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| organizations, institutions, and individuals that exercise political authority on behalf of a group of people |
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| Kings or queens with total power |
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| government where all power is in the hands of one person or a small group of people |
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| government in which the people rule directly or through represtatives |
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| representatives are elected to govern for the people |
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| Why do we need government? |
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| currency, trade, public services, laws |
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| written plan of government |
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| Where did the first Continental Congress meet? |
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| Why did the first Continental Congress meet? |
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| To try to convince King George III to leave the colonies alone |
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| When was the Declaration of Independence approved? |
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| What are the basic human rights? |
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| Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happines |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| When did the Articles of Confederation go into effect? |
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| What are some weaknesses to the Articles of Confederation? |
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The national government could not force the states to obey its laws.
It did not have the power to tax
It did not have the power to enforce laws
Congress lacked strong and steady leadership
There was no national army or navy
There was no system of national courts
Each state could issue its own paper money |
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| Where was the Constitutional Convention held? |
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| When was Constitutional Convention? |
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| What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention? |
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| draw up a new plan of government |
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| Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention? |
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| Who took notes at the Constitutional Convention? |
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| Where did many of our ideas of government come from? |
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| Why did the delegates at the convention hold secret meetings? |
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| So there would be no outside influences |
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| What did the constitution do? |
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| established a federal system, where the powers were divided between the national and state governments . the great compromise |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: 5 out of the 13 states were need to ratify the constitution |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: federalists are against the constitution |
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| against the the constitution |
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| when does the constitution go into affect? |
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