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| In the Constitution, a slave counted for what fraction of a person |
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House of Representatives
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| What are the 2 parts of Congress? |
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| How often are representatives elected? |
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| Each state gets one representative for every… |
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| two from each (100 total) |
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| How many senators come from each state? |
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| What is the minimum age to be a representative? |
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| What is the minimum age to be a senator? |
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| Senators serve a term of… |
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| Vice-President of the U.S.A. |
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| Who is the president of the Senate? |
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| Who has the power to tax and the power to declare war? |
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| What is the minimum age to be President? |
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| What title does the President hold for the Army and Navy? |
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| How long do Supreme Court judges serve? |
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| If I give money to terrorists, what am I guilty of? |
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| When was the Constitution ratified? |
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| How many times has the Constitution been changed in its 225 years? |
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| What are the 1st 10 Amendments? |
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| Why do the police need a warrant to search my home? |
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| Why do I NOT have to give evidence against myself in court? |
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| What protects me from cruel and unusual punishment? |
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| Why can I print and say what I want? |
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| Which amendment abolished slavery? |
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| Which amendment gave women the right to vote? |
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| When was the Bill of Rights ratified? |
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| What was the first direct tax in the colonies? |
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| What style of fighting did the colonists use against the British? |
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| What did colonists do in reaction to the Stamp Act? |
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| No taxation without representation!!! |
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| What phrase highlighted colonists’ feelings about British taxes? |
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| Which Acts lead to the Boston Massacre? |
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| What caused the Boston Tea Party? |
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| Which Acts closed Boston Harbor as a punishment for the Tea Party? |
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| Besides fighting style, name 2 other colonial advantages? |
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| What did the colonists call the Coercive Acts and Quebec Act? |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| What meeting did the Coercive Acts cause? |
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| Government receives its power from the people |
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| Government may only use the powers given it by the people |
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Legislative
Executive
Judicial |
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| What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government? |
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| The highest body in the judicial branch |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| What was the first attempt at a constitution in the U.S? |
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| Which constitutional plan favored large states? |
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| Which constitutional plan favored small states? |
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hard to pass laws
had no power to collect taxes |
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| What were 2 problems with the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Who was the most important delegate at the Constitutional Convention? |
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| What was the middle ground between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans? |
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