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History of the United States

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Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention

George Washington was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention.

In the English parliamentary system what is the executive called

prim minister

The executive in a parliamentary system is elected by the people

false

What was the first meeting called in which delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia to complain about English rule

This was the First Continental Congress, which began on September 5, 1774.

A weak central government is a characteristic of what

the Articles of Confederation

What is exercised when more than fifty percent of the people vote for and decide an issue

majority rule

What kind of government has only one law making body

A dictatorship has one person making the laws and no one else. Iraq had this kind of government when Saddam Hussein was the leader.

What was the mother country of the United States

The United States went to war with England to win independence, but we were originally parented by many nations. That is why we are often known as "the melting pot."

What do you call an individual who have been arrested for a crime before been proven guilty

A suspect?

Life Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are examples of what

unalienable rights

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