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Constitutional Era
VUS.5a,5b,5c,5d
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the first attempt at workable government in the United States? | The Articles of Confederation |
| What was the basic problem with the government under the Articles of Confederation? | Too Weak |
| How did the Articles of Confederation limit Congress' lawmaking power? | 1) No power to tax 2) No power to regulate interstate commerce |
| What is interstate commerce? | Trade between states |
| Where did the Constitutional Convention meet? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| What 2 Virginians played important roles at the Constitutional Convention? | 1) George Washington 2) James Madison |
| What position did George Washington hold at the Constitutional Convention? | President (chairman) of the Constitutional Convention |
| Who wrote the "Virginia Plan"? | James Madison |
| Who led the debate and kept a written record of the Constitutional Convention? | James Madison |
| Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"? | James Madison |
| What is federalism? | The division of power between the federal or national government and the state governments |
| What is another name for federalism? | The federal system |
| What is another name for national law? | Federal law |
| What does it mean to say that federal law is the supreme law of the land? | When state law conflicts with federal (national) law, the federal law overrides the state law. |
| What clause of the Constitution says that federal law is the supreme law of the land? | The Supremacy Clause |
| What type of national legislature did Madison's "Virginia Plan" propose? | 1) A two-house legislature 2) Population would determine a state's representation in both houses of Congress |
| What did the "New Jersey Plan' say about representation in the national legislature? | Each state would have equal representation, regardless of population. |
| What solved the large state/small state disagreement about representation in the national legislature? | The Great Compromise |
| How did the Great Compromise solve the big state-small state disagreement about representation in the national legislature? | 1) Congress would be a two-house legislature; the Senate and the House of Representatives. 2) Each state would have 2 U.S. senators (small states) 3) Population would decide a state's membership in the House of Representatives (big states) |
| What balanced power in Congress between the large and small states? | The Great Compromise |
| What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? | 1) A compromise between the "free" North and the "slave" South 2) Slaves would count as three-fifths of a person in figuring a state's representation in the House of Representatives. |
| Define the term separation of powers. | The division of power among different branches of government |
| What 3 branches of government did the Constitution create? | 1) Legislative (makes laws) 2) Executive (enforces laws) 3) Judicial (interprets or explains the meaning of the laws) |
| What is the name of the legislative branch of the federal government? | Congress |
| What official leads the executive branch? | President |
| What court leads the judicial branch? | Supreme Court |
| Define checks and balances system. | A government in which each branch can stop or check the actions of the other branches |
| How many states had to ratify (approve) the Constitution before it could take effect? | 9 |
| Who were the Federalists? | Supporters of the Constitution |
| Who were the Anti-Federalists? | Opponents of the Constitution |
| Who were the two leading Federalists in Virginia? | 1) George Washington 2) James Madison |
| Why did the Anti-Federalists fear a powerful national government? | Believed it would destroy the rights of individuals and the power of the states |
| Who were the 2 leading Anti-Federalists in Virginia? | 1) Patrick Henry 2) George Mason |
| What group wanted a Bill of Rights included in the Constitution? | Anti-Federalists |
| Who took responsibility for drafting a Bill of Rights? | James Madison |
| What 2 documents did Madison use to write the Bill of Rights? | 1) Virginia Declaration of Rights 2) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |
| What is a statute? | A Law |
| Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? | George Mason |
| Who wrote the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What is the Bill of Rights? | First 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| What is a constitutional amendment? | An addition to the Constitution |
| What rights are guaranteed by the First Amendment? | 1) Freedom of speech 2) Freedom of the press 3) Freedom of religion 4) Freedom of assembly 5) The right of petition |
| What does freedom of assembly mean? | The right to gather at public meetings |
| What does the right of petition mean? | The right to make written requests to make changes in the government |
| Define free markets. | Business and trade without government regulation or rules |
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