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U.S. Government

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Chapter 1: Principles of Government
4 purposes of any government,
6 purposes of the us government,
Define the word state
54  cards
Chapter 2-1 and 2-2
The earliest english settlers bro...,
What is ordered government,
What is a representative government
102  cards
Declaration of Independence
Four main purposes for having a g...,
Quote from thomas paine,
What did thomas paine believe was...
52  cards
Chapter 2-3: The Constitution
4 building blocks of the us gover...,
What did the delegates of the sec...,
What does the word article refer to
93  cards
Constitutional Convention
Articles of confederation year wr...,
Articles of confederation main au...,
Articles of confederation nation ...
122  cards
3 Branches of Government and Articles of Constitution
Article 1 the power to __________...,
Article 1 the us congress is ____...,
Article 1 ______________ lower house
144  cards
Amendments to Constitution
Amendment approval,
One of the way the founders provi...,
The only method of amending the c...
34  cards
Chapter 4 - The Federal System
Reserved powers,
Supremacy clause,
Concurrent powers
135  cards
Chapter 5,6,7 Test
Selecting candidates the activity...,
Informing and activating supporte...,
Governing helps _______ and execu...
188  cards
Chapters 8 and 9 Test
4 types of mediums,
Examples of television,
Examples of newspapers
90  cards
Chapters 10, 11, and 12 Test
Each term of congress starts on _...,
Each term of congress is divided ...,
Congressional sessions often last...
236  cards
Chapters 13, 14, 15 Test
7 presidential roles,
What does the president do as hea...,
What does the president do as the...
103  cards

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