Chapter 2 Section 1 Study Guide

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1.       The beginning of what was to become the United States and its government can be found in what century?

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2.       The American system of Government did not spring out of the air, or with the Declaration of Independence. It did start however with three groups of people. Who are these people?

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

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3.       What are the names of the five countries that contributed to the European domination of the American Continent:

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

d.      4.

e.      5.

f.        6.

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4.       Of the five countries that contributed to the European domination what country came in the largest number?

a.       1.

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5.       Of the five countries that contributed to the European domination what country controlled the 13 colonies?

a.       1.

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6.       How many miles do the 13 colonies stretch along the Atlantic Coast?

a.       1.

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7.       The basic concepts of politics and government were first brought to the colonies by the English. Some of the aspects of the structure had come to England from other times and places. English colonist brought to North America THREE ideas that were vital in shaping of Government in the United States. List these three Ideas.

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

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8.       First English colonist saw the need for an orderly regulation of their relationships with one another and government. What did they create to help with orderly regulations?

a.       1.

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9.       Many of the offices and units of government they established are still with us today. List SEVEN of the offices and/or units.

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

d.      4.

e.      5.

f.        6.

g.       7.

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10.   The colonist also brought with them the idea that government is not all-powerful. What is term that describes this not all-powerful concept?

a.       1.

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11.   There are two beliefs with Limited Government. What are these two beliefs of limited Government?

a.       1.

b.      2.

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12.   The concept that government should serve the will of the people can be found in what type of government?

a.       1.

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13.   Finish the following statement: As with the concept of limited government, comes the notion of “Government of, ……………

a.       1.

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14.   The basic ideas of ordered government, limited government, and of representative government can be traced to several landmark documents in English history. List the names of these three documents.

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

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15.   Another name for the Great Charter is the what?

a.       1.

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b.      What was the name of the group of people who developed this document?

                                                              i.      1.

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c.       What were the reasons why this group created the document?

                                                              i.      1.

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d.      This document included fundamental rights. List FIVE of these fundamental rights listed in this document.

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

                                                          iii.      3.

                                                           iv.      4.

                                                             v.      5.

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e.      While the fundamental rights given by this document were great they were originally intended only for who?

                                                              i.      1.

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f.        This document established the principle that the power of the MONARCHY was what?

                                                              i.      1.

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g.       How long was this document respected and ignored by Monarchs?

                                                              i.      1.

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16.   What document was created because of Charles I?

                                                              i.      1.

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b.      During the rule of Charles I what part of the English government grew?

                                                              i.      1.

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c.       What power did this part of the government have?

                                                              i.      1.

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d.      What FOUR powers were limited because of this document?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

                                                          iii.      3.

                                                           iv.      4.

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e.      This document challenged the idea of what? Answer in detail.

                                                              i.      1.

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17.   What document was created when William and Mary of Orange came to crown?

a.       1.

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b.      Explain the Glorious Revolution?

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c.       List FIVE provisions that are listed in this document to prevent future monarchs of abusing power?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

                                                          iii.      3.

                                                           iv.      4.

                                                             v.      5.

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18.   England’s colonies in North America have been described as what type government?

a.       1.

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b.      How many years did it take to establish the 13 colonies

                                                              i.      1.

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c.       What was the name of the first colony established?

                                                              i.      Why was it originally organized?

                                                            ii.      Who were there employers?

1.       What was the purpose of this organization?

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d.      What was the name of the last colony established?

                                                              i.      What two reasons to why it was originally organized?

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e.      What was the name of the colony that was established for greater personal and religious freedom?

                                                              i.      1.

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f.        On what basis was each colony established?

                                                              i.      How did some obtain this right to establish a colony?

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g.       These instruments of government led to the development of THREE different kinds of colonies. List these THREE different kinds?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

                                                          iii.      3.

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19.   What type of colony was under direct control of the king?

a.       1.

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b.      On the eve of the American Revolution in 1775, how many of these colonies existed?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

                                                          iii.      3.

                                                           iv.      4.

                                                             v.      5.

                                                           vi.      6.

                                                         vii.      7.

                                                       viii.      8.

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c.       What colony had the king revoke its charter?

                                                              i.      1.

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d.      Who did the king name to serve as the colony’s Chief Executive?

                                                              i.      1.

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                                                            ii.      What did the king name to serve as an advisory body to the royal government?

1.       1.

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                                                          iii.      What did this advisory body eventually become? There are two!

1.       1.

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                                                           iv.      What is the term given for two-houses?

1.       1.

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                                                             v.      Who elected the members of the Lower house legislature?

1.       1.

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                                                           vi.      What powers were shared by the governor and his council? There are two

1.       1.

2.       2.

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                                                         vii.      How were judges appointed?

1.       1.

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                                                       viii.      Explain how a law was passed by the legislature? Two Steps

1.       1.

2.       2.

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                                                           ix.      Explain how Royal governors ruled.

1.       1

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20.   What colonies were organized under a proprietary?

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

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d.      How did a person gain permission to start this type of colony

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e.      How was this type of colony governed?

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f.        Who appointed the governor of this colony?

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g.       What two colonies had a bicameral legislature?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

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h.      What colony had a unicameral legislature?

                                                              i.      1.

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21.   What type of colony(s) was granted directly to the colonist?

a.       1.

b.      2.

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c.       What are the names of these two colonies?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

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d.      How they were governed?

                                                              i.      1.

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e.      How governors were elected, by whom, and was the kings approval required?

                                                              i.      1.

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f.        What type of legislature did this colony have?

                                                              i.      1.

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g.       How were judges appointed in this colony?

                                                              i.      1. 

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h.      What do historians say about these colonies, with regards to how Britain treated the other colonies?

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United States Government

Chapter 2 Section 2 Study Guide

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Questions

The Coming of Independence was best stated by Benjamin Franklin when he said “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”

1.       The 13 colonies, which had been separately established, were separately controlled under who?

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

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2.       How far away was London from the colonies?

a.       1.

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3.       What were the major issues with having London and the crown rule over the colonies?

a.       1.

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4.       How did the colonist sway the royal governors to their will?

a.       1.

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5.       How did the relationship between Britain and the colonist become federal?

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

d.      4.

e.      5.

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f.        The privilege of self-rule by the colonies was soon to change with a change of power in Britain. Who came to power?

                                                              i.      1.

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                                                            ii.      With the new leadership in Britain came new guidelines and regulations affecting the colonies. What are two changes made by the new leadership

1.       .

2.       .

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                                                          iii.      Explain what triggered the colonist to claim “Taxation without representation”

1.       .

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                                                           iv.      The colonist did consider being British subjects loyal to the crown, but did not like the actions of the British parliament. What did the colonist refuse to do?

1.       .

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                                                             v.      Because the King’s ministers were poorly informed and stubborn, what did they continue to do in the colonies?

1.       .

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                                                           vi.      With the lack of respect from the British, the colonist faced a fateful choice. What was this choice?

1.       .

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6.       The decision to revolt was one that was not taken lightly or alone. In order for the colonies to be successful what would they need to do first?

a.       1.

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b.      Continuing with the theme of success in numbers in 1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, New Haven, and Connecticut forms an alliance. What is the name of this alliance

                                                              i.      1.

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                                                            ii.      What was formed during this alliance

1.       .

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2.       What was its purpose?

a.       1.

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                                                          iii.      In 1696, William Penn offered an elaborate plan for intercolonial cooperation. What did it offer?

1.       .

2.       .

3.       .

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c.       In 1754, the British Board of Trade called for a meeting. What was this meeting called?

                                                              i.      1.

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                                                            ii.      What northern colonies attending this meeting

1.       .                                               5.

2.       .                                               6.

3.       .                                               7.

4.       .

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                                                          iii.      What was the main purpose of this meeting?

1.       .

2.       .

3.       .

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                                                           iv.      What did Benjamin Franklin offer at this meeting?

1.       .

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2.       What did this plan propose?

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3.       What were its powers?

a.       .                               e.

b.      .                               f.

c.       .                               g.

d.      .

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4.       Explain what happened to this plan?

a.       .

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d.      Britain’s harsh tax and trade policies of the 1760’s fanned resentment in the colonies. What laws were passed by the British parliament in 1765?

                                                              i.      1.

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                                                            ii.      In October of 1765, nine colonies sent delegates to New York in what was called…?

1.       .

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                                                          iii.      What are the names of the nine colonies?

1.       .                                               6.

2.       .                                               7.

3.       .                                               8.

4.       .                                               9.

5.       .

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                                                           iv.      What is the name of the strong protest organized by the colonist?

1.       .

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2.       What was the purpose of the protest?

a.       1.

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3.       What was the significance of these actions

a.       1.

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4.       What was the British Parliaments initial reaction to the protest?

a.       1.

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5.       What did British Parliament do to tie the colonies more closely to London?

a.       1.

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6.       What was the colonist reaction to the actions of British Parliament?

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

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7.       Explain what happened on March 5, 1770?

a.       1.

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8.       What is the name of the group created by Samuel Adams?

a.       1.

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b.      What was the purpose of this group?

                                                                                                                                      i.      1.

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9.       What event took place on December 16, 1773?

a.       1.

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b.      What were the actions that took place during this event?

                                                                                                                                      i.      1.

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7.       In the spring of 1774, Parliament passed another set of laws, to punish the colonists for the troubles in Boston and elsewhere. What name did the colonist give to these laws?

a.       1.

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b.      What did this prompt the colonist to do?

                                                              i.      1.

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c.       Where did the colonist meet?

                                                              i.      1.

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d.      What colony did not attend the meeting?

                                                              i.      1.

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e.      What are the names of the colonist who attended the meeting?

                                                              i.      1.                                                                            9.

                                                            ii.      2.                                                                            10.

                                                          iii.      3.                                                                            11.

                                                           iv.      4.

                                                             v.      5.

                                                           vi.      6.

                                                         vii.      7.

                                                       viii.      8.

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f.        During the first two months, the members discussed what two topics?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

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g.       What actions did the members take to protest Britain’s actions?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

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h.      What did the delegates at the congress try to persuade the colonies to do?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

                                                          iii.      3.

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8.       During the fall and winter of 1774-1775, what did the British government continue to do?

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

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9.       When and what year did the Second Continental Congress take place?

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b.      2.

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10.   The books list three items of events that took place as the revolution had begun. List the three events.

a.       1.

b.      2.

c.       3.

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11.   How many colonies sent representatives to the Second Continental Congress?

a.       1.

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12.   What are the names of the notable newcomers to the Second Continental Congress?

a.       1.

b.      2.

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13.   What did the Second Continental Congress become, by force of circumstances?

a.       1.

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b.      What was the British’s opinion of the Second Continental Congress

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

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c.       What was the Second Continental Congress supported by?

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

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d.      How long did the Second Continental Government serve as the first government of the United States?

                                                              i.      1.

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e.      What events happened while the Second Continental Congress was the first Government?

                                                              i.      1.                                            4.

                                                            ii.      2.                                            5.

                                                          iii.      3.

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f.        What type of Congress did the Second Continental Congress illustrate?

                                                              i.      1.

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2.       What powers id the legislative branch have?

a.       1.

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3.       What powers did Executive branch have?

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14.   Slightly more than a year after the Revolution began, what did Richard Henry Lee of Virginia Propose to the Congress?

a.       1.

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b.      What are the names congress appointed to create a proclamation of independence?

                                                              i.      1.                                                                            4.

                                                            ii.      2.                                                                            5.

                                                          iii.      3.

c.       What does the Declaration announce in its first paragraph?

                                                              i.      1.

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d.      How many members signed the Declaration?

                                                              i.      1.

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e.      What does the final sentence of the Declaration state?

                                                              i.      1.

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15.   What did Congress urge all of the colonies to adopt in May of 1776.

a.       1.

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b.      List the lasting impacts Massachusetts set in their Constitutional-making process.

                                                              i.      1.

                                                            ii.      2.

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c.       There are many similarities and differences to the young constitutions. Yet one item was common among them. Explain this feature.

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