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The Articles were weak because Americans feared creating a government with too much power. What is the term and definition for the type of government Americans feared? (Analyzing Issues)
What is tyranny (cruel, unreasonable leadership).
Which plan called for giving each state equal representation—no matter what its population? (4)
What is the New Jersey Plan
What system ensured that no one branch became too powerful? (8)
What is the system of checks and balances
What is the term for the group selected to elect the president? (9)
What is the electoral college
Which plan proposed that a state’s representation be based on the size of its population? (4)
What is the Virginia Plan
Under which agreement would states have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house? (5)
What is the Great Compromise
Which branch of government settles disputes about the laws, and interprets the laws? (8)
What is judicial branch
What is the "term" for trade between the states? (2)
What is interstate trade
Which branch of government enforces the laws? (8)
What is the executive branch
What is the term for the division of power between the federal and state governments? (7)
What is federalism
a. What event caused panic throughout the nation? (1) b. What did many people fear was happening to the new country as a result of this event? (1)
What is a. Shays' Rebellion b. That the new country was sinking into chaos and violence.
What were 3 weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation? (Analyzing Issues)
What is 1) states acted in their own self-interest 2) Congress had no power to tax to pay off war debts 3) Congress had no power to protect the country against foreign powers
What is one power the legislative branch has over the executive branch? (Chart).
What is 1) the power to impeach (remove the president from power) 2) they can override vetoes with a 2/3 vote.
a. Which branch of government makes laws? (8) b. What is one power they have over the judicial branch? (Chart)
What is a. legislative branch; the legislative branch has the power to approve federal judges.
What was the basic problem with the Articles of Confederation? (Analyzing Issues)
What is the government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak.
What is a power the executive branch has over legislative branch? (Chart).
What is the executive branch has the power to veto laws (bills) made by the legislative branch.
What is a power the judicial branch has over the legislative branch? (Chart)
What is the power to rule that laws created by the legislative branch are unconstitutional
What determines how many members of the electoral college each state gets? (9)
What is each state’s number of electors is equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress.
What is one power the judicial branch has over the executive branch? (Chart)
What is the judicial branch can declare presidential actions unconstitutional.
What is one power the executive branch has over the judicial branch? (Chart)
What is the executive branch has the power to appoint judges to the judicial branch, and the power to pardon people convicted of a crime.
What are two powers granted to the national government by the Constitution? (7)
What are the national gov't has the power to: 1) control foreign affairs, 2) provide for national defense 3) regulate trade between the states.
What are two ways the delegates at the Constitutional Convention limited the authority of the national government? (8)
What is: 1) they separated the power into three branches, and 2) they gave each branch certain powers over the others
What are two powers the Constitution reserved for the states? (7)
What are state gov'ts had the power to: 1) provide for and supervise education, 2) establish marriage laws 3) regulation trade within a state
A) Why were Southerners dissatisfied with the Great Compromise? (6) B) How was this problem solved? Briefly explain. (6)
What is A) they feared the North with a larger population would have more power in Congress B) The Three-fifths Compromise: they wanted slaves to be counted towards a state's population to gain more members in the House.
What are two powers the Constitution grants to both the state governments and the national government? (7)
What are: 1) power to tax 2) borrow money 3) pay debts 4) establish courts