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US Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Can declare war (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | both |
| Can make peace treaty (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | both |
| Can organize army & navy (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | both |
| Control relations with foreign countries (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | both |
| Control relations with Indians (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | both |
| Borrow money (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | both |
| Ask states to contribute money to fed. govn't (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | Articles of Confederation |
| Coin money (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | both |
| One branch (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | Articles of Confederation |
| Regulate trade with foreign countries (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | Constitution |
| Regulate trade between states (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | Constitution |
| Tax (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | Constitution |
| Have a President (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | Constitution |
| Have federal courts (Const. or both Const. and Articles of Confed.) | Constitution |
| What convinced the states to all ratify the Articles of Confederation into law? | all states agreed to give up their western claims |
| According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, land would be divided in 6 square mile parts called | townships |
| According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, a township was divided into ____ sections. | 36 |
| According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, every section was ____ square miles large. | one |
| According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, section number ____ was set aside for schools. | 15 or 16 |
| According to the Land Ordinance of 1785, land was auctioned off for no less than $____ an acre. | $1.00 |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, when there were _____ in the territory, an assembly could be made for local laws. | 5,000 voting age males |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, when an assembly was made, they could send a delegate to Congress who would have a _____ but no _____ during Congressional meetings. | a voice but no vote |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, when a territory got ______ people in it, it could apply for statehood. | 60,000 |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, not less than ____ states nor more than ____ states could be made from the Northwest Territory. | 3; 5 |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, new states made from the Northwest Territory would be _____ to the original thirteen states. | equal |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, no states formed in the Northwest Territory could have _____. This was the first law to do this. | slaves |
| According to the Northwest Ordinance, people in states formed in the Northwest Territory had to have the following rights. | freedom of speech, press, religion, trial by jury |
| The Constitutional Convention was held in the city of _______. | Philadelphia |
| The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to get rid of the government under the ______. | Articles of Confederation |
| During the Constitutional Convention, the small states proposed a plan called the _____ which would have equal representation from every state. | New Jersey plan |
| At the Consititutional Convention, the large state proposed a plan called _____ which said larger states should have more delegates than small states. | Virginia Plan |
| The compromise made over the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan was called ______. | The Great Compromise |
| According to the Great Compromise, the legislative branch would be called _______. | Congress |
| According to the Great Compromise, Congress would be broken up into 2 parts called _____ and _____. | Senate; House of Representatives |
| According to the Great Compromise, the Senate would allow each state ____ delegates. | 2 |
| According to the Great Compromise, the House of Representatives would allow each state delegates according to their ______. | population |
| According to the 3/5th Compromise, every ____ slaves counted as ____ people for representation purposes. | 5; 3 |
| According to the Trade Compromise, Congress could regulate _____ but couldn't touch _____ trade for the next _____ years. | trade; slave; 20 |
| The Electoral College Compromise was a way for people to elect the _____. | President |
| According to the Electoral College, when a person goes to vote for President, he is actually voting for a slate of ______. | electors |
| The formula for how many electors your state gets is: the number of _____ + the number of ______. | respresentatives; senators |
| The first political party that was for the passage of the Constitution. | Federalists |
| Why did some states hesitate to ratify the Articles of Confederation? | some states claimed western lands and others didn't |
| The first political party that was against the passage of the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added. | anti-federalists |
| The number of branches in the U.S. government. | 3 |
| The branches of government in the United States are: | Legislative; Executive; Judicial |
| The branch that makes the laws | Legislative |
| The branch that enforces or carries out the laws | Executive |
| The branch that interprets the laws | Judicial |
| The first 10 amendments are called: | Bill of Rights |
| Term meaning "to approve" a law | ratify |
| Ther term meaning "an addition or change" in the Constitution | amendment |
| The term meaning "each side giving up a little to get a workable plan" | compromise |
| The term for "each branch making sure other branches weren't getting too much power" | checks and balances |
| The term for "changing boundaries of voting districts so they all have about the same amount of people in them" | apportionment |
| The term meaning "peace within your own country" | Domestic Tranquility |
| The term meaning "charging a government official of a wrong doing" | impeachment |
| The term meaning "temporary." (refers to second in command in the Senate) | Pro Tempore |
| Ther term meaning "Congress gets free mailing privileges for sending law information to theri consituents" | Franking Privilege |
| The term for "stretching the Constitution to meet its future needs" | Elastic Clause |
| Ther term for "people vote" | Popular Sovereignty |
| The term for "voting" | suffrage |
| The term for "a written statement explaining to the court what a prisoner is being charged with" | Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| The term for "to declare a person guilty of a crime without a trial" (this is illegal) | Bill of Attainder |
| The term for "a law which punishes you for an act that wasn't illegal when you did it" (this is illegal) | Expost Facto Law |
| The term for "any bill dealing with money" | Appropriation Bill |
| The term for "powers shared by both state and federal governments" | Concurrent powers |
| The term for "to refuse to sign a bill into a law" (done by the president, governor, or mayor) | veto |
| Number of amendments | 27 |
| List the laws of the U.S. in order from the most important (1) to the least important (6). | 1. Constitution 2. US Supreme Court Decisions 3. State constitutions 4. State Supreme Court Decisions 5. City Charter 6. City laws and court decisions |
| Name any 5 powers the legislative branch has. | 1. override presidential veto 2. ratify treaties 3. declare war 4. coin money 5. impeach and remove president 6. can pass laws 7. borrow money 8. bankruptcy laws 9. regulate trade between states 10. naturalization laws 11. tax |
| Name any 5 powers the executive branch has. | 1. veto laws 2. propose laws 3. call special sessions of Congress 4. appoint cabinet 5. can appoint Supreme Court Justice 6. pardon prisoners 7. appoint federal judges 8. appoint ambassadors 9. make treaties |
| Tell the easiest way a bill is made into a law. | bill is introduced in the house of senate goes to committee than debat approved and passed in either house compromise with other house and senate approve compromise goes to president and he sings it into law. |
| How many votes are needed by Congress to override a presidential veto? | 2/3 of each house may vote to override veto |
| Amendment: Freedom of speech | 1st |
| Amendments: Freedom of press | 1st |
| Amendement: Freedom of assembly | 1st |
| Amendement: Freedom of petition | 1st |
| Amendement: Freedom of religion | 1st |
| Amendement: Right to bear arms | 2nd |
| Amendement: Right against unlawful searches and seizures | 4th |
| Amendement: You don't have to testify against yourself in a court of law | 5th |
| Amendement: Due process in court meaning a prompt trial, impartial jury, right to a lawyer, witness for you | 5th |
| Amendement: made separate ballots for the presidential and vice presidential candidates | 12th |
| Amendement: freed the slaves | 13th |
| Amendement: gave citizenship to the former slaves (also called civil rights amendment) | 14th |
| Amendement: gave freed male slaves the right to vote | 15th |
| Amendement: income tax started | 16th |
| Amendement: illegal to use, sell, make alcohol (called prohibition) | 18th |
| Amendement: women got the right to vote | 19th |
| Amendement: repealed (got rid) of prohibition amendment | 21st |
| Amendement: 18 year olds got the right to vote | 26th |
| person who takes over if the president cannot finish his term | vice president |
| Head of Senate | vice president |
| Head of House of Representatives | speaker of house |
| Head of the Supreme Court | chief justice |
| Introduction of the Constitution is called | preamble |
| length of one term for a senator | 6yrs |
| length of one term for a representative | 2yrs |
| length of one term for a president | 4yrs |
| length for a Supreme Court justice to be in office | life |
| minimum age to be a senator | 30 yrs old |
| minimum age to be a representative | 25 yrs old |
| minimum age to be a president | 35 yrs old |
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