Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress couldn't do what? Which made it difficult for them to pay for important things like an army or navy.
TAX
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
MAKE the LAWS
What amendment of the Constitution says that the government cannot create a single, official religion?
1ST AMENDMENT
What does ratify mean?
approve
STATES
Name one reason Anti-Federalists did not support the Constitution
Worried President would be a king
Worried States would lose power to the Federal/National Government
Worried people's rights would not be protected a.k.a wanted a Bill of Rights
Which branch of government decides in a law is constitutional or not?
JUDICIAL BRANCH
What amendment says that the police or other government officials cannot search you or your belongings without probable cause?
4th AMENDMENT
What is an amendment?
revision, CHANGE, or addition to a law, bill, or constitution
Why did early American leaders want a weak Federal/National Government?
the BRITISH GOVERNMENT had treated them badly and they just won their FREEDOM from them.
Why did Large states and Small states argue?
over VOTING in CONGRESS
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
the PRESIDENT
Beside religions, name two rights the 1st Amendment protects
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Petition the Government, and Freedom to Assembly
What is Judicial Review?
SUPREME COURT has the right to DECIDE IF A LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL
Daniel Shay led a rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts over state taxes that lasted for months. What did they show about our government?
Showed our government was WEAK and we NEEDED A STRONGER GOVERNMENT AND ARMY to protect us.
Describe the 3/5 Compromise?
SLAVES WOULD COUNT AS 3/5 A PERSON as far as determining the size of the voting population.
Which branch of government can declare war?
LEGISLATIVE
Describe TWO rights criminal have according to the United States Constitution.
RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY
RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL BY JURY
CANNOT BE TRIED FOR THE SAME CRIME TWICE
What is Separation of Powers?
the IDEA that the POWERS OF GOVERNMENT ARE DIVIDED AMONG SEPARATE BRANCHES
Name 3 things that the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 did.
organized western land for American expansion,
set aside land for schools
make land available for the government
DID NOT OUTLAW SLAVERY IN ALL NEW STATES JUST THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY (MI, OH, IN, IL, WI, MN)
Describe the Great Compromise in detail.
To make large states and small states happy they would:
Have TWO BRANCHES OF CONGRESS
HOUSES OF REPRESENTATION (VOTING BASED ON POPULATION) & SENATE (EQUAL EVERY STATE HAS TWO SENATORS)
What are Checks and Balances?
each branch of government has the power to limit the actions of the other branches
EX) President can VETO bills/laws passed by Congress, Supreme Court can declare LAWS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, Congress has to approve of SUPREME COURT JUDGES that the PRESIDENT APPOINTS
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
OR
What amendment ended slavery in the United States?
19TH AMENDMENT
13th AMENDMENT
What is FEDERALISM?
principle of the CONSTITUTION that established SHARED POWER between federal government and state government