Articles of Confederation
Who held the majority of the power under the Articles of Confederation?
States
Counted slaves as 3/5th's of a person when determining representation in Congress
3/5th's Compromise
Which article allows the Constitution to be amended?
V
Powers shared by state and federal government
Concurrent Powers
When does the Vice President cast their vote in the senate?
When there is a tie
Libel
Written defemation
In order to ammend the Articles of Confederation, how many states had to agree?
13, ALL OF EM
What did the Anti-Federalist want to add to the Constitution? Why?
Bill of Rights, to support and protect individual rights.
What powers are granted to states by the 10th Amendment?
Reserved Powers
Who can control the public school systems?
The States
The power to nominate new members to the Supreme Court is a check over the courts held by the ................
President
Slander
Spoken defemation
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in May of 1787? What happened instead?
The delegates met to revise the Articles. They soon realized this wouldn't happen and began writing the Constitution.
Why did the Federalist write the Federalist Papers?
To support the idea of a new government under the newly drafted Constitution
Found in article 6 of the constitution is the Supremacy Clause. What does it do?
States that the national law is supreme over the state law.
National powers spelled out in the constitution
Enumerated Powers
Which branch can veto the nomination of a presidential appointment?
Legislative
Ratify
To sign into law/ approve
Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
1. Weak central government
2. No power to collect taxes
3. No power to form or support a military
There are more...
Created a bicameral legislature with one house being determined by population and the other on equal representation
The Great Compromise
Why did the framers believe the ideas of federalism should be embedded in the constitution?
So that powers were shared between nation and state, keeping one person/group from gaining too much power
What does the Necessary and Proper Clause state?
It implies that Congress has powers besides those explicitly stated in Article I of the Constitution
Which branch interprets laws and determines if they are constitutional?
Judicial
Federalism
Multiple levels of government split/share powers over their people
What was the major impact of Shay's Rebillion?
It showed how weak the Articles of Confederation were
What did the Commerce Clause do?
Keep the government from being able to tax exports
How many amendments are there currently?
27
Since the ratification of the Constitution, powers between state and national governments have changed. How?
In the beginning state powers were clearly separated from national powers, as time has passed, the lines dividing these powers have blurred (they are beginning to become mixed together)
Why would the power of impeachment be given solely to the House of Representatives?
To keep one branch from becoming too powerful
Extradition
A legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled.