Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitution: Part I
The Constitution: Part II
100
The social contract theory says that A) citizens give their consent to be governed. B) civil contracts can be enforced by the government. C) every society determines its own set of laws and moral codes. D) by virtue of their social position, some citizens are more valuable than others. E) governments can not interfere with the free market.
What is "citizens give their consent to be governed."
100
A loose union of independent states is a
What is "confederation"
100
The Great Compromise settled one important issue at the Constitutional Convention
What is "to choose members of Congress"
100
Explain the phrase "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"
What is "to make sure that we and our future generations have the freedoms and rights that are endowed (given) to us"
100
Explain the difference between Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution.
What is Article I = the legislative branch, Article II = the executive branch, and Article III = the judicial branch.
200
What was the ultimate complaint that the American colonies had with King George III?
What is "taxation without representation"
200
This is the one major accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation that allowed the United States to grow as a nation.
What is the "Northwest Ordinance of 1787"
200
Federalists wanted to ratify the Constitution because they wanted a _________________________________________, while Anti-Federalists wanted to add the ________________________ to guarantee citizens’ rights.
What is 1. a strong central government 2. Bill of Rights
200
This principle, which is what the Preamble shows us, states that the people have the right to rule. The government rules by the consent of the governed. It was also found in the Declaration of Independence.
What is "popular sovereignty."
200
This system divides the power between the state and national governments.
What is "federalism?"
300
Explain the 3 Acts listed below: 1. The Townshend Act 2. The Stamp Act 3. Quatering Act
What is: 1. The Townshend Revenue Act. Taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea -> things that Britain taxed. 2. Tax on documents 3. made the colonists house soldiers in their homes unwillingly.
300
All of the following were concerns about the Articles of Confederation that led to the calling of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 except (a) dissatisfaction over safeguards of individual rights and liberties (b) fear for the stability of the central government (c) desire to promote trade among the states (d) the need to give the central government the power to levy taxes (e) dissatisfaction with the central government’s ability to provide for national defense
What is "(a) dissatisfaction over safeguards of individual rights and liberties"
300
Name the 3 keys Federalists who published the "Federalists Papers" to persuade people to support the Constitution and the 1 key Anti-Federalist who did not support the Constitution.
Who is: 1. John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton 2. Patrick Henry
300
This is NOT an example of a congressional enumerated power. a. to issue search warrants b. to declare war c. to establish post offices d. to coin money
What is "a. to issue search warrants"
300
This action is required to override a presidential veto.
What is "a 2/3 majority vote from each house."
400
Explain the concept of "taxation without representation" and how it affected the colonists decision to revolt.
What is "answers may vary."
400
Explain Shay's Rebellion and how it impacted the government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is "1786-1787: Shays' Rebellion is the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. Although farmers took up arms in states from New Hampshire to South Carolina, the rebellion was most serious in Massachusetts, where bad harvests, economic depression, and high taxes threatened farmers with the loss of their farms. The rebellion took its name from its symbolic leader, Daniel Shays of Massachusetts, a former captain in the Continental army."
400
Name the 3 Compromises reached at the Constitutional Convention and explain each.
What is 1. The Great Compromise: created a bi-cameral legislature based on a Compromise between the New Jersey Plan (small states = equal representation) and the Virginia Plan (large states = based on population). 2. 3/5 Clause = For every 5 slaves, only 3 slaves would be taxed and counted in the population. 3. Ratification of the Constitution = In order for the Federalists to receive the strong central government that they wanted, a Bill of Rights had to be added for the Anti-federalists who feared Big Government.
400
Give 5 differences between the Senate and The House of Representatives as defined under Article I of the Constitution.
What is "answers may vary."
400
Explain the 4 different actions that a President can take once Congress has voted and approved a bill in both houses.
What is: 1. pocket veto --> do nothing for 10 days, but Congress is adjourned. 2. veto --> send it back to the House it originated in with objections 3. do nothing --> law if Congress is in session after 10 days 4. approval --> law
500
Explain how the social contract encouraged the colonists to fight for their independence from Great Britain.
What is "whenever a government, which gets its right to rule from the people, stops serving the people, it can be abolished or done away with --> the people can establish a new government."
500
"The Articles of Confederation failed because the Feds were too weak." Explain how the system of federalism under the Articles led to our current system of federalism under the Constitution.
What is "federalism under the AOC gave the state governments too much power, and the national government had very little power. This system was not effective because the national government had no control over the 13 independent states. This lead us to create our new system of federalism under the Constitution where the power was still divided between the states and the national government. But now, the national government super ceded the states and had more power.
500
Explain how we moved from a unicameral Congress under the Articles of Confederation to a bi-cameral Congress under the Constitution.
What is: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention came from different backgrounds and held different political views. For example, they argued about how many representatives each state should be allowed. The larger states favored the Virginia Plan. According to the Virginia Plan, each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state's population. The smaller states favored the New Jersey Plan. According to the New Jersey Plan, the number of representatives would be the same for each state. A delegate from Connecticut, Roger Sherman, proposed a two-house legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate would have an equal number of representatives from each state. This would satisfy the states with smaller populations. The House of Representatives would include one representative for each 30,000 individuals in a state. This pleased states with larger populations. This two-house legislature plan worked for all states and became known as the Great Compromise.
500
Name the 6 goals of the Preamble.
What is to: 1. form a more perfect union 2. establish justice 3. to ensure domestic tranquility 4. to provide for the common defense 5. to promote the general welfare, and 6. to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
500
Explain how a bill becomes a law utilizing 5-7 steps of the process.
What is 1. Introduced to a house in Congress. 2. Sent to a committee (subcommittee) for debate. 3. Voted on in the House. 4. Sent to the other house for debate and vote. 5. Sent to the President for approval or veto.
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