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Cards in this guide (14)
Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention

George Washington was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention.

In England from which body is the prime minister elected

house of commons

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.

Which of these countries uses a parliamentary system of government

Canada

The Constitution is subject to change based on whose needs

The people

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

majority rule

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."

After half a century the founding fathers realized the form of government created by the Articles of Confederation wasn't working as they had hoped

False.

In what form were the bill of rights written into the Constitution

amendments

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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