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| a government where people elect reps to govern |
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| chief advisers of the president |
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| Political Party led by Thomas Jefferson: accused Adams of making federal government too powerful-->Put people's liberties in danger! |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Document outlining first form of government of the U.S: Written by 2nd Continental Congress |
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| Secretary of Treasury appointed by Washington: Early federalist leader |
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| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
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| Law that organized the Northwest Territories |
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| effort by a state to cancel a federal law |
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| power of judges to declare a law unconstitutional |
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| act of seizing sailors to work on ships |
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| compromise between Southern and Northern states in which three-fifths of the population of slaves would be counted for enumeration purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives |
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| James Monroe Warning to European nations not to interfere in the Americas |
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| Set of amendments passed to protect individual rights |
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| official approval of the constitution |
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| power given to separate branches of government to keep any one from gaining too much power |
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| tax on imported goods to protect domestic business |
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supporters of the new constitution
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| people who opposed the ratification of the new constitution |
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| one of the leaders of the constitutional convention: 4th Pres of U.S: 1 of Founding Fathers: Principal author of constitution |
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| American anger over bribes demanded by French diplomats |
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| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who strengthened it's power |
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| Great Compromise proposed that states representation in the House of Reps would be based upon..... |
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| Why a system of Checks and Balances was created? |
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| So that one branch wouldn't gain to much power |
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| How many states were required to ratify the Constitution? |
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| What the elastic clause allows the Constitution to do? |
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| Change with the times (flexibility) |
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| House of Reps are elected for a term of.... |
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| Last group admitted to vote in the Constitution |
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| What was the Supreme "Law of the Land" |
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| Supremacy Clause:article VI, paragraph 2:This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. |
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| 3 Main Branches of U.S. Government |
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| Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
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| What is required by Congress to override a presidential veto |
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| 2/3 majority vote by EACH HOUSE |
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| The Percentage of states if takes to approve a Constitutional Amendment |
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| Maximum age to become a House of Reps member |
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| Minimum age to become a Senate member |
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| Minimum Age to become President |
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| Vice Pres also serves as?... |
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| Group who largely supported adding a bill of rights before ratifying the constitution ? |
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| How the # of electoral votes for each state is determined |
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| Each state appoints electors: equal to whole number of House of Representatives and the Senate--> Electoral College: Basically Electoral college votes based on popular vote and political reasoning |
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| The Number of Electoral Votes Maryland Has |
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