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What is the Constitution?
The Supreme Law of the Land (or a written plan for government)
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What was the name of the first written plan for government in the United States?
The Articles of Confederation
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What is it called hen we change the Constitution?
An amendment
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The president and vice president
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How mant times have we amended the Constitution?
27 times
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What had to happen before the Constitution could take affect?
It had to be ratified by 9 of the 13 states.
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What happen during Shay's Rebellion?
Daniel Shay and a group of armed citizens attacked a federal arsenal
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What branch of government is Congress?
The Legislative Branch
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The judicial branch is also known as the _____________.
Supreme Court
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Explain the layout of the Constitution.
The Preamble, 7 Articles, and the 27 amendments
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What future president attended the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
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What does Article III of the Constitution create?
A Supreme Court and other lower courts
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Provide an example of the "consent of the governed."
Voters replace leaders who they do not feel have done an adequate job
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Article IV of the Constitution explains the relationship between the states and the ___________.
national government
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Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution?"
James Madison
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What did Baron de Montesquieu contribute to the Constitution?
The idea of seperation of powers
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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To revise the Articles of Confederation
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What has to happen before an amendment to the Constitution can become law?
It must be ratified by 3/4 of the states
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Under our system of checks and balances what power does the executive branch have?
The executive branch can veto laws
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How do we elect a president?
We elect a president when a canidate wins the electoral vote.
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List three expressed powers.
The power to coin money, maintain an army, declare war, regulate trade, and carry out all other expressed powers
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What part of the Constitution resolves conflicts between the laws of a state and the laws of a nation?
The Supremacy Clause
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The ideas in the Bill of Rights can be traced back to what other documents?
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
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Who were the people who supported the Constitution and who were the people who spoke againts the Constitution?
The Federalists were in favor of the Constitution where as the Anti-Federalists were againts it.
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Compare and Contrast the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. List three similarties and three differences.
Similarties-Both are written plans for government, both set up the government of the United States, both allowed for a Legislative Branch Differences-The Constitution is bicameral, the AOC required 100% approval to amend, the AOC favored strong states where as the Constitution favored a strong central government.
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