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Kraft- American Government
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History
9th Grade
01/16/2008

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Term
Document the outlined the laws prior to the constitution
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Articles of Confederation
Term
What is a confederation?
Definition
Political Union of several parties or states.
Term
What year was the Constitution of the United States ratified?
Definition
1790
Term
What is the basis of the Constitution and American Government?
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Seperation of Powers
Term
Three Branches of the American Government
Definition
Legeslative
Executive
Judicial
Term
What Enlightenment thinker came up with seperation of powers?
Definition
Montesque
Term
What does the Legeslative Branch do?
Definition
Makes the Laws
Term
Head of the Legeslative Branch
Definition
Congress (house of representatives and the senate)
Term
Is the American legeslative system unicameral or bicameral?
Definition
Bicameral
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Number of Members in the House of Representatives
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435
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Number of members in the Senate
Definition
100
Term
Length of term of the representatives
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2 years
Term
How is population determined?
Definition
Census (every 10 years)
Term
How is the number of members of the representatives determined?
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Population
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