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100What is a weakness?
Provided for no executive or judicial branches. Strength or weakness.
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100What is Philadelphia?
The Constitutional Convention was held in this city.
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100What are the House of Representatives and Senate.
Congress, or the Legislature, is divided into these two parts.
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100Who was George Washington?
The Commander of the Continental Army.
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100What is 2 terms or 8 years.
The President can serve this many terms.
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200What is a weakness?
No power to tax or regulate commerce. Strength or weakness.
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200What are the executive, judicial, and legislative?
The three branches of government.
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200What is the Executive Branch?
The president is the head of this branch.
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200What was the Battle of Saratoga?
The major turning point of the American Revolution.
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200What is the executive branch or the President?
This branch or person appoints judges to the Supreme Court.
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300What is 13?
The number of states needed to make an amendment to the Articles of Confederation.
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300Who is George Washington?
He was elected to serve as the president of the Constitutional Convention.
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300What is the Supreme Court?
The highest court in the United States.
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300What was the Declaration of Independence?
The colonies declared their independence from England with this document.
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300What is the Legislative Branch?
This branch makes the laws.
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400What is a strength?
Included representatives from every state. Strength or weakness.
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400Who is James Madison?
He was the "Father of the Constitution."
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400What is for life or until one retires.
The length of time a Supreme Court justice can serve.
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400Who was Paul Revere?
This Patriot made a daring ride saying, "The Regulars are coming!"
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400What is 9 out of 13?
The number of states that had to vote in favor of the Constituion.
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500What is a republic?
A form of government in which the leaders get the power to rule from the people.
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500What is the Great Compromise?
This compromise divided the Legislative branch into two parts, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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500What is 2?
Each state is represented by this many senators.
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500What was July 4, 1776?
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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500What was the United States?
This country won the American Revolution.
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