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1. Bill is proposed in the house 2. Bill is referred to Committee in the House 3. Voted on and passed in the house 4. Referred to committee in the senate 5. Voted on and passed in the senate 6. President signs the bill 7. It's a law

1. in order to form a more perfect union     a. Better than the articles of confederation     b. More perfect than before 2. establish justice      a. legislature at federal, state and local levels     b. courts and federal, state and local levels     c. law enforcement at federal, state and local levels 3.  insure domestic tranquility      a. peace between states counties and cities 4.  provide for the common defense      a. national military (army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard) 5.  promote the general welfare and     a. social programs to help the elderly and needy individuals 6.  secure blessings of liberty to ourselves and posterity     a. maintain civil rights (including voting) for ourselves and our children Delegated: Coin and print money  Admit new states  Raise and support armed forces Regulate foreign trade ...

Strengths Coin and borrow money Negotiate with foreign nations and American Indians Try to resolve differences with states Ask states for money and soldiers Weaknesses Pass or collect taxes Raise an army (no standing army) Enforce it's own laws (no judicial system) No executive or legislative branches with power Most power held by the states One branch of government 1. You aren't really able to make an agreement and there's no way to enforce anything that does pass. 2. Establishing a judicial system and and executive and legislative branches

1. Battle of Trenton G.W. Secret attack on Hessians Christmas Evening  First American win  2. Battle of Saratoga  Introduction = benedict Arnold America's first traitor.  Big American victory British surrendered 10 days later 3. Valley Forge  Not a battle The first moment where the Americans choose to fight or quit Conditions were harsh and unfair  Fredrick Von Stuben (Loves the Americans and trains troops) and makes sure they stay active in the cold.  4. The Naval war  Fighting on the water  John Paul Jones  American's won 5. Guerilla Warfare Farncis Marion (the swamp fox) When the British moved he would have men hiding and shooting people down.  Guerilla attacks would be like small raids Done because the British had a better army.  6.Battle of yorktown British suffering now Colonies have French help.  Lord Cornwallis surrenders to the colonists because he is surrounded ...

After creating the podcast I was really proud of the fact that I finished it and that everything sounded good. My voice was clear and I really liked my script too. The haders thing though was probably the script itself. Trying to make it sound formal yet relaxed and not like I was a robot spouting off facts no one was going to need was infinitely harder than you would think it was. if I could I would clean up  the interview I had with Mrs.Trainor. When we interviewing it was break and she wasn't feeling ell and the entire math department as coming to her room in a few minutes so it was rushed and certain answers weren't easily explained but there was no time for follow ups if I wanted answers to certain questions. The interviews although slightly shaky turned out pretty well. In the interview I had with Alisha although you can't see it the two of us were holding back bits of laughter and the entire thing was more of me asking her questions about her life before Singapore....

Monarchy -- A government by one ruler such as a king or queen. Passed down from one generation to the next in the same family, heredity. Oligarchy -- A government by ruling elite group of people. The rulers make decisions to benefit themselves. Democracy -- The rules and decisions are made by a majority (51%). A super majority is 60% Republic -- Decisions are held accountable to the law. The majority doesn't make the final decisions. The decision is up to the laws. Anarchy -- There is no government. People are allowed to make their own decisions. This includes defending their own land, property and themselves Why does America have federal and state governments? The state government checks the federal government and doesn't allow them to have too much power and vice versa. Singaporeans may find it difficult to understand because Singaporean government has total control and with it being an island it's easier to control the people. the federal government controls...

U.S. Senate Requirements:  Age: 30 years Citizenship: At least 9 years Residency: Must live in the state they want to represent. Term Length: 6 years Term Limits: Unlimited 6 year terms Number Per State: 2 per state U.S. House of Representatives  Requirements:  Age: 25 Citizenship: 7 years Residency: They must live in the district they want to represent Term Length: 2 years Term Limits: Unlimited 2 year terms Number per state: Depends on the population What does the +3 mean?  The representatives for the District of Columbia.