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APUSH - AM Govt
American Govt Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A key power that congress lacked under the Articles of Confederation | Collect taxes |
| The name of the meeting to revise the Articles | Constitutional Convention |
| This plan favored representaion based on population | The Virginia Plan |
| This plan gave each state equal representaion in congress | The New Jersey Plan |
| Article I of the Constitution discussed what? | Legislative Branch |
| Article II of the Constitution discussed what? | Executive Branch |
| Article III of the Constitution discussed what? | The Judicial Branch |
| What major event called for the need for a strong national government? | Shay's Rebellion |
| The three-fifths compromise dealt with what two issues? | Representation & Taxes |
| What system do we use to vote for the president of the U.S.? | The Electoral College |
| How many votes are needed to become the president of the U.S.? | 270 electoral votes |
| The division of power between the national government and states | Federalism |
| What aspect of the Constitution ensures that no one branch becomes more powerful than the other | Seperation of Powers |
| The three branches limit each other through a series of what? | Checks & Balances |
| What are the two chambers of Congress | House and Senate |
| Supporters of the new constitution were known as what? | Federalist |
| Those who believed that states should be more powerful than the federal governnment? | Antifederalist |
| What was added after the ratification of the constitution that Antifederalist pushed for? | The Bill of Rights |
| The courts' power to declare laws & presidential actions unconstitutional | Judicial review |
| The Supreme Court gave itself the power of judicial review in what landmark case? | Marbury v. Madison (1803) |
| What particular land ordinance created a system for admitting new states to the Union? | The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
| Explain the eligibilty requirements for the House | 25 yrs old, resident of the state, a citizen for 7 years |
| Explain the eligibility requirements for the Senate | 30 yrs old, resident of the state, a citizen for 9 years |
| Explain the eligibility requirements for the President of the US | 35 yrs old, a resident of the US for at least 14 yrs, a natural-born citizen |
| What was the 15th Amendment? | Black suffrage |
| What was the 19th Amendment? | Women's suffrage |
| What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? | End racial segreagtion in public places |
| What does Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act do? | Prohibits workplace harassment & discrimination |
| What does Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Act do? | Prohibits discrimination in housing? |
| This law outlawed literacy test to register to vote | Voting Rights Act if 1965 |
| This amendment prohibited poll taxes in federal elections | The 24th amendment |
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