Government
Describe the Separation of Powers
What is the Executive Branch
President of the US
What is the Constitution?
It's the supreme law of the US
Name the 1st Amendment
Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Religion, and Petition of Gov
It's the first 10 amendments, and these amendments are unalienable rights, meaning they cannot be taken away under any circumstances
How many senators are allowed per state?
2
What is the Legislative Branch
Congress
How many principles/articles are in the Constitution
7
Why is the 2nd Amendment controversial
It allows people to own firearms, and since it is an amendment (unalienable right), it is abused by people that want to "bear arms" by owing alot of weaponry and defending it by saying the constitution allowed it.
Why was slavery not addressed in the Bill Of Rights
The writers were scared of people having a negative response to slavery being abolished, since most states still had slavery, and they didn't want to risk instability this early on
Define Popular Sovereignty
Something along the lines of "Government that is primarily controlled/conducted by the will/consent of the people. People = Gov. Power"
What is the Judicial Branch
Supreme Court and Federal Court
Name and describe 2 principles of the Constitution
Answers vary, quick overview:
1. Popular Sovereignty, people = gov power
2. Limited Gov., Gov only has constitution powers
3. S.O.P, 3 branches of gov.
4. C&B, each branch checks eachother
5. Federalism, Federal Gov vs. State Gov
6. Republicanism, citizens electing representatives
7. Individual Rights, people have their own rights.
What spurred the 3rd Amendment
British soldiers were breaking into peoples homes during the war and using the property as their own, which deeply upset the Americans
(technically not Bill of Rights, but I cant make 6 questions under Government)
A conclusion drawn during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which resolved a dispute between small and large states arguing over the Government set up, and thus they came to the conclusion of the Senate, which was always 2 reps and only 2, and then the House of Representatives, which is based on population.
Name 5 Founding Fathers
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, George Manson, James Monroe, Robert Morris, and more
Define Checks and Balances and Provide 1 Example
A system put in place so that 1 branch of government could not be any more powerful then the others, so they all keep and impose checks on one another. Examples may vary, but a few include:
President vetoing the legislation (E->L)
Congress impeaching Judges (L->J)
Court declaring presidential acts as unconstitutional (J->E)
Define Federalism
The Government powers are divided between the central gov. (Country gov) and the state gov. (each individual states gov.)
It is the right to refuse to answer questions to law enforcement, allowing you to get a lawyer before being questioned.
Why was the Bill of Rights Created
To address the issue of the Constitution not explicitly having protections for citizens individual rights
How long did it take congress to block slave trade, and how long did it take them to crack down on it in America?
Define exactly what each branch does with the law, and I mean exactly (it's very confusing)
Executive Branch carries out the law
Legislative Branch makes the law
Judicial Branch interprets the law
What was the 3/5ths Compromise
Count slaves as 3/5 person so that the southern states could have more seats in the House of Representatives, which was based on a state's population.
How many amendments were in the Bill of Rights, and how many are there now?
True or False: The Bill of Rights was made alongside the Constitution
False, the Constitution was written in 1787, whereas the Bill of Rights was written in 1789, dating it by 2 years.