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Government

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What is a founding father? A person who helped start our nation, an originator
Who are the 6 founding fathers? Ben Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Paine, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson
Where was the Constitutional Convention? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Why did they have the Constitutional Convention? To revise the Articles of Confederation
Who was a part of the Constitutional Convention? President of Convention: George Washington from Virginia Father of the Constitution: James Madison from Virginia
Where did they get the ideas from for the Constitutional Convention? English: life, liberty, property, French: separation of powers
Should slaves be counted as part of the population? North: says no because slaves would add to the population and give them more representation South: yes! because they wanted more representation
3/5 Compromise 3/5 of slaves in a state would be counted as population
What is the New Jersey Plan? each state has equal representation, favors small states
What is the Virginia Plan? representation based on population, favors larger states
What is the Great Compromise? will have 2 houses: Senate: equal representation, House of Reps: based on population
What is the Executive Branch? Executes and enforces the laws, elected by electoral college: 270 votes to win Need to be at least 35, a natural born citizen, have lived in the US at least 14 years
What are the powers and responsibilities of the President? Commander in Chief: military decisions, Chief of State: deals with foreign countries, Chief Executive: appoints Supreme Court Justices, Chief Legislator: approves and vetoes laws, Chief of Party: head of political party
What is the method used to elect the president of the US? Electoral Vote
What happens on Election Day? Voters go to polls
What is the vote called when registered voters go to polls? A popular vote
How many total electoral votes are there? 538
How are the number of electoral votes determined for each state? Based on the state's population
What is the formula to calculate the number of electoral votes a state gets? number of senators + number of representatives
How many electoral votes does NY have? 28
Which candidate wins all of the electoral votes in each state? the candidate with the most popular votes
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win the election? 270
What is the Legislative Branch? The senate, 2 senators per state, 100 total, building: Capitol, 6 years in one term, unlimited terms, elected by voters, need to be 30, citizen for 9 years, need to live in the state that you represent
What are the powers and responsibilities of the Senate? makes/passes laws, ratifies treaties, override president's veto with 2/3 of both houses, approves appointments of judges and cabinet members, impeachment trial - 2/3 of senate needed to convict
House of Representatives reps are based on population, 26 in NY, total: 435, building: Capitol, 2 year terms, unlimited, elected by voters, age: 25 citizen for 7 years, live in the state you represent
What are the powers and responsibilities of the House of Representatives? makes/passes laws, override a president's veto with 2/3 of both houses, votes to impeach president, power to vote if there's a tie or no majority
What is the Judicial Branch? Supreme Court, 9 justices, life terms, nominated by president, approved by senate, they interpret laws, decide if they follow the constitution (judicial review)
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