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Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Great Compromise | Created a bicameral Congress; United the Virginia plan and the New Jersey Plan. One house in which representatives would be based on population and the second house in which each state would have an equal vote. |
| Three-fifths Compromise | Determined that thee out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation |
| Slave Compromise | Forbidding Congress the power to tax the export of goods from an State, and, for 20 years, the power to act on the slave trade. |
| How many articles are in the Constitution? | 7 |
| Article I | Talks about the Legislative branch, how laws are made, requirements fot Congress, the elastic clause, and forbidden powers; longest article cs its important. |
| Article II | Executive branch, talks about president and vice president, term of office, succession, impeachment, oath of office, and specific executive powers, |
| Article III | Judicial Branch, judicial powers of the US, the supreme court and other courts, and judges are discussed in this article |
| Article IV | This article tells how the states are to fit in with the plan of federal government. Sets requirements for new states and requirements to the gov in respect to states. |
| Article V | Procedures for amending the constitution is covered in this article. |
| Article VI | Makes it very clear that the federal Constitution is the supreme law of the land. |
| Article VII | Tells how the Constitution would be ratified |
| The Legislative Branch def | Congress; makes laws |
| The Executive Branch def | president;Enforces laws |
| The Judicial Branch def | Court, interpret laws |
| The Legislative Branch includes | the Senate (100) and the House of Representatives (435) |
| The Executive Branch includes | the President and the Vice-President. The Cabin also |
| The Cabin consists of | 11 members that give advice to the president; Secretary of: State, Treasury, Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, HEW, HUB, Transportation. AND Attorney general |
| The Judicial Branch includes | The supreme court(9),under that is Courts of Appeal |
| Who is the head of the Executive Branch? | the President |
| The president receives advice and assistance from the heads of eleven executive "departments". These eleven are known together as the ... | Cabin |
| The legislative branch has two parts: | The Senate and the House |
| How many congress men are there? | 535 |
| What is the name of the "highest" court in the U.S.? | Supreme Court |
| In a case being tried before the Supreme Court, what is the closest possible verdict, if all justices are present? | 5:4 |
| The Articles of Confederation | Was the first constitution of the United States, establish the country's national government after the American Revolution. Created a weak central government; Congress was not strong enough to enforce laws or taxes, it also didn't have a president. |
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