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Gov:Chapter 2 Terms
Gov: Chapter 2 Terms 1.4-1.6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Articles of Confederation | -First Governments for the new nation. -Refined the former colonies as states and united them as a confederation under one governing authorities. |
| Shays Rebellion | -: A call to reform the Articles of Confederation , eventually resulting in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. -This demonstrated to the national government that the lead of a center |
| Bicameral | -Having 2 branches |
| Bill of Rights | -The first 10 amendments to the U.S Constitution |
| Constitutional Convention | -Address the problems of a weak central government which is under the Articles of Confederation |
| Electoral College | -Decides who will be the elected president and vice president of the United States |
| Great Compromise | -Established the U.S legislature as a bicameral law making body |
| New Jersey Plane | -Secured the power of the small states limiting each state to one vote in congress |
| Ratification | -Approval of agreement by the state |
| 3/5 Compromise | -It determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. |
| Virgina Plan | -Outlined a strong national government with 3 branches |
| Article V | -Explains how the constitution can be changed |
| Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) | -States are free to determine their own standards for education and its achievements. -While giving protection to students with disadvantages |
| No Child Left Behind (NCLB) | - Called for improvements in teaching methods, testing to measure programs, and sanctions for underperforming schools |
| Race to the Top | -Incentives offered for states to adopt new national standards or develop their own that requires students to be college/career ready at graduation |
| USA PATRIOT Act: | -Unifying and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruction Terrorism. -This law covered intelligence gather and charing executive branches |
| Cheacks and balances | -Provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful. |
| Federalist No. 15 | -To inform the reader of the safeguards created by the convention -To maintain the separate branches of government -To protect the rights of the people and of the country. |
| Separation of power | - The division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another |
| Stakeholderes | -An individual or organization that has an interest in the program |
| Advice and consent | -Gives the Senate the responsibility to advise the president about nominees and the authority to consent to (approve or reject) those nominations. |
| Impeachment | -The process of bringing charges against a government official for wrong doing |
| Pocket Veto | -An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with |
| 2/3 overrode | -To override a veto two-thirds of those present and voting must vote in favor |
| Veto | -A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. |
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