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Social Studies Ch 9
Study Guide
Term | Definition |
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Federalists vs. Anti Federalists | Federalist were for a Constitution that established a strong central government Anti Federalist- States Rights/ Weak Central Government and Bill of Rights/Individual rights |
Purpose of the Federalist Papers | Convince people to sign The Constitution and provide reasons for a strong federal government |
Magic number for Ratification | 9 |
Why was it important for New York and Virginia to ratify the Constitution? | They were large states and had much of the power |
Anti federalist demanded that it was added before the Constitution would be ratified because it guaranteed Americans individual rights | The Bill of Rights |
John Jay Alexander Hamilton James Madison | Wrote the Federalist Papers |
Presidential Veto | In order to override a Presidential Veto you need a 2/3 majority in both houses |
Federal System | Strong federal government. Anything not written in The Constitution is under state control. Legislative, Executive, Judicial in the Federal Government are cloned in the state governments. One branch can “check”/ double check another branches work. |
This person needs to be born in the U.S.A in order to be elected | President |
A member of the House of Representatives is elected to a term of | Two Years |
The power to declare war belongs to the | Congress |
A U.S. Senator needs to | be a U.S. citizen, be at least 30 years old, live in the state he/she represents |
President is elected to a term of | 4 years |
The number of members a state has in The House of Representatives | is based on the population of the state |
The Commander and Chief of the army and navy | is the President |
The Speaker of the House is | John Boehner |
The Vice President is | Joe Biden |
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is | John G. Roberts |
Separations of Powers | System of Checks and Balances in which each of the three branches of the federal government can check the other |