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A New Nation
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A New Nation The Colonies had declared their freedom from Great Britain They were 13 separate colonies who needed to unite for strength They formed a committee to draft a document which would explain how the new government would be run
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The Articles of Confederation
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Powers given to Congress
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The Articles of Confederation just weren’t working
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They met in Philadelphia
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50 delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies in May of 1787
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The Great Compromise
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The Constitution was written
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They made 3 branches of the government, so that no one person or group would have all the power
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The Legislative Branch – they make the laws for our country
Their offices are in the US Capital building in Washington, D.C. They have their meeting there.
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The Senate – each state gets two senators to represent them
Virginia’s senators are Mark Warner and Tim Kaine
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House of Representatives – determined by population of state
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The Judicial Branch is made up of the Supreme Court justices
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9 justices serve on this court. The leader is called the chief justice
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The Executive Branch is made up of our president and his cabinet
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The President’s cabinet is made up of people who give him information and advise him
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Some of the departments of the president’s cabinet
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Each branch has its own responsibilities
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So that no one branch can have more power than the other two, we have checks and balances
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First President George Washington
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He chose a cabinet – a group of men he trusted to help him make good decisions
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He found a site for our new capital
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He set up our federal court system including the Supreme Court
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Differing opinions
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James Madison Father of the Constitution
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The Federalist
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The Bill of Rights
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Second President John Adams
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He was the first president elected in a two-party system
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When John Adams won the election, Thomas Jefferson became his vice president
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Third President Thomas Jefferson
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The Louisiana Purchase
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Fourth President James Monroe
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The Monroe Doctrine
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Fifth President James Madison
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The War of 1812
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The Star Spangled Banner
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