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Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention

George Washington was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention.

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.

What type of power is the power to make treaties with foreign countries

exclusive

What kind of power is one that is shared between the federal and state governments

concurrent power

Which of these countries uses a parliamentary system of government

Canada

During the civil war what was the position of the southern states about slavery

They felt it was the states right.

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.

Like the federal system of government the unitary system of government allows one body to make all laws for the entire nation

Unitary

the other answer :false

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?

Who was selected as the president of the confederacy

Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederate States of America.

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