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consitution
consitution notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CONGRESS: -the ____ governing body | main |
| CONGRESS: -made ____ for the new nation | laws |
| CONGRESS: -could not pass laws to collect _____ to pay to run the __________. | 1st: taxes 2nd: government |
| CONGRESS: -could only ask each state to give taxes to pay for the expenses of ________. | congress |
| CONGRESS: -difficult for congress to collect enough _____ this way. | money |
| The articles of confederation set up a _______ __________. | central government |
| CONSTITUTION: - ________ set out the constitution's major goals: to establish _______, to ensure _____, to defend the ______, and to protect people's well-being and _______. | 1st blank: preamble2nd blank: justice3rd blank: peace4th blank: nation5th blank: liberty |
| Powers are shared between ______ and the national _________. | 1st blank: states2nd blank: government |
| Example of a power only the national government has:- make ____ about _____ with other countries. | 1st blank: laws2nd blank: trade |
| State powers:- called "________ ______," because they are "reserved," or left, for the ______ | 1st blank: reserved powers2nd blank: states |
| States and ___________ are represented in ________. | 1st blank: individuals2nd blank: congress |
| What are the three branches of government? | Legislative, Executive, and Judicial |
| Congress is made up of what two groups? | Senator and House Of Representatives |
| What branch of government would decide if a law had been broken? | judicial |
| What does congress do? | Make and pass laws |
| What does the president do? | Signs laws that he/she approves of and makes sure the laws are carried out |
| What group is a part of the legislative branch? | congress |
| what groups are a part of the executive branch? | The president, Vice president, and cabinet members |
| What group is a part of the judicial branch? | justices |
| what does the 1st amendment state? | protects freedom of religon, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to assemble peacefully, and the right to voice complaints to the government. |
| what does the 2nd amendment state? | protects the right to own and bear firearms. |
| what does the 3rd amendment state? | states that the government cannot force people to house soldiers during peacetime. |
| what does the 4th amendment state? | protects people from unfair searches and seizures of property. |
| what does the 5th amendment state? | guarantees that no one would be deprivedof life, liberty, or property without the decision of a court law. |
| what does the 6th amendment state? | guarantees the right to a trial by jury and a lawyer in criminal cases. |
| what does the 7th amendment state? | guareantees the right to a trial by jury in most civil cases. |
| describe a democracy. | a government run by the people of that country. |
| which branch houses the supreme court? | judicial branch |
| why did the states write the articles of confederation? | they wanted freedom, independence, and a firm league of friendship |
| thomas jefferson created what political party? | anti-federalists(democratic- republican) |
| which branch of government can veto laws? | executive branch |
| what are three of the major goals of the constitution? | to defend the nation, to ensure peace, and to establish justice. |
| a weaker, less active national government was favored by which political party? | the democratic-republicans. |
| not having a strong national government was a weaknessof what document? | the article of confederation |
| what type of govenment did the federalists want? | a strong national government, like that outlined by the constitution |
| how did john marshall serve as a justice in the supreme court? | 30 years |
| how is the bill of rights best described? | ten constitutional amendments specifying freedoms |
| what role did alexander hamilton fill in George Washington's cabinet? | secretary of the treasury |
| what happened when the congress agreed to add the sill of rights to the constitution? | many states signed the constitution. |
| what was the role of each state under the article of confederatin? | each state created its own laws. |
| how does the executive branch "check and balance" the judicial branch? | the president nominates supreme court justices |
| what branch of government makes the laws? | the legislative branch |
| who created the cabinet? | George washington |
| states would keep "_______ and independence." | freedom |
| states joined in a "firm league of friendship", not a ______ central government. | strong |
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