It was a compromise at the Constitutional
Convention in which the states agreed that the House
of Representatives would be based on proportional
representation and the Senate would have equal representation.
What was the Great Compromise?
100
It was the Articles of Confederation.
What was the first constitution that was ratified but had problems with it, so had to be revised?
100
It is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is the bicameral, or two-body, legislature composed
of?
100
The Executive fills this position.
What is the most powerful branch of government?
100
It protects individual citizens from mistreatment by other branches of government.
What does the judicial branch of government do?
200
It was a compromise at the Constitutional
Convention by which the delegates agreed
that only three-fifths of the slave population would
be counted toward the state’s total population.
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
200
Madison defined a republic as a representative
democracy, which gets its right to govern from the people it governs.
How did James Madison define a republic?
200
There are 180 members.
How many members are there in the house of representatives?
200
The vice president takes over.
What happens if the president resigns or dies?
200
It is the ability to set aside the actions of the legislative or executive branches of any government agency.
What is judicial reveiw?
300
They were those who supported a strong national government and ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
What were federalists?
300
The small states continued to support equal representation (an equal number of delegates regardless of the population of the state), while the large states supported proportional representation. When it became evident that the two sides could not agree, the delegates established a special committee
to work out a compromise.
Why was The Great Compromise called?
300
There are 56 members.
How many members are there in the state senate?
300
They serve as official advisors to the president and as heads of the executive departments.
What do members of the cabinet do?
300
It made congress establish circuit courts of
appeal and district courts.
What did the Judiciary Act of 1879 do?
400
They were those who opposed a strong central government and did not favor ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
What were Antifederalists?
400
They had patriotism.
What did members of Antifederalists and Federalists have?
400
They are committees that are permanent, lasting from one session to the next.
What are standing comittees?
400
They were created to serve the public interest and keep the government and the economy working smoothly.
What were independent agencies created for?
400
They include Northern, Middle, and Southern.
What are the three of Georgia's distric courts?
500
They are powers specifically given to
Congress in the U.S. Constitution.
What are expressed powers?
500
(1). sovereignty, (2). constitutionalism, (3).separation of powers, (4). checks and balances, (5). federalism.
What are the five basic principles upon which our government is placed?
500
Any citizen can suggest and idea for a law.
What power do citizens have when it comes to laws?
500
They have the power to make rules and to punish people or industries who break those rules.
What powers do federal regulatory comissions have?
500
It is a series of courts created by Congress
to deal with special kinds of cases; Special Courts
What is the final part of the federal judicial system?