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The Consitution
US History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was allowed to vote at the time the Constitution was being written? | white male property owners |
| What made New Jersey unique concerning voting at the time the Constitution was written? | women could vote |
| What two groups were not permitted to vote at all when the Constitution was written? | free or enslaved African Americans and Native Americans |
| What is a list of freedoms guaranteed by the government? | bill of rights |
| The United States' first constitution created during the American Revolution | Articles of Confederation |
| List two of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation | -weak central government -could not tax -unanimous vote needed to amend -2/3 majority needed to pass legislation -made other countries were reluctant to deal with the US |
| How did the Great Compromise settle the dispute over representation in the national government? | -equal representation in the Senate -representation based on population in the House of Representative |
| Why did the southern states fear the new government would be dominated by the North? | the North had a much higher population |
| How did the new government appease the South concerning representation based on population in the legislature? Describe it. | The Three-Fifths Compromise - each slave counted as 3/5 of a person towards the states population |
| Although the Constitution was written, it was not yet law of the land. In order to go into effect 9 of the 13 states had to do what? | ratify |
| List the 6 Big Ideas of the Constitution | Popular sovereignty Limited Government Federalism Separation of Powers Checks and balances Republicanism |
| Authority of the people, the government is subject to the will of the people it governs | Popular Sovereignty |
| Created out of fear of misuse and abuse of power, placed restrictions on the government, such as the Bill of Rights | Limited Government |
| Political system in which the power is divided between the national government and state governments | Federalism |
| Government principle that divides the powers among different branches of the same government | Separation of Powers |
| A system of government in which each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches as a way to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful | Checks and Balances |
| A system of government in which people elect representatives and give them the power and responsibility to make laws and conduct government business | Republicanism |
| Power held only by the national government | Enumerated Powers |
| Regulate interstate and foreign trade | Enumerated Powers |
| Declare war | Enumerated Powers |
| Establish postal offices | Enumerated Powers |
| Coin Money | Enumerated Powers |
| Create and maintain the armed forces | Enumerated Powers |
| establish foreign policy | Enumerated Powers |
| establish federal courts | Enumerated Powers |
| make copyright and patent laws | Enumerated Powers |
| admit new states | Enumerated Powers |
| Powers held by the state governments | Reserved Powers |
| Regulate intrastate (within a state) trade | Reserved Powers |
| Maintain schools | Reserved Powers |
| Make laws about marriage and divorce | Reserved Powers |
| Provide for public safety | Reserved Powers |
| conduct elections | Reserved Powers |
| establish local governments | Reserved Powers |
| Powers held by both national and state governments | Concurrent Powers |
| Provide for the public welfare (well-being) | Concurrent Powers |
| levy and collect taxes | Concurrent Powers |
| Administer criminal justice | Concurrent Powers |
| Borrow money | Concurrent Powers |
| List the three branches of the federal government | Legislative Executive Judicial |
| What branch? responsible for enforcing the nation's laws | The Executive Branch |
| What branch? over foreign policy, appoints ambassadors, negotiates treaties | The Executive Branch |
| What branch? uses the military here or abroad, can’t declare war w/out Congress’ approval, 60 day limit on deployment and only longer if Congress approves | The Executive Branch |
| What branch? Chief of State - represents all Americans | The Executive Branch |
| What branch? Legislative Leader - propose laws and see them passed, leader of his political party | The Executive Branch |
| What branch? Responsibility is to ENFORCE LAWS | The Executive Branch |
| What branch? Made up of the President, Vice President, and the Cabinet | The Executive Branch |
| What branch? appointment of Supreme Court justices and federal judges as well as the issuing of pardons(forgiveness | The Executive Branch |
| Which branch? power to propose laws, veto or pocket veto bills passed by Congress, call special sessions, negotiates foreign treaties | The Executive Branch |
| Which branch? Made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate(together these are called Congress) | The Legislative Branch |
| Which branch? all members have the responsibility to represent their constituents (the people of their home states and districts) | The Legislative Branch |
| Which branch? responsibility is to MAKE LAWS | The Legislative Branch |
| the number each state has is determined by that state’s population – 2 year term | House of Representatives |
| each state have two representatives - 6 year term | Senate |
| Which branch? The presiding officer in the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House who is chosen from the political party with the most members in the House | The Legislative Branch |
| Which branch? the presiding officer in the Senate is the Vice President whose most important responsibility is that of voting only when there is a tie vote on a proposed bill | The Legislative Branch |
| Which branch? checks on the executive branch include the ability to override a Presidential veto, approve/reject all Presidential appointments, impeach and/or remove the President from office, ratify treaties, declare war, appropriate money | The Legislative Branch |
| Which branch? checks on the judicial branch - creating lower federal courts, the approval/rejection appointments to the Supreme Court/federal courts, impeach Supreme Court justices/federal judges, propose amendments to overrule judicial decisions | The Legislative Branch |
| Who hs the final authority, appeals cases from lower courts, only court to hear cases concerning ambassadors and disputes between states | The Supreme Court |
| Which Branch? The least public of the govt.’s branches because the President appoints the justices for life and the Senate confirms them, no public input, this eliminates having to please any group of electors | The Judicial Branch |
| Which branch? made up of district courts, appellate courts, Supreme Court | The Judicial Branch |
| Which branch? responsibility is to INTERPRET LAWS | The Judicial Branch |
| Which branch? has the same check on both the other two branches is judicial review | The Judicial Branch |
| Which Branch? makes all its decisions based only on their interpretation of the Constitution with consideration to previous Supreme Court decisions | The Judicial Branch |
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