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U S History
5th grade: Unit 7 - New Nation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the Articles of Confederation? | a document to plan our government. Ratified (accepted) in 1781. It gave our central government few powers. |
| What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | Gov't could not pass laws to tax goods coming into the country; they did not have power to control trade between states; states printed their own monies; they couldn't tax the states to come up with money to pay off war debt. |
| What was an "Antifederalist" and what did they want? | A person who was against a strong central government and wanted to protect people's rights; they wanted to amend (make changes) to the Constitution. |
| What was a "Federalist" and what did they want? | A person who supported strong central government and wanted to ratify/accept the Constitution |
| What was the Virginia Plan? | A proposed plan to replace the Articles of Confederation. The plan gave more power to Congress and split it into 2 houses/assemblies. The # of representatives in each house would be based on the state's population. |
| What was the New Jersey Plan? | This plan to replace the Articles of Confederation wanted only one house/assembly in Congress where each state had the same number of representatives. |
| What is the Great Compromise? | A settlement of the disagreement between the Virginia Plan and the N.J. plan. There would be 2 houses in Congress (Senate & House of Representatives). One would have the same # if reps for each state; the other would be based on the states' population. |
| What is a confederation? | a group of states that unites to form a larger state with a central government |
| What is the 3/5 compromise? | 3 out of 5 enslaved people would be counted as part of the state's population. |
| What is the Preamble and what is it's purpose? | the introduction/beginning of the Constitution; it's purpose is to explain the purpose of the Constitution. |
| What is the Bill of Rights? | The first amendment (change/addition) to the Constitution is called the Bill of Rights (there are 10 of them and they attempt to secure people's rights and freedoms). |
| What are the first 3 items of the Bill of Rights? | 1. freedom of religion, speech and press. 2. right to bear arms. 3. not force home owners to house soldiers |
| Executive branch | President and Vice-President -- serves 4-year term. Does not make laws, but can veto (reject) laws passed by Congress. Makes sure laws are carried out; commands the armed forces; appoints Supreme Court judges |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court and other federal courts; judges serve life terms. They decide if laws are constitutional; can overturn laws; can overturn President's actions |
| Legislative branch | Congress: serve 2-year terms 1.House of Representatives 2.Senate make laws; establish taxes; can override the President's veto; can refuse to appoint the President's choice of judge |
| What are a US citizen's responsibilities? | vote; educate oneself on issues and candidates B-4 voting; pay taxes; follow laws |
| Name at least 2 patriotic songs? | America the Beautiful Star Spangled Banner America |
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