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Compromise/Articles
3 Branches
Misc. Constitution
Challenges
Misc. Vocab
100
Why was there a need for compromise
What is large and small states had different interests
100
name the branched
What is legislative, executive, judicial
100
10 Amendments
What is Bill of Rights
100
Greatest number of people in society make rules
What is majority rule
100
pardon
What is freedom from punishment
200
3/5 compromise
What is counting 3 of 5 slaves
200
The government is a system of what
What is checks and balances
200
Name 3 Federalists
What is George Washington, Ben Franklin, and James Madison
200
define inflation
What is increase price and reduced value of $
200
petition
What is make a request to the government
300
What did the Virginia Plan do (3)
What is had a bicameral legislature, gave power to state governments, and gave power to national governments
300
What does the judicial branch do
What is interprets constitution, reviews lower court
300
What is expected of US citizen (3)
What is vote, pay taxes, jury duty
300
Explain Shays's Rebellion
What is uprising of farmers. The farmers protested high taxes and were convinced that the Articles of Confederation were too weak. some were captured and killed others were let go including the leader Daniel Shay
300
Cannot be tried again for same crime
What is double jeopardy
400
Great compromise
What is Virginia and New Jersey Plan and combined their aspects: Sherman gave proposal where congress would have two houses (Senate and House of Rep) compromise satisfied both small and large states' needs/wants
400
Executive branch is in charge of
What is making treaties, foreign policy, appoints officials, commands forces, makes sure laws are administered/followed through
400
immigrants must do what to gain citizenship
What is abide by laws, basic knowledge of US history and government
400
Popular sovereignty
What is idea that political authority belongs to the people
400
Indict
What is laws must be fairly applied
500
name the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What is Strengths: declare war, make peace, coin money, operate post offices, sign treaties weaknesses: no power to tax, enforce laws, no national army, no courts, each state had own money, put tariffs on trade,
500
Legislative branch is in charge of
What is writing laws, approves treaties, declares war, grants money
500
What ways can a person become a citizen
What is born, naturalized (have to live in us for 5 years), a parent is a citizen
500
Congress would become a single branch of national government but would have limited powers to protect liberties
What is Articles of Confederation
500
promised Bill of Rights would be added to the Constitution
What is James Madison