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1
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Essays that wanted constitution

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Federalist

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Authors of the essays (3)

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Hamilton, madison, jay

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Stated needed to ratify the constitution

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9/13

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Power of impeachment

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HOR

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Try officials that have been impeached

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Senate

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Rule of law

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Gov officials are never above the law

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Congress

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HOR senate

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Declaration of Independence

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Independent from britian

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Wrote Declaration of Independence

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Jefferson

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Date of Declaration of Independence

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July 4 1776

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Constitution date

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1787

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Congress represent

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People

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Job of 3 branches

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Executive-administers laws, legislative- write laws, judical-interpret laws

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4 spots in order of succession

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VP-Speaker of House-Pro Tempore-Sec. of State

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Fed powers

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Declare war, coin money, make treaties, army, navy

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State powers

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Elections, schools, local gov

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What powers are given to the state + # of amendment

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Any non-federal, 10

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Min age for senator, rep, prez

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Sen-30, Rep-25, Prez-35

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Prez in ww1

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Wilson

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20
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Prezs in WW2

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Roosevelt + Truman

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21
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Amendment?

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Change to the constitution

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22
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Two cabinet positions

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Sec of agriculture + Sec of defense

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How many justices

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9

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How many senators

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100

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How many rep
435
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Name of prez + VP
Obama, Biden
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Name of Speaker of H
Boehner
28
Name of attorney general
Lynch
29
Missouri senators
McCaskell and Blunt
30
Our rep
Long
31
Chief justice
Roberts
32
Our gov
Nixon
33
13 colonies
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virgina, N/S Carolina, Georgia
34
Emancipation proclamation
Free slaves
35
Movement to end racial discrimination
Civil rights
36
Why flags have 50 stars and 13 stripes
States, colonies
37
Signs bills
President
38
Highest court
Supreme
39
Us territories
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam
40
Statue of liberty location
New York
41
Our economic system
Capitalism
42
Purpose of cabinet
Advise
43
Reps based on
Pop
44
Commander and chief of military
President
45
Pledge of allegiance is to
US
46
Why fight british
Tax without rep
47
National anthem
Star spangled banner
48
Prevents branches from becoming more powerful
Checks and balances
49
Father of the constitution
Madison
50
Amendments
Study for them
51
States that border mexico
California, arizona, new mexico, texas
52
States that border canada
Washington, idaho, Montana, north dakota, Minnesota, new york, vermont, new hampshire, maine, alaska
53
Century of wars- revolutionary, civil, ww1, ww2, Korea/vietnam, Afghanistan/iraq
Rev-18, civ-19, ww1-20, ww2-20, K/V- 20, A/I- 21
54
Supreme law of the land comes from
Constitution
55
Head of executive
President
56
Senators represent
People in there state
57
Last major attack
9/11
58
First line of the constitution
We the people
59
Term length rep, senator
Rep-2, Sen-6
60
Two political parties
Democrat, Republican
61
Two longest rivers
Missouri, Mississippi
62
Issue of the civil war
Slavery
63
Constitution convention
Constitution
64
Term length of president
4 years

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