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| What were both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights designed to do? |
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| limit the power of the monarch |
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| The Great Awakening of the mid-1700s affected the British colonies by |
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| encouraging greater religious enthusiasm and political independence |
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| One goal of the Declaration of Independence was to |
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| explain why the British colonies felt the need to be free from British rule |
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| In designing the legislative branch, the writers of the Constitution mainly based their ideas on the |
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| The Mayflower Compact was significant in the political development of the American colonies because it introduced what principle? |
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| The 10th amendment was added to the Constitution to resolve which topic of debate surrounding the development of the Constitution? |
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| balance between national and state government power |
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| Which parts of the US Constitution contains the fundamental liberties of American citizens? |
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| Amendments 1-10/ Bill of Rights |
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| Name a constitutional check that the executive has over the legislature of the US government. |
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| veto acts passed by Congress |
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| The House of Burgesses in Virginia was significant because it |
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| set an example of representative government |
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| Describe the extent of citizen participation in the colonial government. |
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| only white men who owned property had the right to vote |
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| Which philosopher influenced Thomas Jefferson in forming the ideas in the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Why was the pamphlet Common Sense was important? |
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| It convinced many Americans to declare independence from Britain |
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| How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act? |
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| They boycotted British goods |
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| What was the first constitution of the US? |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| The Constitution created a federal system of government. What is that? |
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| power is divided between the national and state governments |
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| Under the Constitution, what are concurrent powers? |
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| powers shared by the state and federal governments |
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| What problem did the Great Compromise resolve? |
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| state representation in Congress |
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| What problem did the 3/5 Compromise address? |
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| How to include slaves in the population counts |
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| What did the framers of the Constitution do to prevent any single group in government from gaining too much power? |
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| divide the federal government into 3 branches |
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| Shay's Rebellion reflected the discontent of who? |
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| farmers towards the Confederation government |
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| What part of the Constitution protects the right to publish facts, ideas and opinions without government interference? |
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| What is the last step beforea bill becomes a law? |
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| In the new state governments, who was the chief executive? |
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| The "commerce clause" in the Constitution allows Congress to do what? |
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| expand its power in many areas |
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| What happens to a bill right after it is introduced in Congress? |
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| sent to a congressional committee for evaluation |
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