Constitution pt 1.
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on
What is one vote per state?
If a woman accused of a crime "pleads the Fifth Amendment, " she is:
refusing to testify against herself in court.
Supporters of the Constitution called themselves
What are Federalists?
Checks and balances refer to…
What is the institutional checks of power between the three branches of government?
The _________________________ branch has the power to veto laws.
Who is the Executive Branch?
The Articles of Confederation included all of the following weaknesses EXCEPT…
The lack of an executive or president
The inability to tax the states
The power to regulate commerce
The provision for unanimous consent to amend the Articles of Confederation.
What is the power to regulate commerce?
Main three branches of the US Government
What is the legislative, executive, and judicial branch?
The number of Senators the US has
What is 100?
Last group granted the right to vote by the Constitution
Who are women?
The president serves a term for this amount of time
What is 4 years?
What did Shay’s Rebellion show America about its government under the Articles of Confederation?
What is that The US Government is too weak?
24th Amendment
What is outlaws poll taxes?
Number of States needed to ratify the Constitution
What is 9?
A right NOT guaranteed by the Bill of Rights
vote.
assemble.
be tried publicly.
voice an opinion.
What is Vote?
Bill of Rights
What is the First 10 Amendments of the Constitution?
The _____________________ combined both of the plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, and created a two house Congress. One with equal representation and one based on population.
What is the Great Compromise?
Overriding a presidential veto of a bill requires
Term of a US Senator
What is 6 years?
This is the SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND
What is the Constitution?
This branch makes the laws
Who is the Legislative Branch?
Why did our founding fathers originally not want a strong government?
What is They were afraid of creating another king-like government?
The qualifications for a U.S. senator or representative require all the following except
that he or she:
be a U.S. citizen.
be at least a certain age.
live in the state he or she represents.
belong to a registered political party.
What is belong to a registered political party?
President must have been a US citizen for how long
What is since birth?
President neither signs nor returns a bill to Congress during the time allowed, that bill:
What is becomes law?
Purpose of the Federalist Papers
What is Defend the Constitution