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Constitution - ICT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st plan for government. Did not work because it gave too much power to the states and the national government was WEAK | Articles of Confederation |
| Meeting held in 1787 in Philadelphia that resulted in the writing of a new form of government to replace the Articles of Confederation | Constitutional Convention |
| Compromise that created a two house (bicameral) legislature (Congress) | Great Compromise |
| outlined the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government. | 3/5 Compromise |
| Law making body consisting of two houses | Bicameral Legislature |
| House of Congress that is elected every 2 years and always directly elected by the people. Representation based on state population | House of Representatives |
| House of Congress that is elected every 6 years. They are responsible for ratifying treaties and appointments of the president. Representation based on equality | Senate |
| Principle that splits the government into 3 branches that each have a different job | Separation of Powers |
| Principle that states that the true source of government power comes from the people | Popular Sovereignty |
| Counting of the population every 10 years to determine changes in the House of Representatives | Census |
| Principle that keeps one branch from becoming too powerful over the others | Checks and Balances |
| Part of the Constitution that allows Congress to create laws that were not originally part of the Constitution. It is also called the "necessary and proper clause" | Elastic Clause |
| Formal changes to the Constitution (27 of them have been made) | Amendments |
| Supreme Court case that created Judicial Review in 1803. | Marbury vs. Madison |
| A division of powers between the federal (national, central) government and state governments. | Federalism |
| Is the power to decide if a law is constitutional or unconstitutional | Judicial Review |
| "Small state" proposal for the new constitution; representation based on equality | New Jersey Plan |
| "Large state" proposal for the new constitution; representation based on population | Virginia Plan |
| the branch of government that makes the laws | Legislative Branch |
| the branch of government that enforces the laws | Executive Branch |
| the branch of government that interprets the laws | Judicial Branch |
| The body of political practices developed through custom and tradition. (Political parties, and cabinet) | Unwritten Constitution |
| Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition | 1st Amendment |
| Right to keep and bear arms | 2nd Amendment |
| Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures | 4th Amendment |
| The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process | 5th Amendment |
| Formal approval | Ratification |
| The first ten amendments to the Constitution | Bill of Rights |
| people who opposed the ratification Constitution until a Bill of Rights was added. | Anti-Federalists |
| A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures. (felt no changes were necessary) | Federalists |
| A group of Presidential advisers first created by George Washington. | Cabinet |
| The minimum number of electoral votes someone must win to become president | 270 |
| a U.S. system where electors from each state vote to elect the President and Vice President. Citizens vote for electors, who then cast the official votes based on state representation in Congress. | Electoral College |
| A series of essays persuading the public to ratify the Constitution as is. | Federalist Papers |
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