Early Government
In an effort to get southern states to sign on to the Constitution, what was added to the document regarding representation of slaves?
Three-Fifths Compromise.
The Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise) created what two parts of the U.S. government?
the Senate and House of Representatives
The United States Senate has ___ members.
100
Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
What are TWO of the 5 freedoms of the First Amendment?
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition
One of the major fears of this group was a lack of a Bill of Rights.
Anti-Federalists
Which Article of the U.S. Constitution deals with the requirements to be a Senator?
Article I
The House of Representatives has ___ members.
435
Father of the Constitution.
James Madison
This Constitutional Amendment eliminated the Poll Tax to vote.
24th
Name given to our first Constitution.
Articles of Confederation
The idea of self-government is in the first words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People….
Which Article of the U.S. Constitution deals with the Impeachment of a President?
Article II
Who is your Congressman who represents you and Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives?
John Moolenaar
This Constitutional Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
26
This In 1215, the “Great Charter” of English liberties was forced on King John by the barons. This allowed trial by jury & due process of law, both of which will make their way into our system of government.
Magna Carta
This type of government is rule by a small group of people, usually the rich.
Oligarchy
Each member of the House of Representatives represents approximately __ citizens.
700,000
Roger Sherman
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.
22nd Amendment
The _____ limited the king’s power including that he can no longer imprison or punish any person but by the lawful judgement of his peers, or by the law of the land.
Petition of Rights
Which group has generally used its power to gerrymander congressional districts?
State legislatures
To prevent fraudulent voting, most state legislatures have required voters to ____.
register.
What Enlightenment thinker believed that the life of man was “nasty, brutish, & short” & the ideal government is that of an Absolute Monarchy?
Thomas Hobbes
This Constitutional Amendment created the Income Tax.
16th Amendment