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democracy
a country where people govern themselves
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republic
a country where people elect officials to represent them
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representative
a person who acts and/or speaks for someone else
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federation
a tightly joined group of states giving certain powers, duties, and responsibilities that can best carried out in the interest of all the states to a central government
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confederation
a loosely joined group of states that gives only limited powers to a central government, with each state keeping the most important powers for itself.
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constitution
a contract or written aggreement
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United States Constitution
the supreme law of the country
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lobby
a special interest group, which tries to get laws passed in its interests or keep laws that are against its interests from being passed.
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petition
written statement supported by the signatures of citizens that are either for or against some action taken or about to be taken by our elected officials
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candidate
person seeking election to office
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Articles of Confederation
the first plan of national government in the USA
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ratify
agree to, adopt, accept
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tyranny
unreasonable harsh rule
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assembly
a gathering of persons
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legislature
lawmaking body of people
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Congress
the US national legislature
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executive
person who sees that laws are carried out
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judiciary
system of courts
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taxes
money paid to the government and used for its operation
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convention
meeting held for a special reason
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revise
change and/or improve
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compromise
an agreement reached by each opposing side giving in on some points
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population
number of people in a given place
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regulate
control; to put restrictions/parameters on something
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commerce
trade; buying and selling
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exports
imports
- goods shipped out of a country
- goods shipped into a country
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treaty
agreement between nations
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What is the US Constitution?
The Supreme law of the United States
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When was the U.S. Constitution written?
May to September of 1787
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Who wrote the U.S. Constitution?
- Gouverneur Morris wrote the final form,
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Where was the U.S. Constitution written?
Constitution convention in Philadelphia, the previous capital of the USA.
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How many delegates attended the constitution convention
Fifty-five, from twelve of the thirteen states that were then the USA.
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Delegate
an elected representative sent to a conference.
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What state did not send a delegate?
Rhode Island
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How many delegates signed the constitution?
thirty-nine
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when was the constitution adopted?
July 2nd, 1788, but did not go into effect until March 4th, 1789
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How many states had to ratify it before it was adopted?
nine of the thirteen, or 3/4 of the states
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By what date did the nine states ratify it?
June 21st, 1788
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