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Midterms Flashcards

1
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sovereign

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a country/state with defined borders and territories

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2
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3 types of government

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  • federal
  • confederate
  • unitary
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3
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legislative

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makes laws

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4
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executive

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enforces laws

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5
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judicial

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interprets laws

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6
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which form of government gives power to the state and central government

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federal

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7
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which form of government gives more power to the states

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confederate

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8
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which form of government gives more power to the central government

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unitary

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9
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which compromise explained how slaves were to be involved in the population count and was created at the Constitutional Convention

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3/5 compromise

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10
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what was the first governing document of the US

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Articles of Confederation

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11
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2 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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  • no ability to tax

- no ability to trade

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12
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2 sides at the Constitutional Convention

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  • federalists

- anti-federalists

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13
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federalists

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favored a strong national government

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14
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who led the federalists

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Alexander Hamilton

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15
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who led the anti-federalists

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Thomas Jefferson

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16
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how many electoral votes are needed to win

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270

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17
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what type of vote does it take to pass a bill through congress

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majority

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18
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what type of vote does it take to override a veto

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2/3 majority

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19
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what type of vote does it take to propose an amendment in each chamber of congress

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2/3

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20
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what type of vote does it take for a state to ratify an amendment

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3/4

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21
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autocracy

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when one person rules

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22
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oligarchy

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a few people rule

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23
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which 3 documents introduced the concept of limited government to the colonists

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  • Magna Carta
  • English Bill of Rights
  • Petition of Right
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24
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what type of colony comes with the most freedom

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charter

25
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Stamp Act Congress

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colonies went to oppose policies by the British government

26
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Second Continental Congress

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acted as the first national government (before Articles of Confederation)

27
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what state did not send delegates to the Philidelphia Convention

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Rhode Island

28
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which type of executive did the New Jersey Plan call for

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a small group of people to lead

29
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how were senators originally going to be chosen in the Virginia Plan

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House of Representatives

30
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which plan at the Constitutional Convention called for a unicameral legislature

A

New Jersey Plan

31
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Connecticut Compromise

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  • bicameral legislature
  • House was made of the population
  • Senate was made of equal representation
32
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3/5 compromise

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slave states wanted the slaves to count as part of the population and non-slave states did not

(slaves ended up being counted as 3/5 of a person)

33
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what vote was needed to amend the Articles of Confederation

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unanimous

34
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2 federalists from the Constitutional Convention

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  • James Madison

- Alexander Hamilton

35
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last state to ratify the Constitution

A

New York

36
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what type of action can a president take that is subject to confirmation from Congress

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treaty

37
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did New Jersey Plan or Virginia Plan call for a unicameral government

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New Jersey Plan

38
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least number of electoral votes per state

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3

39
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gerrymandering

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when a state redraws its district lines

40
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reforms of the electoral college

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  • direct popular vote
  • district plan
  • proportional plan
  • national popular vote
41
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2 parties during the election of 1800

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  • federalists

- democratic-republicans

42
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2 presidential candidates that tied during the election of 1800

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  • Thomas Jefferson

- Aaron Burr

43
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who was John Adams’ vice president

A

Thomas Jefferson

44
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2 impeached presidents

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  • Bill Clinton

- Andrew Jackson

45
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first woman on the supreme court

A

Sandra Day O’Connor

46
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first black man on the supreme court

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Thurgood Marshall

47
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first Hispanic woman on the supreme court

A

Sonia Sotomayor

48
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how many electoral votes does NH have

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4

49
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how many members in the Presidential Cabinet

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15

50
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a party that breaks off of a major party

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splinter party

51
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first election where two parties ran for president

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the election of 1796

52
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only unanimously selected president

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George Washington

53
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bipartisan

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when 2 parties agree

54
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grant

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when one level of government gives money to another level of government

55
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3 main committees of congress

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  • select
  • standing
  • joint
56
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pardon

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when a president forgives someone for their actions

57
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federalism

A

when federal and state government share power

58
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Marbury v. Madison

A

supreme court case that established judicial review

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