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history finals 2
the second history stack: THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
| Question/Term | Answer/Definition |
|---|---|
| 1. What is checks and balances? | A plan to keep any branch of government from becoming too powerful. |
| 2. What is a republic? | A government in which citizens elect people to speak or act for them. |
| 3. What is naturalization? | The act of giving full citizenship to a person born in another country. |
| 4. What is the Elastic Clause? | A part of the Constitution that gives congress power to make laws as needed. |
| 5. What is a coalition? | A group of several political parties. |
| 6.What is a party platform? | A statement of ideas, policies, and beliefs of a political party in an election. |
| 7. What are the Articles of Confederation? | The first plan of government for the United States. |
| 8. What is Capitalism? | An economic system in which people and businesses own and control production (A.K.A market economy). |
| 9. What is Mercantilism? | An economic system where based on the idea that a country becomes strong by having wealth and control of the market. |
| 10. What is a recall | The process of removing a public official from office by voting. |
| 11. What is gerrymandering? | To make voting districts that are unfair to a political party. |
| 12. What is a refugee? | A person who flees from a country to a safer place. |
| 13. At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, what did most small states support? | The New Jersey Plan |
| 14. How long is a senator's term | Six years |
| 15. How long is a Representative's term (House of Representatives) | Two years |
| 16. What are the principles upon which the Constitution is written? | Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism. |
| 17. What is the most common way to participate in government? | Voting |
| 18. What is the basic constitutional duty of the president? | To be the leader of the executive branch and carry out laws made by Congress. |
| 19. What are the qualifications to be president? | The person must be a natural-born American citizen, at least 35 years old, and a resident of the United States for 14 years. |
| 20. Why did the Anti-Federalists criticize the United States Constitution? | They thought it would take away many state and individual rights. |
| 21.What is the duty of the defense department? | To maintain the country's defense and to provide military training for the Army, Navy, and Air Force |
| 22. What did a slave count for under the Constitution? | every 5 slaves counts the same as 3 free men. |
| 23. What is a federal system form of government? | A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and state governments. |
| 24. How long is a justice's term in Supreme Court? | It's a life term. |
| 25. What were the first two parties after the adoption of the Constitution? | The Whigs (who opposed the English king and Parliament) and the Tories (who were loyal to the English Government). |
| 26. What is the purpose of a primary election? | To elect candidates or select delegates at a party convention to vote for a candidate to represent that party in the general election |
| 27. What is the largest expense for a state government? | Public education. |
| 28. What is the source of about 25% of a state's revenue? | Personal income taxes. |
| 29. What are the different courts that compromise a state judicial system? | State courts, general trial courts, and supreme court. |
| 30. What is the major source of income for a local government? | Property and sales taxes. |
| 31. What is the total amount of senators? | 100 |
| 32. What is the issue of the only amendment to be repealed? | Prohibition (18th Amendment, repealed by the 21st Amendment) |
| 33. What document did the Pilgrims write when they came to America? | The Mayflower Compact. |
| 34. What is the best measurement of pubic opinion? | An opinion poll. |
| 35. What were the names of the legislatures who debated at the Constitutional Convention? | The Federalists and Anti-Federalists. |
| 36. How many articles are in the Constitution? | 7 |
| 37. How many amendments are there in the bill of rights? | 10 |
| 38. How many judges are there on the Supreme Court? | 9 |
| 39. How many total amendments are there to the Constitution? | 27 |
| 40. How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution? | 9 out of 13 |
| 41. What are the amount of members on the House of Representatives determined by? | The population of their states. |
| 42. Who is the leader of the senate? | The vice president of the United States. |
| 43. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? | The Speaker of the House |
| 44. Who is the "Father of the Constitution"? | James Madison |
| 45. Who officially elects the president according to the Constitution? | The people |
| 46. Who was influenced Thomas Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence? | Many people in England and Europe. |
| 47. Where did most immigrants come when they arrived in America in the 1800s? | Castle Garden (The book didn't say anything about it, by the way, Ellis Island is from the 1900s) |
| 48. Where was the constitutional convention held? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| 49. What are the legislature's duties? | To make laws, collect taxes, maintain the armed forces, regulate trade, punish certain crimes, and check on the other two branches. |
| 50. What were two forms of legislatures proposed at the Constitutional Convention? | The Virginia Plan (a strong central government) and the New Jersey Plan (more power for states). |
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