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U.S Goverment Study Guide
The study guide made for the U.S Goverment Test in Wendsday
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Social Studies
4th Grade
02/18/2013
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Constitution -
 Definition
A written document.
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Ratify -
 Definition
To accept .
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Amendment -
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To change(a change to the constitution).
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Citizen -
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A person in a nation, country , state, or city .
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Territory-
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A area of land in control by the government.
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Federal System -
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A system where the government share power.
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Compromise -
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A agreement where both of the sides give up something and get something.
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Checks and Balances -
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The system in the government that makes sure all branches have equal power.
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Veto-
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To cancel.
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Unconstitutional-
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Dose not agree with the constitution.
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James Madison-
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Made the virginia plan.
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Ben Franklin-
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A man that helped make the constitution. He edited and singed it. He went to france to convince the french to be allies with the 13 colonies during the revolutionary war.
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Federlast vs Anti-Federlist-
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Federalist lliked the constitution, well the Anti-Federlist wanted more power to the people ( the 13 colonies ).
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Virginia Plan\Great Compromise-
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The plan was made by James Madison. It said that there were two houses. The first house was elected by state population. The second house was elected by the people in the first house. The smaller states did not agree, but the bigger states did . They smaller states had less population, so they had a compromise with the bigger states. It was each state gets to representatives but they still counted the nuber of votes as state population .
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3\5 Compromise-
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Every 5 slaves equal 3 free people.
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Bill of Rights-
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The amendment to the constitution made by the Anti-Federlists.
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3 branches of government-
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1. Legislative- congress; 2\3 agreeing to veto or ratify a law.
2.Judical-courts; if sorting is unconstitutional.
3.Executive- president and his assistants; veto or accepts a law.
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War of 1812-
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1. Causes- War with France and Britain, well the America are trading with both. U.S fighting over Canada with the British. British taking goods and U.S soldiers from their ships.
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