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SS: Chapter 14
SS unit on government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Articles of Confederation | Created after Revolutionary war; very weak; had major problems; replaced by the constitution |
| The Constitutional Covention | held in summer of 1787; held in Philadelphia; George Washington presided over meeting; came up with constitution |
| Republic | A system in which all the powers of the government are given to the people |
| Why was there a conflict over how to determine representation? | debate in which the small states wanted the number of represenatives in the senate to equal for every state and the large states wanted the number to be based on total population |
| Proportional Representation | representation based on population; House of Represetatives is based in this type of representation |
| Great Compromise | Called for a bicameral congress; one house being the House Rep. and the other being the Senate |
| 3/5 Compromise | the total number of free persons would be counted, but only 3/5 of all other slaves would be counted |
| Why was there a conflict over slavery? | The southern states wanted to count their slaves as part of their total population in order to get more seats in the House of Rep, but Northern states strongly opposed and argued that the slaves are not treated as citizens |
| Electoral College | Each state's legislature was allowed to select as many "electors" as it had members in congress. These electors would be allowed to vote for two people. The person who recieved the highest number of votes would be named president. |
| Federalists | People who supported the strong national gov established in the new constitution. |
| Anti-Federalists | Those who strongly opposed a strong central gov. |
| Patriotism | A love and support of country and the constitution |
| Sovereignty | Idea of supreme power or source of authority |
| Separation of Powers | Established a gov. that was made up of three branches (executive, legislative, judicial), each having its own responsibilities |
| Checks and Balances | Ensures that no one branch becomes too powerful ; Each branch of government was given some power to conrol or prevent some actions of the other two branches. |
| Federalism | a system in which the national and state governments share authority over the same territory and the same people |
| What is the function of the executive branch? | To carry out or enforce the laws. |
| What is the function of the judicial branch? | To interpret the laws. |
| What is the function of the legislative branch? | To make or pass the laws. |
| How can the executive branch check the legislative branch? | veto bills, call special sessions of Congress |
| How can the executive branch check the judicial branch? | appoints judges |
| How can the judicial branch check the legislative branch? | declare laws unconstitutional |
| How can the judicial branch check the executive branch? | may declare executive actions unconstitutional |
| How can the legislative branch check the executive branch? | override a veto, disapporve appointments or treaties, impeach the president |
| How can the legislative branch check the judicial branch? | impeach judges, propose constitutional amenmendments or change laws to overrule judicial decisions, disapprove appointments to the courts |
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