New Nation, US Constitution, Bill of Rights
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| Who were the Allies for the Continental Army? | France, Spain, Netherlands
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| What is a revolution? | a way to overthrow or get rid of a government
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| What did the Allies do to help the Continental Army? | provide soldiers, ships, and weapons
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| What were the US land boundaries after the Treaty of Paris, 1863? | Atlantic Ocean, Mississippi River, Canada, and Florida
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| Did the Articles of Confederation make the central government weak or strong? | weak
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| Why was the Constitutional Convention called? | to fix or improve the Articles of Confederation
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| What did the men at the Constitutional Convention decide to do? | write a new constitution
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| How many of the 13 states needed to ratify or accept the US Constitution for it to go into effect? | nine
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| What were the first 10 amendments called? | Bill of Rights
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| What is an amendment? | a change to the US Constitution that has been ratified
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| What are the three branches of government? | executive, judicial, and legislative
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| What is the job of the executive branch? | make sure the laws are followed or carried out
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| What is the job of the judicial branch? | to decide if the laws are constitutional or unconstitutional
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| What is the job of the legislative branch? | to make the laws
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| How are the three branches of government limited? | by checks and balances
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| Who is responsible for the executive branch? | president
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| Who is responsible for the judicial branch? | Supreme Court
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| Who is responsible for the legislative branch? | Congress
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| Congress is divided into two parts. Name them. | the Senate and the House of Representatives
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| Which branch takes care of court decisions and appeals? | judicial branch
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| Which branch can appoint new Supreme Court judges? | executive branch
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| Which branch can veto or sign a bill into becoming a law? | executive branch
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| What is due process? | having the right to a fair trial by a jury
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| Which branch can declare war? | legislative branch
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