Federalists or Anti Federalists)
Definition
Federalists
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Who opposed the Constitution? (Federalist or Anti-Federalists)
Definition
Anti-Federalists
Term
What was set up by Alexander Hamilton to deal with the debt from the American Revolutionary War?
Definition
National Bank
Term
How are electoral votes of a state determined?
Definition
Add the number of Senators and Representatives
Term
You have to win the majority of electoral votes to win the office of ______________.
Definition
President
Term
Which state had the largest population?
Definition
Virginia
Term
Who warned about political parties in his farewell address?
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George Washington
Term
How many terms did George Washington serve and set the example for future presidents?
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He served only 2 terms.
Term
The founding fathers were concerned the Articles of Confederation were not working. What did they do?
Definition
They wrote the United States Constitution.
Term
What compromise helped form the Legislative Branch of government?
Definition
The Great Compromise
Term
According to the authors, the words "unalienable rights" included in the Bill of Rights came from ________________.
Definition
God
Term
The Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution because the Anti-Federalists demanded them be added. Why?
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The didn't want the national government to become too powerful.
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The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches have a system in place to prevent them from becoming too powerful. What is this system?
Definition
Checks and Balances
Term
What is a way the Executive Branch can check the Legislative Branch?
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Veto
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How can the Judicial Branch check on the Executive Branch?
Definition
The Courts can declare presidental acts unconstitutional.
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