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100
This was a weak government because ultimate power rested with the states
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
The purpose of this was to maintain a balance between the most populated states and the least populated states
What is Congress/Legislative Branch
100
He was the "Father of the US Constitution"
Who is James Madison
100
He is our current presidnet
Who is Barack Obama
100
This branch has sole power to declare war
What is the Legislative
200
Because of his ideas, he would have been most opposed to a dictatorship form of government
What is John Locke
200
This was the ratio that slaves were to be counted as for representation
What is 3/5's
200
"We the people of the United States" is the beginning of the
What is the Preamble
200
This is the "main" job of the Executive Branch
What is to enforce laws
200
This is the exact number of members in the Senate
What is 100
300
These were designed to limit the power of the English Monarchy
What are the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
300
The general Population would benefit from any laws enatcted under this
What is the Mayflower Compact
300
He wanted a strong national government and a loose interpretation of the US Constitution
Who was Alexander Hamilton
300
He can veto laws from Congress, he is Commander in Cheif, and he can make treaties with other countries
Who is the President
300
This department consists ot the House based on states population and the Senate based on two per state
What is the Congress
400
The founding fathers based this on English Parliament
What is Congress
400
This geographic region was allowed to continue the Slave Trade for 20 years in the Constitution
What is the South
400
This is the Supreme Law of the Land
What is the Constitution
400
He must be a natural born citizen, he must be a resident for 14 years, and he must be 35 years old
Who is the President
400
Has the sole power to collect taxes
What is Congress
500
The structure of the US Congress (the House and the Senate) was based on this.
What is the Great Compromise
500
Madison, Hamilton, and Jay wrote these to argue for the ratification of the Constitution
What are the Federalists Papers
500
The three banches of government are
What is Judicial, Legislative, Executive
500
He is our current Vice President
Who is Joe Biden
500
This is how long a Representative holds office
What is two years
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