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Who proposed the albany plan for uniting the colonies?
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the leading English evangalist during the great awekening?
George Whitfeild
What do you call the form of socialism in which all the power is vested in a dictator in a single political party?
Facism
With whom did the origin of government begin?
Noah
What was the local unit of government in the southern colonies?
County
what colonie had a unicameral legislature?
Pennslyvania
What english king was forced to sign the magna charta?
King John
What type of government is one in which the majority rules?
Democracy
Who is the father of the constitution?
James MAdison
Who are the three writters of the federalist papers?
John Jay
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
What plan at the constitutional covention favored the small states?
New Jersey plan
What is the division of power between the national government and the state?
Federalism
What is the separation of powers
The separation of branches
Who literaly wrote the constitution?
Governuer Morris
What was the name of the meeting thatsettled the difference over navigation on the plotomic river?
Mt. Vernon confrence
What plan at the constitutional covention introduced a bicameral legislature based upon a states population?
Virginia Plan
What law provided for the settling of land in the northwest territories?
land ordinance
WHat was the seris of laws passed to punish the people of boston for the tea party?
intolerable acts
What was the only colonie that didn't send a delegate to the first continental congress?
Georgia
Who was the first president impeached by congress?
Andrew Johnson
Who suggested that the constitutional convention should be begin each day in prayer?
Benjamin Franklin
What is it called when the state legistlature draws district boundaries to favor their party
Gerrymandering
what lawprovided the paying of government for the northwest territories?
Northwest ordinance
what is the benefit where members of congress aren't charged on their postage?
Franking Privledge
What is the counting of the people in a specific area
census
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Government exam
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Study for government
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2010-12-15T21:11:14Z
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