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How many of the 13 states needed to agree to pass a law?
9
How many branches of government did the constitution create? Bonus points if you can name all
3, legislative, judicial, executive
What is the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have?
3
Democracy
A form of government where all citizens participate equally.
What can a president do if he does not support a bill
Veto, or pocket veto
Shays’ Rebellion showed that the national government
needed more power to create a show of force
Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
The Electoral College requires how many votes to win the presidency?
270
Anarchy
A society without a publicly enforced government.
A legislature with two houses is called
Bicameral
The Articles of Confederation created a government that was
weaker than the states
The Federalist Papers were written to
Support and strengthen the constituition
Why was the electoral college created?
To give more power to the smaller states as well as the founding fathers did not trust the common man
Ratify
To formally approve, such as approving the Constitution.
What was the 3/5th compromise?
five slaves would count as three freemen for both representation and taxation. This compromise helped preserve slavery within the Constitution.
What did the northwest ordinance do?
which established a system for territories to become states and outlawed slavery in western lands.
Why were the Bill of rights added?
To satisfy Anti-Federalists who feared a strong government would infringe on individual liberties
What happens if neither candidate reaches the required votes to win?
It is a tie and the house of representatives will vote to decide who becomes president
Faction
small group within a larger one that pursues its own interests, often causing division.
A government where citizens elect representatives is called a
Republic
What are the SPECIFIC weaknesses of the Articles of confederation, what could the government NOT do
The national government was intentionally weak; it could not collect taxes, control trade, or enforce laws. Any amendments to the Articles required unanimous agreement from all 13 states.
The 10th Amendment states
that powers not given to the federal government belong to the people
How do they decide how many electoral votes a state will be given?
Every state has 2 votes for the two senators they have, every state gets at least one representative in the house and then the larger the population, the more representatives you will receive
Sovereignty
Supreme power or authority; under the A. of C., each state retained its own sovereignty or the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.
How does a bill become a law?
1. Identify a problem and write an idea for a solution.
2. A Representative proposes the bill and seeks support.
4. The committee reviews the bill and makes a recommendation (to pass, amend, or postpone).
5. The bill is debated on the floor and may be further changed.
6. A vote is taken; if it passes in one chamber, it is sent to the other chamber (House or Senate) for a vote.
7. The final bill goes to the President, who can sign it into law or veto it.