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S.S-Early US Govern.
Quiz- Wednesday, June 5, 2013
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the president of the united states today? | Barack Obama |
| How many terms can a president serve? | 2 consecutive yrs |
| What is the introduction of the Constitution called? | Preamble |
| Who is the commander in Chief of the U.S. military? | Obama |
| What are the three branches of government? | Legislative, executive, judicial |
| Who has the power to declare war? | Congress |
| Who makes the laws in the United States? | Congress |
| How many times can a congressmen be re-elected? | Unlimited |
| How many senators are there in congress? | 100 |
| For how long do we elect each senator? | 6 yrs |
| How many representatives are there in congress? | 435 |
| For how long do we elect the representatives? | 2 yrs |
| What are the duties of the Supreme Court? | To pass/enforce laws |
| Who selects the Supreme Court Justices? | President |
| How many Supreme Court Justices are there? | 9 |
| The articles of confederation were the nations first ____________. | Constitution |
| Who was the articles of confederation created by? | continental congress |
| When did the articles of confederation become effective? | March 1781 |
| The articles of confederation set up legislative branch but no _________ branch and a very weak _______ branch. What is the other word for the fill ins? | executive (president), judicial (courts) |
| Taxation- State or Government power? | State |
| Create a state court system- State or Government power? | State |
| Enforce laws passed by congress- State or Government power? | State |
| All power not delegated to the national government- State or Government power? | State |
| Limited powers- State or Government power? | Government |
| Declare and wage war- State or Government power? | Government |
| Make treaties- State or Government power? | Government |
| Settle disputes between states- State or Government power? | Government |
| Request money and taxes- State or Government power? | Government |
| Direct the operations of land and naval forces- State or Government power? | Government |
| Makes sense that the AOC sets up a weak central government because: | They were trying to not allow another "king george" and dont want to be taken over. |
| The constitutional convention begins in ____ in ___________ ___________. | 1787, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Delegates from all the states invited to the convention to: | Fix the Articles |
| Which state didn't attend the convention? | RI |
| How many delegates attended the convention? | 55 |
| What was the great compromise? | Created 3 groups; legislature, house, and the senate |
| Legislature | 2 parts, house/ senate |
| House | Divided by population- # of senators based on population |
| Senate | Equal # of senators |
| The southern states refuse to: | Get rid of slavery |
| What was the 3/5 compromise? | slaves are counted as 3/5 of a person |
| Congress promised to not get rid of slavery until ____ | 1808 |
| How many branches were in the New Jersey plan? | 3 |
| Each state gets one vote- New Jersey or Virginia plan? | New Jersey |
| _____ states like the New Jersey plan, _____ states hate it. | Small, big |
| How many branches were in the Virginia plan? | 3 |
| Representation in the legislative branch based on population- New Jersey or Virginia plan? | Virginia |
| _____ states like the Virginia plan, _____ states hate it. | Big, small |
| Who kept notes in the convention? | James Maddison |
| What were the participants of the convention? | White, male, rich |
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