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What AOC stands for
Articles of Confederation
An official change or addition made to the U.S. Constitution.
amendment
The primary role of the Executive Branch in the federal government.
enforces the law
The fictional, highly advanced African nation hidden from the world in Marvel's Black Panther.
Wakanda
What type of government is where elected representatives make the decisions
Republic
A law establishing a procedure for surveying and selling western lands north of the Ohio River.
Ordinance
this branch makes the laws
legislative branch
This organelle is famously known as the "powerhouse of the cell" because it generates most cellular energy.
Mitochondria
How many states had to approve a new law under the Articles of Confederation?
9
The freeing of individual enslaved persons encouraged by a late 1700s Virginia law.
Manumission
The number of votes each state gets in the Senate.
2
The pop star who broke records by winning all four top major Grammy categories in a single year for her album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
Billie Eilish
The number of states required to approve any change or amendment to the Articles of Confederation.
13
The system established to ensure no single branch of government can dominate.
Checks and Balances
This factor determines how many votes a state gets in the House of Representatives.
population
On the periodic table of elements, the chemical symbol "Au" stands for this precious metal.
Gold
Congress struggled to pay national debts because it lacked this fundamental financial power.
power to tax
A type of government legislature divided into two separate houses.
Bicameral
The branch of government that includes both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
legislative branch
The legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 while playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson
Weighing barely 100 pounds and standing 5'4", this founding father holds the record as the physically smallest American president.
James Madison