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The name of the first national government in the U.S. Was created to unite the 13 states during the Revolutionary War.
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Articles of Confederation
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Government that controls the entire country.
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Federal Government
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The name of the first national government in the U.S. Was created to unite the 13 states during the Revolutionary War.
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Government that controls the entire country.
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Governments that control an individual state.
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States given too much power, thought that they were more important that the federal/national government.
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U.S. government could not repay France & Spain for money borrowed during the Revolutionary War.
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Each state had its own form of money/currency. Limited trade between states.
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States fought over land near the Great Lakes. Government passed Northwest Ordinance which divided this area into new states.
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A document that creates the structure/laws of a government.
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Meeting held in Philadelphia, Pa. to strengthen the national/federal government.
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The state governments were created stronger than the federal government because it was feared that if the federal government was too strong, it would abuse its power like Parliament did.
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Created the two houses of Congress (Senate, House of Representatives) as it tried to solve the issue of representation of each state. Senate used equal representation, House of Representatives based it on population.
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Tried to solve the issue of counting slaves as part of a state's population (3/5 of the entire slave population). This impacted representation within the House of Representatives.
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Placing the power in the hands of the people. Example: voting
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People can control what the government can/cannot do. Ex: Protest
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Division of power between the state and federal governments.
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Dividing the government into three branches. Ex: Executive Branch (President), Legislative Branch (Congress), Judicial Branch (Supreme Court).
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Enforces/carries out laws
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Creates laws
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Interprets/explains laws
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Part of Legislative Branch (Congress). Based on equal representation. 2 senators per state.
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Part of Legislative Branch (Congress). Membership based on a state's population.
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Used to prevent one branch from overpowering others.
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To reject/turn down.
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Overrule the actions of a government leader.
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A potential law.
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To go against the Constitution, break the law.
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A list of freedoms/rights protected by law in the Constitution.
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Protects the freedoms of speech, religion, protest, assembly.
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Protects people by stating they have a right to own a gun, not be searched illegally, and not have to house a soldier. These were rights the colonists did not have under British rule and these things happened frequently.
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Protects people accused of a crime by making sure they are given a fair trial, punished fairly, allowed a lawyer, and given a trial by a jury.
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System used to elect the President of the United States.
