Part A
What is a judge?
Someone makes the judgment in a court of law, make up the Judicial Branch
What is the U.S. Constituiton?
a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government, replaced the Articles of Confederation
What are amendments?
changes to the Constitution
What is a delegate?
Representative of a state
What are checks and balances?
a system that keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful
What is the Great Compromise?
an agreement that gave each state one vote in the upper house of the legislature and a number of representatives based on its population in the lower house
What is a compromise?
An agreement between people
What is the main function of the Executive branch of the U.S. government?
To enforce laws
What is the main function of the Legislative branch of the U.S. government?
To make laws
What is the main function of the Judicial branch of the U.S. government?
To interpret laws
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
only three-fifths of a state’s slaves were counted when deciding representation in Congress
What is the group of government officials that help the President run the government?
Presidential Cabinet
What was the major argument against the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787?
Did not contain a Bill of Rights
Who are the Federalists?
people who supported the Constitution
What are the Bill of Rights?
Constitutional amendments that protect the rights of citizens
What were the Articles of Confederation?
First form of government by the United States that gave power to the states and ultimately failed
Who is Daniel Shay?
The man who started a farmer rebellion against the government under the Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, the greatest amount of power was in the hands of the
States
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
people who opposed the Constitution
What does veto mean?
to reject something
What is Shays' Rebellion?
a 1786 uprising in which Daniel Shays led hundreds of men in a forced shutdown of the Supreme Court in Springfield, Massachusetts. The farmers were upset about taxes and their debts
Which statement best explains the disagreement between the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
The delegates represented states with different needs and interests
What are the Federalists Paper?
essays supporting the Constitution
What is a Depression?
a period of low economic activity combined with a rise in unemployment
What is Inflation?
increased prices combined with the reduced value of money