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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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*Provided 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 were the basic weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? |
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| A federal system of government (government based on power shared between national and state governments) |
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| What kind of system of government did the Constitution establish? |
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| A system that divides powers between the national government and the governments of the states |
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| What is a federal system of government? |
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Separation of powers
Checks and balances |
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| What are some of the basic principals of our government? |
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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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-Legislative Branch
-Judicial Branch
-Executive Branch |
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| What are the three separate branches of government? |
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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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| to determine if laws are constitutional |
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| What is the job of the Judicial Branch? |
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| The legislative branch of the federal government is: |
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| the Senate and the House of Representatives |
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| Congress is a two-house legislature consisting of: |
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| All states are represented equally in: |
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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 are 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 idea of three separate branches of government |
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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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| Who wrote the Virginia Plan? |
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| Another principal of our new government was: |
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