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Form of gov. in which executive leaders are chosen by and responsible to the legislature.

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Form of gov. in which executive leaders are chosen by and responsible to the legislature.

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Parliamentary Government

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Formal amendments to the Constitution initiates with

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2/3rd s of each house of Congress

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What section of the Constitution sets out the goals for our government?

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The Preamble

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What was the Iroquois Confederation?

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-Influenced the Articles of Confederation -Used by the Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga tribes -Native Americans used it -Created in 1570 when two leaders from the Dekanawida and Hiawatha tribes convinced their nations to stop fighting and become one -Was written down in 1850

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Why was Georgia different from all the other colonies?

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-didn't show up for the continental congress -was the only colony to have a charter with parliament not the king

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What were some important documents for the English?

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-Magna Carta (1215) -English Bill of Rights (1628) -Petition of rights (1688)

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Proponents of the Constitution were known as

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federalists

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What were the English's early traditions?

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-limited government -representative government

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The British levied new taxes on its North American colonies in the 18th century to pay for

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defending territories obtained after the French & Indian War

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Who issued the Declaration of Independence?

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Continental Congress

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What was the english influence?

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they struggled with the balance between liberty and order for many years before the colonies

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Division of a gov't's exec. legislative, & judicial powers into 3 separate branches.

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Separation of Powers

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Democratic Government is derived from the belief that power comes from...

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The people

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Fund. princip. that power to govern belongs to the people & gov. based on consent of governed.

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Popular Sovereignty

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A pol. system power divided b/ween 3 branches of gov. w each having some control over the other

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checks and balances

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What were the colonial boycotts?

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colonists called for a stop on all trade with England

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What were the forms of the early colonial governments?

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-royal colonies -proprietary colonies -charter colonies

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