Question 1

What is equal representation?

Accepted Answer

The idea that each state should have the same  number of representatives in  Congress. The number of representatives in the Senate is based on equal representation.

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The right to have a lawyer representing an indiviiual in court

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The equality of the three branches of government.

Question 2

What are Checks and Balances ?

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The distribution and balance of power among the different branches  of government so that no one branch is able to dominate the other.

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An essential technique used by governors to prevent riots.

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Method to confirm balance of checking account

Question 3

What are the Articles of Confederation?

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The first Constitution of the United States, created to form a perpetual union and firm league of friendship among the thirteen original colonies.

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Laws that created a strong central government

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Laws the Confederate Army put in place at the beginning of the Civil War.

Question 4

What is legislative supremacy?

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A system of government in which the legislative branch has ultimate powers.

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Constitutional  Monarchy

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Executive Branch has full authority

Question 5

What are political parties?

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Any organization that seeks to achieve political power by electing members to public office so that their political philosophies can be reflected in public policies.

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Legislators' meetings

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Social gatherings of the political elites

Question 6

What is a veto?

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The right of a branch of government to reject a bill that has been passed in an effort to delay or prevent its enactment.

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The road to the capitol of the U.S.

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A congressional vote

Question 7

What is a petition?

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The legal claim that allows a person to ask his or her government to correct things that he or she thinks are wrong or to do things he or she believes are needed.

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Law

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Bill

Question 8

What was the Shays' Rebellion

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An armed revolt by Massachusetts farmers in 186-87 who sought relief from debts and foreclosures of mortgages. Led by Daniel Shays.

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An uprising against the British Red Coats in Concord, MA

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Slave Revolt

Question 9

What is a confederation?

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A form of political organization in which the sovereign states combine for certain specified purposes such as defence. The US was a confederation from 1776 to 1789

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The title given to the first Thirteen colonies

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A political agreement between two political parties

Question 10

What is the Northwest Ordinance?

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An important law passed by Congress under the Articles of the Confederation. The law prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory and provided for settling the western lands and admission and organization of new states.

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It allowed for the purchase of land from the Spanish.

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This ordinance provided funds for Lewis and Clark's exploration of the West.

Question 11

What is popular sovereignty?

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The natural rights concept that ultimate political authority rests with the people.

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Divine Right of Kings

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Authoritarian Regime

Question 12

What does it mean to ratify something?

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To confirm or approve.

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To crown

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To deny