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The A.O.C.
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The Constitution
The Branches
100
  • In the summer of 1787 delegates from most of the states met in Philadelphia and began working on a new Constitution for United States. These delegates would come to be known as the ________________ of the US Constitution.

Framers

100

Established by the Second Continental Congress in 1777, under the ____________, each state maintained individual sovereignty and came together for issues related to common defense and protection of civil liberties.

Articles of Confederation

100

The method of distributing power where power is divided among the national, or central, government, and regional governments, such as states and cities is known as…?

Federalism

100

What is the structure of the Constitution?

Preamble, Articles, Bill of Rights, Amendments

100

Which branch of the federal government is tasked with enforcing laws?

Executive

200
  • During the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, ______________________ was voted in as the first president of the convention.

George Washington

200

The Articles of Confederation set up a simple government structure. Congress was the only body created and the members of Congress were chosen annually by the State. This made the United States what type of governmental structure?

Unicameral

200

The system designed to ensure no one branch of government has any more governmental power than any other is known as…?

Checks and Balances

200

Where are the powers that are granted to each of the branches of the government located in the Constitution?

In Articles I, II, & III

200

The Vice president is a member of …?

The Executive and Legislative Branches

300
  • During the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 the delegates from the southern states argued that they wanted their slaves to be counted in their population so that they may have more representation in the House. Northern states argued against counting slaves in the southern population. What was the name of the agreement that eventually solved this issue?
  • The Three-Fifths Compromise
300

Leaders such as Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that focused on the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and supported ratification of the Constitution were known as…?

Federalists

300

The concept in which the three branches of government have different and unique powers and responsibilities is known as…?

Separation of power

300

The House of Representatives is comprised of 435 Representative from the 50 states and additional US Territories. How are the amount of representatives in the House determined?

  • The population of the state that is represented.
300

In which Article of the Constitution is the Judicial Branch of the government established and outlined?

Article III

400

During the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 there was much debate and conflict over representation in Congress; the larger states wanted representation based on population, while the smaller states wanted equal representation, regardless of population. What was the name of the agreement made to solve this issue between the states?

The Great Compromise

400

What was the significance of November 15th, 1777?

The 2nd Continental Congress ratified the Articles of Confederation.

400

The President of the United State has a key advisement team that is generally referred to as his/her…..

Cabinet

400

A system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of a national government and smaller, regional governments is called…

Federalism

400

The process of the Supreme Court determining whether laws or presidential acts are Constitutional or not is called…

Judicial Review

500

Under the _________________, Congress was forbidden the power to tax the export of goods from any state, and Congress would not be able to interfere with the slave trade for a period of at least twenty years.

The Commerce Compromise

500

The 85 Federalist Papers written to argue for the ratification of the US Constitution were published under the pseudonym…?

The Publius

500

What executive power is intended to help guide federal agencies in matter that involve established laws and are usually only symbolic in nature?

Executive Orders

500

Name three of the foundational principles of the United States Constitution.

Rule of Law

Checks and Balances

Separation of Powers

500

The powers and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch as it pertains to Checks and Balances over the other two branches of government is outlined in which article of the Constitution?

Article I

600

_____________________ means that the people are predominate and have all of the political power. The government only governs with the consent of the people.

Popular sovereignty

600

Name four weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

  • All states were able to make their own trade agreements.
  • All states were allowed to print their own currency.
  • The national government was not allowed to collect taxes from each of the states.
  • Each state could choose whether or not to provide manpower for a national army.
600

Popular Sovereignty is a term that refers to the idea that…

The government only governs with consent of the people.

600

Who were the main leaders of the Constitutional Federalist groups?

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

600

When two-thirds of both chambers of Congress must propose an amendment to the Constitution it is referred to as...?

The Congressional Proposal Method

700

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government…” Who might have been the person to say this quote?

Patrick Henry

700

Basically each state acted independently under the Articles of Confederation, and they only came together in times of emergency.

Articles of Confederation

700

Powers NOT granted to the National government, but at the same time, not denied to the States are called:

Reserved Powers

700

Powers that are NOT expressly stated in the Constitution, but are reasonably suggested are called…

Implied Powers

700

___________________ determines the structure of the Judicial Branch, including the number of Supreme Court justices.

Congress

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