CCMS - PEP Week 5 - A New Nation & Government

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True or False: When Washington died in 1799, the capital city was renamed Washington, District of the Constitution - or Washington, D.C.

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False

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True or False: People who supported Hamilton's ideas of a strong national government were known as the Republicans.

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False

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True or False: George Washington became the first President of the United States of America on April 30, 1789.

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True

Front

The ______________ was a special meeting of representatives from each state held at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Constitutional Convention

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_________________ provides a way to keep any one branch of government from having greater power than the others.

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Checks and Balances

Front

The ______________ branch of government interprets the laws.

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Judicial

Front

The ____________ branch of government creates the laws.

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Legislative

Front

George Washington originally called our nation's capital the _________________.

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Federal City

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Washington knew he would need help guiding the nation. He created 5 departments that came to be called the __________________.

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Cabinet

Front

__________________ believed in a strong national government.

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Alexander Hamilton