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Constitution

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    Constitutional Convention and the Constitution
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  • Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?
    James Madison
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  • What are the three branches of the government?
    Legislative, Executive, Judicial
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  • What is the role of the Legislative Branch with laws?
    Make and pass laws
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  • What is the role of the Judicial Branch with laws?
    Interpret laws based on constitutionality.
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  • What is "posterity"?
    future generations
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  • What is "domestic tranquility"?
    Peace and safety at home
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  • What is liberty?
    freedom
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  • What is collusion?
    Secretive deal making
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  • What are the three main parts of the Constitution?
    The Preamble, The Articles and The Amendments (which include the Bill of Rights)
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  • Where are the Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
    The first ten amendments.
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  • What assumes the presidency if he leaves office? Who is next after that?
    Vice president and then Speaker of the House
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  • People who ran the government departments for Pres. Washington were part of his?
    Cabinet
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  • What system was put in place to make sure no branch of the government had too much power?
    Checks and Balances
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  • How much of a person was a slave counted as for purposes of representation? What was this agreement called?
    Three- Fifths. It was called the "Three-Fifths Compromise".
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  • Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
    Patrik Henry
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  • What was ratification of the Constitution?
    Representatives from each state had to go back to the states to hear from the people and decide if they approved of the Constitution as it was.
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