Vocabulary
What is a written plan of government containing the basic laws of a nation?
What is a constitution?
What was the dispute between northern and southern states about counting slaves for representation in Congress?
What is that southerners wanted slaves counted as part of population and that northerners didn't
What fraction of representatives are required to override a veto in Congress?
What is 2/3?
A 2/3 vote in each part of Congress and a national convention requested by 2/3 of the states are the two ways to do what?
What is to propose an amendment to the US Constitution?
How many presidents have been impeached?
What are 3 presidents?
What is the government that has elected representatives to act for the people?
What is a republic?
What were the two land divisions created by the Land Ordinance of 1785?
What are townships and sections?
What branch of government has the power to override vetoes?
What is the Legislative Branch?
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Which level of government establishes police forces to protect public safety?
What is the state government?
How many territories are there in the US?
What is 14?
What is the sharing of power between national and state governments?
What is federalism?
What was the name of the May 1787 meeting held in Philadelphia to make changes to the Articles of Confederation that resulted in a new constitution being written?
What is the Constitutional Convention?
What is the name of the group chosen by voters in each state who elect the president and vice president?
What is the Electoral College?
What are the two parts of Ohio's General Assembly?
What are the House & Senate?
What country has the largest legislative body?
What is Great Britain?
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What is a formal agreement made between nations?
What is a treaty?
What compromise was made to convince people who were against the Constitution to accept?
What is a promise to add a bill of rights?
How often are representatives in the House reset to ensure fair representation for each state's population?
What are every 10 years w/ the census?
Which level of government prints money and coins?
What is the Federal Government?
What are the dimensions of a township after the Land Ordinance of 1785? (# ft. by # ft.)
What is 6 ft. by 6 ft.?
What is an addition or change to a document?
What is an amendment?
What was the law that organized government for the Northwest Territory and created a plan for territories to become states?
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
What branch of government has the power to declare the actions of the other branches unconstitutional?
What is the Judicial Branch?
What fraction of states must ratify a proposal to change the constitution for it to become?
What is 3/4?
How old was the youngest representative at the Constitutional Convention (Jonathan Dayton)?
What is 27?