Beginning of Gov

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The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are designed to protect which principle of American government? Options: separation of powers, popular elections, checks and balances, individual rights

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individual rights

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A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.

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checks and balances

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Has the power to create and pass legislation

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Legislative Branch

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In what year was the Constitution written?

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1787-89

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A queen rules a nation. When she dies, the throne will pass to her daughter. What kind of government does this nation have?

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a monarchy

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A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few

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Oligarchy

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What is a federal system?

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A system of government in which power is divided between a national government and regional governments.

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A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution, has complete control, and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have?

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a dictatorship

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Brady lives in a representative democracy. What does that mean?

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He votes for representatives who decide on the issues and laws.

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On which date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Second Continental Congress?

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July 4, 1776