Terms
What does representation mean
The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone
a president vetoing a bill is an example of:
checks and balances
Institutions like the police, fire fighters, and CPS are put in place to follow which purpose of the American government?
Insure Domestic Tranquility
Give one issue with state constitutions PRE-Articles of Confederation
Didn’t have direct democracy. Instability
What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation
No power to tax. No power to regulate trade. No executive power. It could only be changed with the approval of all the states
What is federalism
A system of government in which there is a top level of government and then sub layers such as state governments.
Which purpose of the American government would the court system be described as?
Establish justice
How many conflicts/compromises arose during the Constitutional Convention
5
What, according to Thomas Paine, should the government be protecting/maintaining?
Society. Security. Happiness of the people
The idea that government is a “necessary evil” comes from what pamphlet?
Common Sense, Thomas Paine
What is a constitution?
A body of principles and precedents according to which a nation or state is governed
The government giving their citizens food stamps would would be an example of: __
Promoting general welfare
What year was the constitutional convention?
1787
Name 2 compromises made during the Constitutional Convention
The Great Compromise/The Connecticut Compromise. Three-Fifths Compromise. Commerce Compromise. Presidential Compromise
What was the great compromise
The compromise that there would be two houses of legislation the upper house having equal representation and the lower house having representation based on the population of the state.
What is the electoral college
The way america elects its president and vice president a body of people representing the states cast their votes
Congress overruling a veto is an example of excessive power. (true/false)
False, it’s a part of checks and balances.
One issue brought up during the Constitutional Convention was the distrust of strong central government. What was the solution for that issue?
Federalism / Having a state and federal government, both with the same importance
The proposition that the slave trade ends after 20 years was a condition to pass which constitutional compromise
Commerce Compromise
When was common sense written
1776
What does bicameral mean?
Having two branches or chambers
What would changing electoral votes be a violation of?
secure blessings of liberty
The American government has 6 purposes (as defined in the preamble). Name 4
Form a more perfect union. Establish justice, Promote common defense. Insure domestic tranquility. Promote general welfare. Secure blessings of liberty
Name 2 pieces of Thomas Paine’s evidence supporting his perspective on the necessity of government
It motivates people to work. There would be immorality and prejudice without it. The government may seem negative/restrictive, but it maintains the needs of society through those restrictions. It formulates moral virtue.
What day were the articles of confederation made?
November 15, 1777