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What is the Bill of Rights?
It is a list of rights from the citizens.
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What is the Articals of Confederation?
They set up a loose union of states.
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What does Checking Powers mean?
It means that each branch can stop other groups from making final decisions.
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At least how old do the senators have to be?
30 years old.
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What is the role of the Supreme Court?
The role is to carry out the Constituation.
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What are Checks and Balances?
The three branches checked, or stopped, each other if necessary.
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What kind of national government did the Founders create under the Articals of Confederation?
They set up a weak national government and they set out a plan. They were more concerns about the war, so they took no action.
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Why did the Framers limit the powers of our government?
The Framers limited the powers of our government so, one group did not have too much power.
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What did Benjamin Franklin attend a convention as?
He attended the convention as a Delegate, from Pennsylvania.
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What is the meaning of the Blindfold-Scales?
The meaning is to Despute.
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What is the Separation of Powers?
This means that the power is divded among three branches of the governments.
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What were some of the problems of the Articals of Confederation?
People did not think of themselves as citizens. They considered themselves as Pennsylvanias. They identified themselves by their state. They kept themselves together during the war. They had no money to pay for the army, so soldiers wanted to quit.
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Is the United States Supreme Court the highest of lowest court branch?
The highest.
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Why do the justices all shake hands in the robing room?
To confrim that they are there for the same reason.
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What is the meaning of the Three Fates?
Consensus quences.
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What does the Executive Branch do?
They carry out and enforce the laws.
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What is Delegate?
A Delegate is someone who you trust to represent your intrests.
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Who were some important Founders who were not at the convention?
Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry.
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What is the saying on the capitol building?
"Justice-Gurdian of Liberty."
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What is the meaning of the Two Flag Bases?
The meaning is Impartionally law and knowledge.
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What does the Legislative Branch do?
The Legislative makes the laws for everyone.
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What were the two main problems the Founders faced when they wrote the Articals of Confederation?
They feared of a strong national government.
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What happened to the star on the 15 stared Spangled banner?
It was cut out of the flag.
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About how many requests does the Supreme Court get in a year?
8-10 thousand.
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How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
There are nine.