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Articles of Confederation
Constitution
The 3 Branches
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Vocab
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What were the Articles of Confederation?
first government of the first 13 US states
100
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
Is said that 5 slaves would count as 3 people when it came to determining the population (and representation the the HOR) 
100
What is the President's group of advisors called?
The Cabinet
100
How many supreme court justices are there?
9
100

What is a Swing state?

a state that either a Democrat or Republican could win

200
Why did the Founding Fathers make the federal government weak under the Articles of Confederation?
Because they had a FEAR OF TYRANNY! (TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT)
200
How does our US government separate powers?
The 3 branches
200
What is the main job of the executive branch? 
To enforce or carry out laws
200
Which amendment gives us the right to bear arms? (have guns)
2nd
200
What does Popular sovereignty mean?
The people are the ultimate source of power
300
Why did the farmer's rebel against the Massachusetts government in Shays' Rebellion?
they were not making enough money to pay their taxes and were losing their farms or going to debtors prison
300
What was the difference between the Virginia & New Jersey plans?  
VA wanted a two house leg. based on population, the NJ plan wanted one house to be based on equal representation (1 vote)
300
How many members are their in the House of Representatives?
435
300
What does the 4th amendment protect us against? 
unlawful searches and seizures?
300

What is Federalism?

the division of power between federal and state govenrments
400
Give 2 differences between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
The federalists favored a strong central government and wanted to ratify the Constitution.  The Anti-Feds wanted the states to have more power and wanted the BOR added.
400
give 2 concurrent (shared) powers
tax, build roads, establish banks, borrow $, criminal justice systems, provide for the public welfare
400

Give 2 checks the legislative branch has over the executive branch

1. impeachment

2. override a veto

3. approve treaties and appointments

4. declare war

5. Can withhold funding 

400
Who is Neil Breslin?
A NYS senator
400
What is a Republic?
where people elect representatives to make decisions in their best interest.  
500
Give 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
1. no president or judiciary

2. could not tax

3.  could not raise an army

4. States had more power

5.  needed 9/13 states to pass a law, all to amend constitution

500
Give 2 delegated powers & 2 reserved powers
Delegated- coin $, maintain a military, post offices, declare war, foreign trade & diplomacy, interstate trade, postal service, copyright & patents

Reserved-marriage licenses, estab, schools, run elections, intrastate trade, public safety, estab local gov'ts

500
Who were the 3 main authors of the Federalist Papers?
Hamilton, Madison, and Jay (this question is NOT on the test!)
500
List the 5 rights in the first amendment
RAPPS- religion, assembly, petition, press and speech
500
What does impeach mean?
To charge a public official with a wrong-doing