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Federalists vs. Anti Federalists   Federalist were for a Constitution that established a strong central government Anti Federalist- States Rights/ Weak Central Government and Bill of Rights/Individual rights  
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Purpose of the Federalist Papers   Convince people to sign The Constitution and provide reasons for a strong federal government  
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Magic number for Ratification   9  
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Why was it important for New York and Virginia to ratify the Constitution?   They were large states and had much of the power  
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Anti federalist demanded that it was added before the Constitution would be ratified because it guaranteed Americans individual rights   The Bill of Rights  
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John Jay Alexander Hamilton James Madison   Wrote the Federalist Papers  
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Presidential Veto   In order to override a Presidential Veto you need a 2/3 majority in both houses  
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Federal System   Strong federal government. Anything not written in The Constitution is under state control. Legislative, Executive, Judicial in the Federal Government are cloned in the state governments. One branch can “check”/ double check another branches work.  
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This person needs to be born in the U.S.A in order to be elected   President  
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A member of the House of Representatives is elected to a term of   Two Years  
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The power to declare war belongs to the   Congress  
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A U.S. Senator needs to   be a U.S. citizen, be at least 30 years old, live in the state he/she represents  
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President is elected to a term of   4 years  
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The number of members a state has in The House of Representatives   is based on the population of the state  
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The Commander and Chief of the army and navy   is the President  
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The Speaker of the House is   John Boehner  
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The Vice President is   Joe Biden  
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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is   John G. Roberts  
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Separations of Powers   System of Checks and Balances in which each of the three branches of the federal government can check the other  
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