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Unit 6 - American Government Flashcards

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1
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What is the name of England’s law making body?

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Parliament

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2
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How many amendments have been added since the Bill of Rights?

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17 amendments

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How many states have to vote for a proposal to become an amendment?

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Three-Fourths

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What is another word for money paid by an arrested person to guarantee they will return for trial?

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Bail

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5
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What is another name for a lawyer?

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Counsel

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6
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What is another word for fair treatment under the law?

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Due- Process

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Freedoms of the 4th Amendment.

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No illegal search and seizure

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Freedoms of the 3rd Amendment.

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NO quartering of troops

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Freedom of the 2nd Amendment.

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bear arms

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Freedoms of the 1st Amendment. (5 questions)

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Freedom to religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Right to assembly

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What is a system in which more than half of a group holds the power to make decisions?

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Majority Rule

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12
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Which was the first state to approve the Constitution?

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Delaware

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13
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The three writers of the Federalist papers. (3 questions)

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay

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What are the people who supported the Constitution called?

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Federalists

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What is the name of a system of government in which power is shared between the central government and the states?

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Federalism

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What are people who opposed the Constitution called?

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Anti-Federalists

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17
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What was the name of the compromise that allowed slaves to count toward population?

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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Under the Great Compromise, name of the two houses of Congress. (2 questions)

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Senate, House of representatives

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19
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Who presented the New Jersey Plan?

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William Paterson

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Name of the three branches of government, under the Virginia Plan. (3 questions)

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Executive branch, Judicial branch, Legislative branch

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21
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Who proposed the Virginia Plan?

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Edmund Randolph

22
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Which three groups of people were not present at the Convention? (3 questions)

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Women, Native Americans, African Americans

23
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What was the name of the outspoken Virginian who was against the Constitution?

A

Patrick Henry

24
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Which two famous patriots were not present at the Philadelphia Convention? (2 questions)

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Thomas Jefferson, John Adams

25
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What is the name for a government system in which the people rule?

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Popular sovereignty

26
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Another name for the writers of the U.S. Constitution.

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Founders

27
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How many delegates showed up in Philadelphia?

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55 delegates

28
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Who was elected president of the Convention in Philadelphia?

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George Washington

29
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Which was the only state which refused to send delegates to Philadelphia?

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Rhode Island

30
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What is another word for weapon storage?

A

arsenal

31
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What is the name of the soldier who led a revolt?

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Daniel Shays

32
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Under the Articles, who had the power to tax.

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States

33
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Another word for collecting taxes.

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Levy

34
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Who did the government owe the most money to?

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Soldiers

35
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The two countries who created problems for the new nation. (2 questions)

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England, Spain

36
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Who was promised fair treatment under the Northwest Ordinance?

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Native Americans

37
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How many adult free males need to move in before moving to step two?

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60,000

38
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How many adult free males need to move in before moving to step one?

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5,000

39
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Name of the plan which created a way for territories to become states.

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Northwest ordinance

40
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The 13th state to approve the Articles of Confederation.

A

Maryland

41
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What is another word for formal approval?

A

Ratify

42
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Name of the legislative body under the new government.

A

Confederation Congress

43
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What is the name of the plan which created our first government?

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Articles of Confederation

44
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What is the name of the land west of the Appalachian Mountains?

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Northwest Territory

45
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Who said “By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall!”?

A

John Dickinson

46
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The five voting requirements. (5 questions)

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Male, White, 21 years, Property Owner, Protestant Religion

47
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What is another name for an important and well-known person?

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Prominent

48
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What was the name of the famous writer during the Enlightenment?

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John Locke

49
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What is the name for a country in which the people choose representatives to govern them?

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Republic

50
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Compare the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution in terms of the decision-making powers of the National Government (10 questions)

A

The difference between the articles of confederation and the constitution are that the articles of confederation No president just a congress, Congress made most decisions, most important powers to the states(taxes), 9-13 states to make any changes. In the Constitution there are 3 branches with equal power, presidents make the decisions, power shared between states and central government, three-fourths of the states have to agree to make changes.

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