Civics MCAS Full Year

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Declaration of Independence (1776)

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The document establishing the US as an independent nation, adopted on July 4, 1776.

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Articles of Confederation

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the first constitution of the United States

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Constitution of the United States

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Written in 1787 to outline the plan for the US government

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Bill of Rights

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The first ten amendments to the Constitution

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Federalists

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Supporters of the U.S. Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption.

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Constitutional Convention

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Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States.

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Habeas Corpus

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Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment

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Anti-Federalists

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Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption.

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Delegates

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A person who is chosen or elected to represent a person or group

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Federal Government and State Government

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Form of government based on the sharing of powers between levels of government; in the U.S. it is between the national and state governments