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Branches
Checks and Balances
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Bill of Rights
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Branches
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Checks and Balances
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Articles of Confederation
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Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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Anything Goes
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Name all 3 branches of the government
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Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
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Who was the first head of the executive branch?
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George Washington
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Name the two houses or chambers of the
legislative branch
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Senate and House of Representatives
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Who is the highest ranking member of the judicial
branch?
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Chief Justice
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What is a two house legislature called?
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Bicameral
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What is a two house legislature called?
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Bicameral
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Which branch can impeach the President?
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Legislative Branch
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Which branch gets to interpret the laws made by
the legislative branch?
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Judicial Branch
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Which branch can appoint Supreme Court Justices?
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Executive Branch
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Which branch can veto bills?
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Executive Branch
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Which branch override a veto?
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Legislative Branch
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Under the Articles of Confederation, how many
votes did they need to pass legislation?
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9 of 13
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Was the U.S more unified and stronger under the
Articles of Confederation or the Constitution?
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Constitution
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Could state and national governments tax citizens
under the Articles of Confederation?
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Nope
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How many votes were needed to amend the Articles
of Confederation?
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13 of 13
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What is a republic?
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Citizens ruling through elected officials
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How many votes are needed in Congress to amend
the Constitution?
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Two-thirds from both houses
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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are
called what?
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The Bill of Rights
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What was the plan to have representatives based
on the states population called?
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The Virginia Plan
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What is the supreme law of the land?
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Constitution
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What was the Great Compromise?
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Plan to have a bicameral legislature
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What was the name of the compromise that was used
to decided whether slaves should be counted when
determining state representatives?
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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What amendment gives the freedom of religion,
speech, press and assembly?
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First Amendment
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What amendment gave the right to a speedy and
public trial?
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Sixth Amendment
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What amendment gave protection from unreasonable
search and seizure?
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Fourth Amendment
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What amendment protected rights not specified in
the Bill of Rights?
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Ninth Amendment
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What amendment protected from cruel and unusual
punishment?
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Eighth Amendment
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What struggles did farmers face in Massachusetts?
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Debt owed to creditors
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Which branch has no age limit?
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Judicial branch
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What was the goal of the Northwest Ordinance in
1787?
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Estalish requirements for admitting new states
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Where did the Constitutional Convention take
place?
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Philadelphia, PA
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Where does the following quote come
from Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press or the right of the
people peacefully to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of grievances
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First Amendment Bill of Rights
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