History of Am. Govt-
55 delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation
What was the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution is divided into 3 what
What is Branches of government?
Do you have to be a citizen to vote?
What is yes
Organization of the General Assembly includes this many members in two parts
What is 50 senators and 120 representatives
How many Branches of Government are there?
What is three?
The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation
What was the outcome of the Constitutional
To set out the goals of the Constitution establish justice, ensure peace, to defend the nation, and to protect the people's liberty
What is the pramble?
Which amendment defines citizenship as all persons born or naturalized in the United States
What is the 14th
Requirements to be eligible for election into the NC House of Representatives
What is 18 years old and must have lived in district for one year
This branch makes the laws.
This branch makes the laws.
It stated that each state (large or small) would have the same number of representatives in Congress
What did the New Jersey Plan propose
The Constitution provides a separation of powers for our government
What does that mean?
Derrick's parents were both born and raised in China. They moved to Puerto Rico when they were 25 and had Derrick a few years later. Is Derrick an American citizen
What is Yes, he is a citizen.
Requirements to be eligible for election to the NC senate
What is must be 25 years old, must have been a citizen living in NC for at least two years, and must have lived in the district for at least one year.
This branch carries out the laws.
This branch carries out the laws.
list 2 different things that the Virginia Plan proposed to the Constitutional Convention?
what is Congress should have more power over the states, (2) the national government should have a judicial branch and an executive branch, and (3) larger states should have more representatives in Congress than smaller states-
The Constitution provides a separation of powers for our government
What are the powers?
If you were born in America, but your parents are not U.S. citizens, which law would grant you citizenship
What is Law of Soil
The title of the individual who is the daily senate leader and makes the appointments for the senate
What is the president pro tempore
This branch interprets the laws.
What is Judicial?
Congress only had 1 branch of government, (2) The Articles could not give Congress the power to tax, (3) there was no common currency, (4) the Articles could not pass laws about foreign trade, (5) Shay's rebellion
What is the reasons that the Articles of Confederation caused problems for the 13 colonies-
THEY ARGUED THAT. the Constitution would reduce the powers of the state, the central government may pass laws that may not be good for all states, and the Constitution did not protect American rights-
What is The Anti federalists were not happy with the Constitution. Give 2 reasons why they did not want the Constitution to be ratified
The following is the definition for what word?
A person’s nationality at birth is the same as his or her parents
What is law of blood
The role the lieutenant governor has in the senate, according to the NC Constitution
What is the tie-breaking vote?
This helps make sure no one branch has more power than any of the other branches.
This helps make sure no one branch has more power than any of the other branches.