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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the first major principle of the US constitution? | Popular Sovereignty |
| What is the second major principle of the US constitution? | Republicanism |
| What is the third major principle of the US constitution? | Limited Goverment |
| What is the fourth major principle of the US constitution? | Federalism |
| What is the fifth major principle of the US constitution? | Seperation of Powers |
| What is the sixth major principle of the US constitution? | Checks and Balances |
| What is the seventh major principle of the US constitution? | Individual Rights |
| According to the Preamble of the US constition what is the first goal in the US goverment? | To form a more perfect Union |
| What is the second goal in the US goverment? | Domestic Tranquility |
| What is the third goal in the US goverment? | Provide for the Common Defense |
| What is the fourth goal in the US goverment? | General Welfare |
| What is the fifth goal in the US goverment? | Establish Justice |
| What is the sixth goal in the US goverment? | Blessings of Liberty |
| What are the three branches of goverment? | Legislative, Executive and Judicial branch |
| What is the main purpose of the Legislative Branch? | To make laws |
| What does bicameral mean and how is Congress bicameral? | it means to have two houses and congress is bicameral because it is made up of two houses known as the house of representatives and the senate |
| What is meant by enumerated powers? | Powers are specifically listed |
| The nessesary and proper clause, what does it do? | it gives congress the power to make laws if they have a 2/3 majority |
| What is a nickname for this clause? | Elastic clause or the basket clause |
| Why is this clause a good thing or a bad thing? | it can be good because if the law just keeps cicling around, congess can put an end to it. it can be bad because congress can vote on a law that no one likes and make it a law |
| What are the qualifications to be a member of the House of Representatives? | you have to have been a US citizen for 7 years have to be at least 25 you have to live in the stae you want to be elected in |
| What are the qualifications to be a memeber of the senate? | US citizen for 9 years 30 years old and you have to live in the state you wanna be elected in |
| Which chamber is based on population? | House of Represtatives |
| Which chamber is based on equal representation from each state? | Senate |
| How many members make up the House of representatives? | 435 |
| How many members make up the Senate? | 100 |
| How long is a term of office for a senator? | 6 years |
| How long is a term of office for a member of the House of Representatives? | 2 years |
| Who presides over the Senate? | Vice President |
| Who presides over the House of Representatives? | Speaker of the House |
| What was the Virginia plan? | made the house of representatives based on populaion |
| What was the New Jersey Plan? | made the senators based on having equal representation |
| What was the Great Comprimise? | when the founding fathers made the House of Representatives based on population (bigger states) and the senate based on equal representation (smaller states) |
| What was the 3/5 Compromise? | the south felt cheated so they wanted to count their slaves for population but the north said that the slaves couldn't vote so they shouldn't be counted ending in every five slaves being one-two people |
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