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Question | Answer |
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articles of confederation | first constitution of the us written after the revolutionary |
weakness of articles of confederation | no common currency, no executive or judicial branches, each state got 1 vote, no tax or trade policies, weak federal government. |
George washington | established the federal court system bill of rights added to the constitution & planned the capital in DC |
John Adams | 2 party political system emerged during his presidency |
Thomas Jefferson | doubled the size pf the us with the Louisiana purchase |
James Madison | President during the war of 1812 which caused Europe to gain new respect for the US |
James Monroe | Issued the Monroe Doctrine warning Europe to leave the western Hemisphere alone |
constitution | Replaced the articles of confederation and created a new type of government |
The Great compromise | decided how many votes each state would have in the senate and the house of representative |
what was the bill of right based on | Virginia Declaration of rights by George Mason and Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom by Thomas Jefferson |
separation of power | three Branches of government-legislative, judicial, executive |
bill of rights | (James Madison) first 10 amendments to the constitution written guarantee of individual rights |
Benjamin Banneker | helped Washington plan the capital in Washington, DC |