Vocabulary
What is a "veto"?
What branch of government wields this power?
Latin Term meaning "I forbid".
A power of the President (Executive Branch) over Congress.
The Great Compromise related to what key issue at the Convention?
Representation in Congress
Which president established the precedent of only serving two terms in office?
George Washington
Both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution provided for ...
A Congress (Legislative Branch) with legislative powers
What process is used to change the Constitution?
The Amendment Process
Why is it important?
It is used to determine the amount of representatives each state receives in the House of Representatives.
The Electoral College
Which Branch of the government enforces the laws?
The Executive Branch
In what house of Congress to all revenue bills originate?
The House of Representatives
How many amendments have been added to the Constitution over the years?
27
What is "federalism"?
It is the sharing of power between the state and national governments.
The 3/5 Compromise is an example of how the US was not democratic - this compromise counted enslaved people toward these two purposes.
1. Representation
2. Taxation
Federalist 70, Hamilton declared that an " ___ ____" is necessary so that the nation and other nations have a clear representative of the whole to look to.
energetic president
Which house of Congress has it's membership set currently at 100 members?
The Senate
What is the "Supreme Law of the Land"?
The US Constitution
What is "popular sovereignty"?
It means "letting the people" decide an issue.
What did James Madison promise the Anti-Federalists to gain their support for the Constitution?
A Bill of Rights
The veto
Impeachment trials, ratification of treaties, approval of presidential appointments are all powers of this House of Congress.
The Senate
What was the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution for those who opposed it?
The lack of a Bill of Rights
It says you can't make a law "after the fact".
ex post facto
This event convinced many Americans of the need for a stronger central government.
Shay's Rebellion
What is the primary purpose of the Legislative Branch?
To write the laws of the US
Why is the Constitution called a "living document" by many?
It can be changed
Civilian's assembling in a park to protest a government policy is an example of these two types of democracy.
Participatory + Pluralist Democracy
He would be known as the "Father of the Constitution" for his note keeping during the Convention.
James Madison
How can Congress override a Presidential veto?
A two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress (called a super majority)
The Bill of Rights was added for what purpose?
To protect the individual from the power of the federal governmetn
What two ideas were added to the Constitution to prevent a strong concentration of political power?
1. Federalism
2. Checks and Balances
It has 435 members, revenue bills originate there and the Impeachment process begins there.
The House of Representatives
What was the biggest disadvantage of the Articles of Confederation when it came to the function of the government?
It could not raise money through taxation.
Those opposed to the ratification of the Constitution were called ...
Anti-Federalists
Describe the "elastic clause": (the necessary and proper clause):
It gives Congress greater powers than originally delegated to it (make laws that are necessary and proper).
What amendment of the Constitution gives all powers not restricted by the Constitution or given to the National Government to the States?
10th Amendment
He leads the Senate when the Vice-President is not there.
President Pro-tempore