Vocabulary Part 1
The President does not like a bill that Congress is trying to pass, so he exercises his power to reject it.
What is veto?
Power is divided between the state and federal governments.
What is federal system/ federalism?
The name of the first constitution of the new United States that were considered weak.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This article explains the set up of the Judicial Branch.
What is Article 3?
Created a bicameral legislature where the Senate has equal representation and the House had representation based off of population.
What is the Great Compromise?
Additions, changes, or revisions to a law, constitution, or document.
What are amendments?
Also known as Congress, this branch of government is in charge of proposing and passing laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The event that proved that the Articles were weak because a bunch of farmers did not like taxes.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
The introduction of the Constitution that sets out the goals of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
Claimed that 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted into a state's population.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
The Articles of Confederation was the U.S.'s first blueprint of how the government would be set up.
What is a constitution?
This ensures that everyone is treated fairly under the law and no one, even the president, is above the consequences of the law.
What is due process?
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (Name 2)
What are most power held by the states, one branch of government, legislative branch had few powers, no executive branch, no judicial branch, and no system of checks and balances?
According to Article 1, the legislative branch has these powers. (Name 2)
What is write/ create laws, grant money, declare war, confirm presidential appointments, and approve treaties?
Divided power in the federal government.
What is separation of power or 3 branches of government?
With 9 of the 13 states approval, this led to the U.S. Constitution finally being put into effect.
What is ratification?
This is required when authorities want to search through your property, and it is given out by a judge.
What is a search warrant?
Reason why the 1786 meeting did not work out when Virginia legislature tried to revise the Articles.
What is poor attendance?
This suits the will of the people.
What is the Bill of Rights?
"Father of the Constitution" had to appease this group with the Bill of Rights in order to get the Constitution ratified.
Who are the Anti- Federalists?
After the American Revolution, many states expanded this to any white man who paid taxes which also means the right to vote.
What is suffrage?
The government can take personal property if it benefits the public and the person is reasonably paid.
What is eminent domain?
The year that all 13 states ratified the Articles.
What is 1781?
This person/ branch conducts foreign policy and makes treaties.
What is the president/ executive branch?
The most important defenses of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?