HODGEPODGE
BACKGROUND OF MOST DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
WHITE, WELL-EDUCATED, WEALTHY
THE MAIN TASK OF CONGRESS.
MAKE/PASS LAWS
YOU WILL HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE __________ IF YOU WANT TO VOTE TO IMPEACH A PRESIDENT.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THIS STATE WOULD NOT RATIFY THE CONSTITUTION UNTIL THE BILL OF RIGHTS WAS PROPOSED IN CONGRESS.
NORTH CAROLINA
Madison was referring to ____________ when he said, “Great as the evil is, a dismemberment of the Union would be worse.”
Slavery
ANGRY FARMERS, TAXES, TAKING UP ARMS - THIS EVENT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SHAYS' REBELLION
THE NEW JERSEY PLAN CALLED FOR THIS TYPE OF REPRESENTATION IN A ONE HOUSE CONGRESS.
EQUAL
AGE REQUIREMENT AND LENGTH OF TERM FOR A SENATOR
30, 6 YEARS
THIS GROUP WANTED A BILL OF RIGHTS ADDED TO THE CONSTITUTION.
ANTI-FEDERALISTS
SOUTHERNERS TYPICALLY VIEWED SLAVES AS _____________ NOT PEOPLE.
PROPERTY
A STATE MAINTAINS ITS OWN POLICE FORCE, WHILE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS AN ARMY - THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF _______________.
FEDERALISM
THIS PLAN - AND ITS AUTHOR - WHICH CALLED FOR A TWO-HOUSE CONGRESS WITH PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION. (2 ANSWERS)
VIRGINIA; JAMES MADISON
AGE REQUIREMENT AND LENGTH OF TERM FOR PRESIDENT
35, 4 YEARS
THIS AMENDMENT CAUSES DEBATE BETWEEN GUN OWNERS AND GUN CONTROL ADVOCATES.
2ND AMENDMENT
SOUTHERNERS HAD MADE SLAVERY __________ AND _____________, SO THEY WERE NOT WORRIED WHEN THE INTERNATIONAL SLAVE TRADE WAS BANNED.
HEREDITARY, PERMANENT
ELASTIC CLAUSE
HOW CAN CONGRESS OVERRIDE A VETO?
2/3 MAJORITY IN BOTH HOUSES
DECLARING WAR IS A POWER OF _______________.
CONGRESS
THREE (OF THE FIVE) RIGHTS PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT
SPEECH, PRESS, RELIGION, ASSEMBLY, PETITION
THE TWO MAIN PROVISIONS OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE CLAUSE.
1. ESCAPED SLAVES ARE NOT FREE EVEN IF THEY A FREE STATE
2. FREE STATES SHOULD HELP RETURN ESCAPED SLAVES
THE THREE AUTHORS OF THE FEDERALIST PAPERS.
HAMILTON, MADISON, JAY
DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ARTICLES, MOST PEOPLE BELIEVED CONGRESS SHOULD HAVE THESE TWO POWERS.
1. TAX
2. REGULATE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
YOU WILL NEED APPROVAL FROM _______________ TO BECOME A JUSTICE ON THE SUPREME COURT.
THE SENATE
THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS YOU TO AVOID SELF-INCRIMINATION AND PROTECTS LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY.
5TH AMEDNMENT
THE THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE IMPACTED THESE SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; ELECTORAL COLLEGE