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WMS~Constitution
United States Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the first national plan of government called? | Articles of Confederation |
| A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation? | The national government had little power/way to enforce decisions. |
| Why were people afraid of a strong central government? | They did not want one person or group to have all the power. |
| What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention? | Rewrite the Articles of Confederation |
| What was the purpose of the Great Compromise? | To balance power of large and small states in the Legislative branch of the national government |
| Why did small states dislike the Virginia Plan? | Small states would have less representatives in Congress and large states would have many. |
| Who was the Father of the Constitution? | James Madison |
| What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? | A compromise which said that slaves would be counted as 3/5's of a person--used to determine how many representatives each state had in the House of Representatives |
| What is a preamble? | An introduction |
| What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? | To declare independence and list complaints against King George III |
| Which document did the Constitution replace? | Articles of Confederation |
| What is the minimum age for a person to be president? | 35 years old |
| Number of Senators from each state | two |
| Massachusetts Senators | John Kerry & Edward Kennedy |
| Wellesley's representative in the House of Representatives | Barney Frank |
| How many members are in the House of Representatives? | 435 |
| How is the number of members in the House of Representatives for each state determined? | By the state's population |
| How long is the term of a senator? | 6 years |
| How long is the term of a president? | 4 years |
| How long is the term of a member of the House of Represenatives? | 2 years |
| How old do you have to be to run for a seat in the House of Representatives? | 25 years old |
| How old do you have to be to be a senator? | 30 years old |
| How many members of the House of Representatives are from MA? | 10 |
| What does the Judicial Branch of the government do? | Interpret laws |
| What does the Executive Branch of the government do? | Enforce laws |
| What does the Legislative Branch of the government do? | Makes laws |
| What is a 2 chamber Legislative Branch called? | Bicameral |
| Who appoints Supreme Court justices? | the President |
| Who "checks" the appointment of Supreme Court Justices? | the Senate |
| Which branch of the government can veto bills? | the Executive |
| Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Military? | the President |
| What is Judicial Review? | The Supreme Court's power to rule laws to be unconstitutional |
| Which branch of government writes the budget? | the Executive |
| Which branch of government approves the budget? | the Legislative |
| The purpose of the Constitution... | to create a "more perfect Union" |
| What is the preamble? | The introduction to the Constitution; it explains the reasons for the new government |
| What is the name of the system which enables each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches. | Checks and Balances |
| What powers belong to the states? | Powers not given to the national government |
| What is an example of a power shared by the federal and state governments? | raising taxes, building roads or borrowing money |
| What is the President's cabinet? | A group of advisors who mangage the exedcutive departments |
| How many Supreme Court justices are there? | 9 |
| How many Constitutional amendments are there? | 27 |
| How many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights? | 10 |
| The First Amendment guarantees the right to workship freely. What does this mean? | People can believe or not believe whatever religion they want |
| On which kind of speech does the Supreme Court allow limits? | Speech that endangers public safety |
| Whose rights do Amendments 5, 6, 7 & 8 protect? | People who are accused of crimes or involved in legal disputes |
| What does the 4th Amendment control? | Searches and seizures |
| To whom does the 10th Amendment give powers not belonging to the federal government? | the states |
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