The first permanent English Settlement in America.
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What does Republicanism mean?
The people elect their representatives
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After a bill passes the House and the Senate, what happens?
It goes to the president to sign or veto.
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To choose by voting
elect
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What was the first country to have a republic?
Rome
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Where did the people of Jamestown travel from?
England
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What is one problem with the Articles of Confederation?
1) No way to tax states
2) No way to enforce laws
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How many Senators are there in the U.S. Senate?
100
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Change or correction to a written document
amendment
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What does Separation of Powers mean?
The powers of the government are divided into the three branches of government.
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What are two challenges the people of Jamestown faced?
1) Food shortages
2) disease and illness
3) establishing relations with the Native Americans
4) lack of skilled labor
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What is the name of the first document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain?
Articles of Confederation
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What is the majority in the Senate
51
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the meeting in 1787 in Philadelphia to write a new plan for a U.S. government
Constitutional Convention
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What does the legislative branch do?
Makes laws
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What are two of the three rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
1) Life
2) Liberty
3) Pursuit of Happiness
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True or False: Under the Articles of Confederation, the states would be a group of "enemies" working together.
False
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How long is a term for a Senator?
6 years
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The control or organization of a country and its people
government
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the people who elect a person to office are called
constituents
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What is the vocabulary term that means:
Having to do with matters of government.