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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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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| What were the basic weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? |
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*Provided for 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 kind of system of government did the Constitution establish? |
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| A federal system of government (government based on powers shared between the national and state governments) |
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| What is a federal system of government? |
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| A system that divides powers between the national government and the governments of the states. |
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| What are some of the basic principals of our government? |
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Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances |
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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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| What are the three separate branches of government? |
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* Legislative Branch
* Judicial Branch
*Executive Branch |
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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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| What is the job of the Judicial Branch? |
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| To determine if laws are constitutional? |
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| The legislative branch of the federal government is: |
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| Congress is a two-house legislature consisting of: |
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| The Senate and the House of Representatives |
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| All states are represented equally in the: |
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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 made by Congress are constitutional and if laws are being broken? |
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| Which Branch of government carries out the laws? |
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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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| The idea of three separate branches of government. |
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| Who wrote the Virginia Plan? |
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| Another Principal of our new government was: |
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| What are "checks and balances"? |
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*Each branch of government can check the power of another.
*These checks keep any one branch from gaining too much power. |
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| Why did Samuel Adams and Paul Revere lead patriots in throwing tea into the Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party? |
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| The first 10 amendments to the Constitution is the: |
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| Who is the author of the Bill of Rights? |
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| What does the Bill of Rights do? |
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| It provides a written guarantee of individual rights |
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| What are some of the individual rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights? |
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| freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion |
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| The disagreement between these two men on the role of the national government resulted in the creation of the two political parties: |
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| Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson |
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| Alexander Hamilton became the leader of the: |
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| Thomas Jefferson became the leader of this party: |
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Which Party?
-Favored strong national government
-favored limits on state powers
-favored the development of industry on a national scale
-favored a national bank |
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The federalists
(Led by Hamilton) |
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Which Party?
-favored a weak national government
-supported states powers
-favored small businesses and farmers
-opposed a national bank |
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The democratic-republican party
(Led by Jefferson) |
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| Which party wanted a weak national government and more power with the states? |
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| The Democratic-Republicans |
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| Which party favored big businesses and industry, rather than small businesses and farmers? |
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| Which party opposed a national bank? |
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| The Democratic-Republicans |
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| Who were the first five presidents? |
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| George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe |
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| All of the first five presidents were Virginians except: |
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| What were some of George Washington's accomplishments: |
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*Federal court system was established
*Political Parties grew out of disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson over the proper role of the national government
*The bill of rights was added to the constitution
*Plans were made for the development of the nations new capitol Washington DC |
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| Who was an African American astronomer and surveyor that helped complete the design for Washington DC? |
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| A two party system emerged during the presidency of: |
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| What were some of the accomplishments of Jefferson's presidency? |
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*He bought Louisiana from France
(Louisiana Purchase)
*Lewis and Clark explored this new land west of the mississippi river. |
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| During whose presidency did the war of 1812 caused European nations to gain respect for the United States? |
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| One of Monroe's accomplishments was the: |
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| What does the Monroe Doctrine do? |
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| It warns European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere. |
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| 1801 and 1861 was a period of: |
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| vast territorial expansion and settlement |
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| What new territories were added to the United States between 1801 and 1861? |
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Louisiana Purchase
Florida
Texas
Oregon
California |
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| The land Jefferson bought from France ---- the size of the United States. |
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| Where did Lewis and Clark explore? |
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| The Louisiana Purchase from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. |
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| What did Spain give to the United States through a treaty? |
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| What was added to the U.S after it became an independent republic? |
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