Constitution
Unit 5
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100

Name 1 weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Different money per state, states had too much power

100

What does bicameral mean?

2/ 2 Houses

100

What was the 1st law of the land in the colonies?

Articles of Confederation

100

What does the executive branch do?

Executes the law/Enforce the law

100

How long is a supreme court justice term?

Lifetime

200

The 1st 10 Amendments are called?

Bill of Rights

200

The VA plan, the state plan was in place to account for?

State's population

200

What is the law of land in the U.S.

The U.S. Constitution

200

Explain Checks & Balances 

No branch can have too much power - They all can check each other in various ways

200

How is the number of represenatives selected per state?

By population

300

What does the judicial branch do?

Interprets the laws

300

What are the houses of Congress?

House of Represenative & Congress

300

Of all the 3 branches, which branch represents the President of the U.S.

Executive Branch

300

The constitution required states to do what with slaves?

Stop purchasing them in Africa transporting them across The Atlantic Ocean

300

Name all 3 branches of government?

Executive, Judicial, Legislative

400

What does the legislative branch do?

Make the Laws

400

How many electoral votes are required to become president?

270

400

What does electoral college do?

Group that chooses President & Vice President

400
What are the 1st 3 words of the Constitution?

We The People

400

Name one of the Bill of Rights

Right to bear Arms

500

The men who directed the U.S. through the process of becoming a nation were called?

The Founding Fathers

500

What is federalism?

Separation of powers between the states and national government

500

What compromise fused the VA Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

The Great Compromise/ The Conneticut Compromise 

500
Explain what 3/5 compromise was?

3/5 compromise stated that Southern states will count Slaves as 3/5 for taxation purposes

500

Who did the delegates elect as the president of the convention?

George Washington

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