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Who was our first president?
George Washington
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What were the main two political parties?
Federalists and Republicans
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Name the three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
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Who was our 2nd president?
John Adams
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Who was our first VP?
John Adams
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Who was the leader of the Republican party of the time?
Thomas Jefferson
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What did the Legislative party do?
They would make laws
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What does the judicial branch do?
Applies and interprets the laws
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How was the VP chosen?
By the person in the election that got the 2nd most votes
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Name two things that the Federalists believed in.
Only an elite few should be able to run, little power to the states, only the rich and educated should be in power, the common people are ignorant
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What did the Bill of rights do?
The Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. It contains rights designed to guarantee individual freedom, several of which apply to criminal procedure. Many, but not all, of the criminal-law rights apply to the federal government and all state governments.
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What does the executive branch do?
Carries out the laws
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What were the two things that Washington warned us about when he left his first two terms as presidency?
The threat of other countries and the threat of the idea that people will be more loyal to their parties than there countries.
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Name two things that the republican party believed in.
State rights, not a strong central government, the brain of the common citizen, etc
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Explain the 3/5 compromise
It was the idea that all slaves were worth 3/5 of a person/vote each.
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What was George Washington's view on wars?
To keep us out of them as long as possible.
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Who was our 5th VP?
Elbridge Gerry
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What was the REAL name of the Republican party back then?
The Democratic Republican Party
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How was the problem solved of big states and small states?
Members of the House would be allocated according to state population and elected by the people. Membership to the Senate would be limited to two per state, regardless of population, and state legislatures would choose Senators. After 11 days of voting, the compromise passed. But in 1913 the Seventeenth Amendment made it so that Senators would also be elected by the people.
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Who killed Alexander Hamilton?
Aaron Burr