US Regents Review #1

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Congress is divided into two parts, the  _____________ and the _______________.

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Senate and House of Representatives

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The theory of government where one branch has power to keep another branch of government from becoming too powerful is called?

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Checks and Balances

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Dividing the government into 3 specific branches is called?

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Separation of Powers

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What is the best summary of the image provided? Options: this is a picture of when Columbus discovered America, this is a list of the first people who settled in the American colonies, this is a map of the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the size of the U.S., this is a graph of immigration stats from the last 20 years

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this is a map of the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the size of the U.S.

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What was the purpose of Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense?

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It encouraged colonists to fight for their independence from Britain.

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Why did Paul Revere portray the Boston Massacre in this manner in the image below?

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In order to create anti-British sentiment.

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What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?

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Gold, God, and Glory

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A tax on newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards

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Stamp Act

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Required colonial authorities to feed and house British troops

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Quartering Act

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What was the most important outcome of the Marbury v. Madison ruling?

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Judicial Review