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How many branches are there in government?
Three.
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What is a delegate?
A representative.
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What is a framer?
The delagates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787.
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How many senaters are in Congress?
100!!!!!!!!!!
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What are some of the powers that the Constitution grants to Congress?
Tax the people, declare war, coin money, raise an army, and create a court system
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What is the Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Right is a list of rights for the citisens
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What was one of the problems the founders faced?
They were afraid one state would have more power than other states.
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What was the Philadelphia Convention?
The meating held in Philadelphia where the framers wrote the US Constitution.
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Why were the states arguing about representation in Congress?
The small states were upset because the bigger states would have more power.
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What does the judicial branch do?
They decide what the laws mean.
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What are framers?
The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787.
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Who are some of the important framers?
George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamen Franklin?
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What was the Great Compromise?
The plan to give states equal and fair representation.
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What branch decide what the laws mean?
Judicial branch.
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What is a veto?
When the president refuses to sign the bill.
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How can a bill become a law once the president vetos it.
Congress has to get 2/3s to vote it to become a law.
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There is 1 represenitive in congress every ___,___ people.
650,000
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What are the three branchs of government.
Judicial, Executive, and legislative branch.
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What are some of the powers of Congress?
Tax the people, declair war, coin money, raise an army, create a court system
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Can the president make laws by himself?
No. But he can suggest laws.
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How many represenitives does Pennsylvania have?
19.
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