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Articles of Conf.

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What was a major problem that occurred under the Art. of Conf.? states didn't work together
What was a main weakness of the Art. of Conf.? couldn't enforce laws
Why did they have the Constitutional Congress? To redo the Art. of Confederation
Which states were involved with the Great Comprise? Virginia and New Jersey
Which state supported the larger population? Virginia
Which state supported the smaller states? New Jersey
Where did the Constitutional Convention meet? Philadelphia
Who was the oldest member at the Constitutional Convention? Ben Franklin
Who did not sign the constitution? John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
Who is the "Father of the Constitution"? James Madison
Which leader didn't believe the constitution would last 20 years? George Washington
Which branch happened during the Art. of Confederation? legislative
During the Articles of Confederation - how many people per state were in the Senate? 2 per state
During the Articles of Confederation -how were numbers of people decided for the House of Representatives? population of state
What is the highest court of land? Supreme Court
Under the Article of Confederation - Would a president lead a country? False, no. They didn't have a president.
Under the Article of Confederation - Were states independent? Yes, this was a problem
Who leads the executive branch? President
Who leads the judicial branch? Supreme Court
Who makes up the legislative branch? Senate & House of Representative
When do they announce who is running for president? National Convention
Last step of the election process Inauguration
How many people are on the Supreme Court today? 9
Which main building goes with the Executive office? White House
What are the names of the 2 main political parties? Democrat & Republican
What is a nickname for the Democrat party? Liberal
What is a nickname for the Republican party? Conservative
What is a symbol for the Democrat party? donkey
What is a symbol for the Republican party? elephant
What are 3 requirements to vote? U.S. citizen, 18 years old, resident of state
What is it called if you follow everyone and listen to the peer pressure? Jump on the ???? Bandwagon
What vocabulary word means to influence you or persuade you? propaganda
How do we determine our population? Census
Who is the head of the Supreme Court? Chief Justice John Roberts
Who is the head of the Senate? Vice President
Who is the head of the House of Representatives? Speaker of the House
Who is the Commander in Chief? President
Who advises the President? cabinet
Which branch deals with the FBI & police? Justice
Which branch deals with jobs & wages? Labor
Which branch deals with roads, airlines, sea et. Transportation
Which branch deals with money, IRS, taxes Treasury
Which branch deals with farming Agriculture
Which branch deals with gas, coal, oil Energy
Which branch deals with hospitals & medicine Health & Human Services
Preamble What do we can the first paragraph in the Constitution?
Which branch enforces the laws? Executive Branch
Which branch Interprets the laws? Judicial Branch
Which branch makes the laws? Legislative
Which branch goes with the White House? Executive
Which branch goes with the Capital building? Legislative
Which branch goes with the Supreme Court? Judicial
How would you describe the word Confederation? United for a purpose
Created by: kamyers
 

 



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