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Stack #1081348
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is suffrage? | The right to vote |
| What was our country's 1st Constitution? | The Articles of Confederation |
| What is ratification? | Official approval |
| What movements influenced ideas for America's government? | The Enlightenment and The Great Awakening |
| What documents influenced ideas for America's government? | Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom |
| Why did we need a new Constitution? | The Articles of Confederation didn't give the National government enough power |
| What is a tariff? | A tax on imports or exports |
| How many branches are in our government and what are they? | 3 - executive, judicial, legislative |
| What group is responsible for executing the laws of our country? | Executive Branch |
| What group is responsible for interpreting the laws of our country? | Judicial Branch |
| What is federalism? | A sharing of power between states and national government |
| What is popular sovereignty? | The idea that political authority belongs to the people |
| Who is responsible for proposing and passing laws? | Congress/Legislative branch |
| What is the purpose of the checks and balance system? | Keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| What is a veto? | Executive (president) rejection of a bill |
| How can the Congress reverse a President's decision? | With a 2/3 majority vote over the president's veto |
| How can the Judicial branch check the legislative branch? | By declaring laws unconstitutional |
| How can the Executive branch override a new law created by the legislative branch? | The president can veto the law |
| How many senators does each state get? | 2 |
| How many representatives does each state get? | Depends on the # of people in the state |
| Who served as the president of the Constitutional Convention? | George Washington |
| Who is considered "The Father of the Constitution"? | James Madison |
| What issue led to the Great Compromise? | state representation in the national government |
| How did the debate over slave representation get resolved? | Delegates agreed they would count at 3/5 of person in population count |
| When did the Constitution officially go into effect? | June 1788 |
| What is an amendment? | An official change |
| A proposed amendment must have what kind of agreement/vote? | Approved by a 2/3 majority of Congress (the Senate and House of Representatives) |
| An amendment must be ratified by what kind of agreement/vote ? | ¾ of the state legislatures |
| What is the Bill of Rights? | The first 10 amendments of the Constitution |
| What rights do the Bill of Rights protect? | Citizens' rights |
| How did the Federalist Papers try to assure Americans about the new constitution? | It stated that the (national) government would not overpower the states |
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