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_______________'s A+ Civics Study Guide
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PeopleJames Madison
William Paterson
Thomas Paine
Nickname "The Father of the Constitution," 5'4" from Virginia. 4th (and shortest) President of the United States, delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Famous for creating "The Virginia Plan," advocating Proportional Representation and a Bicameral Legislature
From New Jersey, delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Most famous for creating "The New Jersey Plan," advocating Equal Representation and a Unicameral Legislature
From Virginia, 3rd president, Red Head, famous for being the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. NOT a delegate to the Constitutional Convention (was Ambassador to France at the time)
Author, published "Common Sense," a pamphlet that put the anti-monarchical (against the monarchy) ideas of the colonists in terms that everybody could understand, helped win popular support for a Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
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Vocabulary List Ch 1-21. Declaration of Independence2. Citizen3. Society4. Coup d’etat5. direct democracy 6. Civics7. Representative Government8. Coercive9. Intolerable10. Confederation11. Sovereignty12. Libel13. Anarchy
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1. Proportional Representation2. Popular Sovereignty3. Unicameral4. Eminent Domain5. Bill of Rights6. Double Jeopardy7. Ratify8. Treason9. Militia10. Federalism11. Amendment12. Bicameral13. U.S. Constitution
Vocabulary List Ch 3-4
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Explain each of the intolerable acts in your own words:
The Boston Port Bill
The Massachusetts Government Act
The Administration of Justice Act
The Quartering Act
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538,000
Virginia139,000
New Jersey
bicameral (two houses) Unicameral (one house)
one vote per state
written by William Patersonwritten by James Madison
pushed for a weaker central government and stronger states rights
gave central government much more power
"nationalist" ideas "confederationist" ideas
number of votes based on population ("proportional representation")
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Bill of Rights: Review the "Bill of Rights" PDFYou won't need to know all 10 amendments, but will definitely need to know 1-5 and 9+10
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Explain what each picture represents. For D,E and F, be specific (what part of the 5th amendment is represented)
A B C D E F
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e: Executive Powers over the Judicial:
Judicial Powers over the Executive:
Judicial Powers over the Legislative:
Legislative Powers over the Judicial:
Executive (President)
Judicial
(Judges, Supreme Court)
Legislative Congress
(House of Representatives/Senate create Legislation)
Three Branches of Government
Directions:
Fill in at least 1 example of each power
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Other Main Ideas to know:Discuss 4 of the 6 Flaws with the Articles of Confederation. How did they influence the need for a convention, and how were the flaws addressed at the Constitutional Convention?
Example: 1 flaw: No national court,
-created Supreme Court, most powerful court in the land.
Questions?Write them down here and ask on Wednesday
(chart on next page)
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Flaw with Articles How it was "fixed" in Constitution
1.) No National Court
2.) No Executive
3.) No Taxation Power
4.) Each state had Veto Power
1.)
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4.)
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