chapter 2 The Constitution – Flashcards
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The Constitution
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The document America considers its "owners' manual" is
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Quartering Act.
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The one act of the English Parliament that solidified the colonies
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Bunker Hill
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The first battle between the British and American colonists occurred at
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Economic & Property issues
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The Declaration of Independence details all of the following American ideals except
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-Representation
-Occupying army
-Loss of an independent court
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Identify the three complaints against the English Crown that dominate the Declaration of Independence.
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Congress could not raise taxes and had no money of its own.
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Among the serious obstacles to the new government under the Articles of Confederation,
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Shay's Rebellion
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An event in 1786 that dramatized the problems of governing the new nation under the Articles of Confederation was
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established a legislature with equal state representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.
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The Great, or Connecticut, Compromise
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700,000
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In 1787 a member of the House of Representatives had around 30,000 constituents. Today the number is approximately
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because of its content and authority is derived from the people.
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Why is the Constitution the "supreme law of the land"?
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will have many DIVERSE INTERESTS, so no one interest will be able to dominate.
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In Madison's political thought, a large government
