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sovereign

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a country/state with defined borders and territories

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3 types of government

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  • federal
  • confederate
  • unitary
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legislative

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makes laws

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executive

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enforces laws

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judicial

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interprets laws

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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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which form of government gives more power to the states

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confederate

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which form of government gives more power to the central government

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unitary

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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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what was the first governing document of the US

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Articles of Confederation

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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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2 sides at the Constitutional Convention

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  • federalists

- anti-federalists

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federalists

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favored a strong national government

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who led the federalists

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Alexander Hamilton

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who led the anti-federalists

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Thomas Jefferson

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how many electoral votes are needed to win

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270

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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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what type of vote does it take to override a veto

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2/3 majority

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

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3/4

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autocracy

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when one person rules

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oligarchy

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a few people rule

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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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what type of colony comes with the most freedom

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Stamp Act Congress
colonies went to oppose policies by the British government
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Second Continental Congress
acted as the first national government (before Articles of Confederation)
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what state did not send delegates to the Philidelphia Convention
Rhode Island
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which type of executive did the New Jersey Plan call for
a small group of people to lead
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how were senators originally going to be chosen in the Virginia Plan
House of Representatives
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which plan at the Constitutional Convention called for a unicameral legislature
New Jersey Plan
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Connecticut Compromise
- bicameral legislature - House was made of the population - Senate was made of equal representation
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3/5 compromise
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)
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what vote was needed to amend the Articles of Confederation
unanimous
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2 federalists from the Constitutional Convention
- James Madison | - Alexander Hamilton
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last state to ratify the Constitution
New York
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what type of action can a president take that is subject to confirmation from Congress
treaty
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did New Jersey Plan or Virginia Plan call for a unicameral government
New Jersey Plan
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least number of electoral votes per state
3
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gerrymandering
when a state redraws its district lines
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reforms of the electoral college
- direct popular vote - district plan - proportional plan - national popular vote
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2 parties during the election of 1800
- federalists | - democratic-republicans
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2 presidential candidates that tied during the election of 1800
- Thomas Jefferson | - Aaron Burr
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who was John Adams' vice president
Thomas Jefferson
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2 impeached presidents
- Bill Clinton | - Andrew Jackson
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first woman on the supreme court
Sandra Day O'Connor
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first black man on the supreme court
Thurgood Marshall
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first Hispanic woman on the supreme court
Sonia Sotomayor
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how many electoral votes does NH have
4
49
how many members in the Presidential Cabinet
15
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a party that breaks off of a major party
splinter party
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first election where two parties ran for president
the election of 1796
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only unanimously selected president
George Washington
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bipartisan
when 2 parties agree
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grant
when one level of government gives money to another level of government
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3 main committees of congress
- select - standing - joint
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pardon
when a president forgives someone for their actions
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federalism
when federal and state government share power
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Marbury v. Madison
supreme court case that established judicial review

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