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World History Midterm 14-18

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What was the name of the document that became the first document describing how the United States goverment was to function?
Articles of confederation
Name the two "houses" of the legislature
House of representatives and the senate
Which house of the U.S legislature has the responsibility to initiate bills that require funding.
House of representatives
Which house of the U.S legislature has a membership of two individuals from each state?
Senate
Which house of the U.S legislature has a total of 435 members elected from the states based on population?
House of representatives
Which house of the U.S legislature has a membership that must be elected every two years?
House of representatives
Which house of the U.S legislature has a membership that must be elected every six years?
Senate
Name the three separate but co-equal branches of the United States Government?
Judicial, Legislative, and Executive
During what time leading up to the War for Independence by the colonies, their primary grievance against England was what policy?
Taxation without representation
This nation allied with the American Colonies against Britain in the war for independence.
France
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What word describes the aspect of government tat delegates specific powers to the national government and reserves all other powers for the state and/or local governments and the people?
Federalism
What action of the Parisian mob is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
The storming of the Bastille
Name the three parts of the Declaration of Independence.
Preamble, statement of grievances, and conclusion
This man staged a successful coup d'etat (a sudden and illegal seizure of power) in France in 1799.
Napoleon
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