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| the weaknesses of the articles of confederation were: |
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provided for a weak national government
gave congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states
provided no common currency
gave each stat one vote regardless of size
provided for no executive or judicial branch |
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| federal system of government( government based on power shared between the national and state governments) |
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| what kind of system of government did the constitution establish? |
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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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| 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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| what are some basic principles of our governments? |
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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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-legislative branch
-judicial branch
-executive branch |
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| the three branches of government are: |
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| what is the legislative branch's job? |
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| what is the executive branch's job? |
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| to determine if laws were 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? |
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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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| the branch the decides if laws are constitutional and if laws are being broken is: |
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| the branch of government that carries out laws is: |
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| who wrote the virginia plan? |
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| another principle of our new government was: |
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| what are checks and balances? |
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-each branch can check the power of the other
-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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| 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 ten amendments to the U.S. constitution is the: |
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| who was 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 the 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 press, freedom of religion |
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| This 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 states' powers, favored development of industry on a national scale, and favored a national bank? |
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| the federalist party( led by Hamilton) |
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| which party favored a weak national government, supported states' powers, favored small business and farmers, and opposed a national bank |
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| the democrat- republican party also called anti-federalists (led by Thomas Jefferson) |
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| which party wanted a weak national government and more power with the states? |
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| which party opposed a national bank? |
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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 from virginia except: |
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| what were some of George Washington's accomplishments? |
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| who was an african american astronomer and surveyor that helped complete the design for Washington, D.C. |
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| a two party system emerged during the presidency of: John Ad |
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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
- 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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| 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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