Compromises
Democratic Principles
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
100
What group of states wanted a unicameral legislature with equal representation?
Small States
100
According to majority rule, what side of a debated topic would win?
The side that gets more votes
100
What two groups make up Congress?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
100
Where do you have to be born in order to be the President?
In the U.S.
100
What is the name of the body given judicial power in the Constitution?
The Supreme Court
200
What is it called when the number of representatives a state has in Congress is determined by their population?
Proportional Representation
200
In a federalist system what two groups share power?
National/Central/Federal government and state governments
200
How many years do you serve in the House of Representatives?
2 years
200
What happens if the president is suddenly unable to fulfill their duties?
The Vice President steps in
200
Who creates the lower courts?
Congress
300
According to the 3/5ths Compromise, if 50,000 enslaved people lived in South Carolina, how many people would be counted toward that state’s representation in Congress?
30,000
300
Do the United States and Mexico have dual sovereignty? Explain.
No. Because if Mexico tried to set up a government in the United States the United States would not allow it.
300
What is the vice president’s job in the Senate?
Breaking ties
300
According to the oath a president swears on Inauguration Day, what is the president’s primary job (exact wording)?
To preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States
300
How many members does the Constitution say the Supreme Court should have?
It does not say.
400
What group elects the president?
The Electoral College
400
According to the separation of powers what are the three branches of government and what are their powers?
Legislative: Makes laws
Executive: Enforces laws
Judicial: Interprets laws/settles arguments
400
How many votes in Congress needed to override a presidential veto of a law?
2/3rds
400
Who is the one person the president cannot pardon?
Themselves
400
How does the Constitution define treason?
Promoting war against the United States or giving aid or comfort to the enemies of the United States.
500
In the Commerce/Slave Trade Compromise, how many years did the states agree to protect the trade of enslaved people?
20 years
500
What is one power that a branch of government has that is a check and balance on another branch?
500
Name the powers that Congress has related to the military (there are 5)
Declaring war
Raising and supporting Armies
Providing and maintaining the Navy
Regulating land and naval forces
To create a Militia (a civilian army) to execute the Laws of the Union and suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions
500
Who must approve the president’s treaties and political appointments?
The Senate
500
Name four different kinds of cases the Supreme Court might hear.
Various answers