Senate
What does bicameral mean?
To have two branches.
How many members are in the House?
435.
What is the main power of the Supreme Court?
Judicial Review.
Name one federalist document.
Federalist No. 78, Federalist No. 10, Federalist No. 51
What did the anti-federalists want?
They wanted for the Constitution to not be ratified.
What does it mean to filibuster?
"Prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures."
Who do the representatives represent?
Only the people from the district they came from.
Who is the leader of the Supreme Court?
The Chief Justice.
Who were the federalists lead by?
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison.
Who were the leaders of the anti-federalists?
Patrick Henry and George Mason.
How many members are in the Senate?
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
The Speaker of the House.
What document gave the Supreme Court more power than the Constitution originally stated?
The Judiciary Act of 1789.
What did the federalists fight for?
They wanted to ratify the Constitution and have a stronger central government.
What were the five main concerns of the anti-federalists about the Constitution?
They did not agree with the ratification process, it did not mention God, it would slowly eliminate the power of the state government, it increased the central government's power and there was no Bill of Rights.
What amendment allowed voters to elect senators?
The 17th Amendment.
What act made the maximum Representatives for the House be 435?
The Reapportionment Act of 1929.
What pert of the Constitution talks about the Supreme Court?
Article III of the Constitution.
What did the federalists think was weak?
The Articles of Confederation.
Which states agreed with the anti-federalists?
New York, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
Who is the head of the Senate?
The Vice President.
Define gerrymandering.
The act of purposefully drawing voting district boundaries to favor one political party.
Why did Hamilton deem it the least dangerous branch?
It has no power over the "purse or the sword."
Explain why the federalist papers were created.
To ease people's worries about a strong federal government and to persuade people to ratify the Constitution.
They U.S. had just gotten away from the tyranny of Britain and they thought that a strong central government would repeat the past.