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29 Cards in this Set
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85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison to defend the Constitution; second to the constitution
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Federalist Papers
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People must be given a judicial trial before punishment
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Bill of Attainder
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A court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody
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Habeus Corpus
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Representation and taxation were to be based on the number of pree people plus 3/5 of all slaves
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3/5th Compromise
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2 houses in Congress
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Connecticut (Great) Compromise
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Representation in Congress is based on Population
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Virginia Plan
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Each state is equally represented in Congress
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New Jersey Plan
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An act passed by the British Parliament in 1764 that placed a tax on the colonists sugar to raise money to pay for the French and Indian War
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Sugar Act
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An act passed by the British Parliament in 1765 that placed a tax on the colonists for every printed paper they used; the money collected was to be used to help pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains
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Stamp Act
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In the Winter of 1770 a small group of colonists in Boston were taking out their frustration with the troops by taunting them, and throwing snowballs at them and in retaliation, these soldiers opened fire, killing four of the Bostonians
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Boston Massacre
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A list of items found in Article I, section 8 of the US Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of the United States Congress
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Enumerated Powers
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The Congress shall have Power - To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof
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Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause
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Article IV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, addresses the duties that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings" of other states
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Full Faith and Proper Clause
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Constitutional provision declaring national law to be supreme across the United States
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Supremacy Clause
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He made a radical re-evaluation of the founding fathers, who he believed were motivated more by economics than by philosophical principles
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Charles Beard
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Interest Groups arising from the unequal distribution of property or wealth
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Faction
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He offered a resolution that amounted to a declaration of independence from Gr. Britain
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John Adams
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He was a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution and is one of our founding fathers
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Sam Adams
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Called for a Declaration of Independence
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Richard Henry Lee
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British Philosopher that talks of natural right, and is instrumental in Declaration of Independence
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John Locke
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He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers and checks and balances
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Baron De Montesquieu
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Written to tell why we needed Federal Government
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Federal 10
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The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism
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Mercantalism
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A series of English laws that regulated trade in the American colonies in order to increase profits.
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Navigation Acts
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British Government said colonists couldn't move past Appalachian Mountains
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Proclomation of 1773
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Burning of the flag is legal due to the freedom of political speech
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Texas V. Johnson
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Flag Protection act is unconstitutional
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US v. Eichman
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humans are self-interested
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Thomas Hobbes
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The war was the product of an imperial struggle, a clash between the French and English over colonial territory and wealth
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French and Indian War
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