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1st: the article of the Constitution that addresses the legislative branch
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1st: amendment that protects freedom of speech, religion, press, and petition
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2: number of Senators from each state
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2 years: how long a representative serves
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2nd: the article of the Constitution that addresses the executive branch
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2nd: amendment that protects right to bear arms
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3/5 Compromise: how the Constitutional Convention decided to handle slavery, made each slave worth part of the state's population
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3rd: the article of the Constitution that addresses the judicial branch
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4 years: how long a president serves
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4th: amendment that prohibits unresonable searches
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4th: the article of the Constitution that addresses the rights of states and how states can join the union
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5th: the article of the Constitution that addresses how to amend the Constitution
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6 years: how long a senator serves
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8th: amendment that protects against cruel and unusual punishment
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9: Number of Supreme Court Justices
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10th: amendment that grants power to the states if it is not in the US Constitution
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25 years old: how old you have to be to be a representative
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35 years old: how old you have to be to be president
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270: the "magic number" needed to win a Presidential Election
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538: total number of electoral votes available during a Presidential Election
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ad hominem: fallacy - attacking the person and not the issue
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anarchy: NO government, no control, total freedom
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Antifederalists: were worried that the Constitution did not have a Bill of Rights or gave too much power to the national government
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appeal to emotions: fallacy - using words to invoke feelings to get attention away from the issue
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authority: who makes the decisions
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bandwagon: fallacy - creates the impression that everyone is doing it and so should you
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bicameral: two houses
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Bill of Rights: the first 10 amendements
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Capitalism: Free Market economy; winner-takes-all; used in USA
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committee: the first place a bill goes on it's way to becoming a law
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Communism: type of economy where the GOVERNMENT runs everything
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Congress: the word used to describe BOTH the House of Representatives and the Senate
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democracy: government where EVERYONE has a say in issues
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dictatorship: government ruled by 1 PERSON
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economics: how a nation decide who gets what RESOURCES; $$
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electoral college: the process the US uses to elect president
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Executive: the branch that ENFORCES the laws
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fallacy: argument that does not make logical sense, but appears to be right
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false cause: fallacy - assumes a cause and effect relationship that is not true
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Federalists: these people wanted a strong central government and were in favor of the Constitution
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Federalists Papers: collection of writings about why states should ratify the Constitution
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George Mason: father of the "Bill of Rights"
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glittering generarlity: fallacy - using words or phrases that sound wonderful but can not be proven true
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government: how societies and nations decide who will rule
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Great Compromise: the agreement to combine two plans and create a bicameral legislative branch
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hasty generalization: fallacy - draws a conclusion about a population based on a small sample
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House of Representatives: this side of the legislative branch has representative's based on a state's population
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impeach: the Legislative branch can "check" on the Executive Branch by _________ the president
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James Madison: considered the father of the Constitution
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Judicial: the branch that INTERPRETS the laws
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judicial review: the process that the Supreme Court uses to judge on laws and cases
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Legislative: the branch that MAKES laws
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libel: untruthful WRITTEN comments that harm a person's reputation
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monarchy: government ruled by 1 FAMILY (king, queen, emperor, chief, etc)
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national / federal: The Articles of Confederation created a weak ____________
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New Jersey Plan: idea that thought each state should have an equal number of representatives
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oligarchy: government where a SMALL GROUP of ELITES make decisions
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parliamentary: government where people vote for representatives; the POLITICAL PARTY in control picks their PRIME MINISTER (Head Executive)
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President: Head of the Executive Branch
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red herring: fallacy - presents an irrelevant topic to divert attention away from original issue
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republic: government where people vote for REPRESENTATIVES who make decisions for them; also vote for President (Head Executive)
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scare tactic: fallacy - creates fear as evidence to support a claim
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Senate: this side of the legislative branch has an equal number of representatives from each state
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slander: untruthful ORAL comments that harm a person's reputation
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Socialism: economic system where government controls parts of the economy and private enterprise runs other parts
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states: The Articles of Confederation gave power to the ________
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testimonial: fallacy - use of celebrity to endorse a product or idea
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theocracy: government ruled by 1 RELIGION
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totalitarian: government ruled by 1 specific PARTY; total control of country
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totalitarian: government where only ONE person or group makes the decisions
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unanimous: in complete agreement
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unconstitutional: what the Supreme Court rules if something is against the Constitution
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unconstitutional: if the Supreme Court reviews a law and finds it isn't in the Constitution, the law is declared _______________
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veto: if the president rejects a bill, it is called a _______
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Virginia Plan: idea that said a state's representatives should be based on its population
