The Constitution
This principle of the U.S. Constitution and government states that the people hold supreme power
Popular sovereignty
These two bodies make up the Legislative Branch, or Congress. There is also one of each at the level of the Arizona state government.
The U.S. Senate has this number of members, how many are in each state?
100, 2 per state
How many votes are needed to override a presidential veto, and to make the law go into effect?
2/3 from both the House and the Senate.
Wanted a strong, centralized, national government
Nationalists
"We the People"
Small population states have more power in this body of the legislative branch?
US Senate
This principle states that the government is not all powerful, also known as constitutionalism
Limited government
This branch reviews actions of the Legislative branch, Executive branch, or the states using the Constitution
Judicial Branch
The U.S. House of Representatives is based on this principle, which means California has 53 members and Wyoming only has 1 member.
Proportion(ality)
What does it mean when the President rejects a law passed by both houses of Congress?
Veto
We should have a weak federal, national government but strong state governments
What was the name of rights and liberties that were protected, listed in the US Constitution?
Bill of Rights
Large population states have more power in this body of the legislative branch?
US House of Representatives
This principle of government states that power should be separated and distributed among the different branches of government
This branch passes, confirms and approves laws. Whatever is passed by the House, must also be approved by the Senate in order to become a law.
Legislative branch
How many members of the U.S. House are there, and how many are from Arizona?
435
9 from Arizona
How many votes are needed to change the U.S. Constitution (either to make a new amendment, or to remove another amendment)
2/3 of both the House and the Senate (290 members of the House and 67 senators) and 3/4 of the states (38 states)
Government should be as democratic as possible, and as close to the people as possible
Anti-Nationalists
Explain the term limits for:
Legislative branch?
Executive branch?
Judicial branch?
Legislative branch - no term limits.
Executive branch - 2 4-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive)
Judicial branch - appointed for life; death or retirement.
This person breaks ties in the Senate (when there is a 50/50 vote)
The Vice President
This principle calls for a division of power between the federal, state, county, city and town levels of government.
Federalism
This is the head of the Executive branch?
The President of the United States (POTUS) and their administation which helps them run the nation.
This is the process that elects the President of the United States, which involves the participation of every state.
The Electoral College
What did the nationalists and anti-nationalists disagree on when it came to the new Constitution? What was this solution called?
How to represent large-population states and small-population states fairly in the Congress.
Connecticut Compromise
State governments should be overseen and controlled by the national government
This principle of government is used to make sure no one branch of government becomes too powerful
Checks and balances
Who nominates and confirms members of the Judicial Branch (including the Supreme Court)
The President nominates, and the Senate confirms/approves.
This principle states that the Constitution should be interpreted by the Judiciary to ensure any law, action of Congress or the President, does not violate the Constitution.
This branch of government enforces all laws passed by the Legislative Branch?
The Executive Branch (the President)
Philadelphia, PA
What was the main difference between the nationalists and anti-nationalists?
How much power would be given to the federal vs state governments, how large and small population states would be represented, how much power the Constitution would have.
We need to only make minor changes to the Articles of Confederation, a new Constitution is not necessary
Anti Nationalists
This branch can remove or impeach and convict members of the executive (President) and judicial branch (Justices and Judges)
Legislative Branch (Congress-the House impeaches and the Senate convicts/removes)
How do we know how many electoral college votes will come from each individual state?
The Number of Representatives from that state + 2 (Number of Senators from that state) = Electoral College votes from that state.
Example: 9 Representatives from AZ + 2 Senators from AZ = 11 Electoral College votes from AZ