What was the first Constitution of the United States called?
Articles of the Confederation
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What are the 4 characteristics of a state
Government
Sovereignty
Population
Territory
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What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
To enforce the laws
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What was the Magna Carta?
The Magna Carta made it clear that British subjects possessed certain rights that not even the Monarch could violate.
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What did Thomas Paine write.
Wrote a very popular pamphlet called common sense
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What are the four parts of the Constitution?
Preamble, Articles, Bill of Rights, rest of the amendments
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explain the The Social Contract Theory
People agreed to give up power to the state in return for the state’s service to the general well-being of the people.
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What is a Monarchy
one ruler who inherits their position as ruler.
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What was the English Bill of Rights?
This historic document recognized certain basic rights of the people. Some of these rights were later added to the Constitution.
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What were some weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation??
vote for each state
congress couldn't collect taxes
no executive or judicial branch
too weak....
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What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Preamble
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Purpose of Government- there are six. Name 3
To Form a More Perfect Union
To Establish Justice
To Insure Domestic Tranquility
Provide for the Common Defense
To Promote the General Welfare
To Secure the Blessings of Liberty
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What is a Oligarchy
a small group of people who rule.
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Relations began to turn for the worst after the French and Indian war.- Why?
Brittan needed $
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explain the Great compromise include the difference between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
This was a combination of both plans…
Lawmaking body:
Bicameral Congress (2 Houses)
# of reps. would depend on populations
Each state gets 2 representatives
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What are civil liberties.
The protections that the law gives people’s freedom of thought and actions are called civil liberties. This does not mean you have total and unrestricted freedom. You are limited by other people’s rights.
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What is a confederate government?
The central government has limited power with the most important authority reserved for member states.
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Electors are picked based from the winner of the popular vote. Each state has the same number of electors as they have representation in Congress. The electoral vote is the real vote for the president
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What were the Intolerable Acts?
Intolerable acts- king taxed tea, paper, stamps and manufactured goods from England.
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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the constitution?
To give people their rights
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What was the 3/5 Compromise
They decided to count 3/5 of the total number of slaves as population.
5 blacks = 3 whites.
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What is a Democracy
the people hold the power and give consent to the government to rule.
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What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy
people elect a relatively small group of citizens to represent them.
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What happened during the Boston Massacre.
The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was an incident on March 5, 1770, in which British solders killed 5 civilian men and injured 6 others
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Explain checks and balances and give and example
Each branch has its own power that makes sure the others don't get too powerful.