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The Great Compromise
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Branches of Government
100

In what city did the Constitutional Convention take place?

Philadelphia 

100

What was the Great Compromise?

idea to split Congress into two houses with different means of representation: the Senate and the House of Representatives 

100

Explain the Bill of Rights:

This was an addendum to the Constitution that gave certain individual rights to all citizens.

100

What are the Articles of Confederation 

list what this document allowed Congress to do and not do.

100

What are the Branches of Government? 

Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch

200

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

To change the Articles of Confederation. (the Articles of Confederation were WEAK and needed to be changed)

200

Who proposed the Great Compromise?

Roger Sherman 

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Name and Explain 3 specific rights in the Bill of Rights 

  • First Amendment: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly
  • Second Amendment: the right of the people to keep and bear arms
  • Third Amendment: restricts housing soldiers in private homes
  • Fourth Amendment: protects against unreasonable search and seizure
  • Fifth Amendment: protects against self-testimony, being tried twice for the same crime, and the seizure of property under eminent domain
  • Sixth Amendment: the rights to a speedy trial, trial by jury, and to the services of a lawyer
  • Seventh Amendment:guarantees trial by jury in cases involving a certain dollar amount
  • Eighth Amendment: prohibits excessive bail or fines and cruel and unusual punishment for crimes
  • Ninth Amendment: listing of rights (in the Bill of Rights) does not mean that other rights are not in effect
  • Tenth Amendment: power not granted to the Federal Government is reserved for states or individual people
200

How many things could Congress do in the Articles of confederation? 

5

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What is the Executive Branch?  Who is the leader and what can they do?

The President and they carry out the laws 

300

Explain the Virginia Plan:

created 3 branches of government – written by James Madison. Asked for representation in Congress to be based on population

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What two parts were the legislative branches broken up into? 

Senate – each state got one vote; House of Representatives – votes were based on population of the state.

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What is the first amendment? 

freedom of speech, religion, right to assemble, press…

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How many things could Congress not do in the Articles of Confederation? 

4

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What two groups make up the Legislative Branch and what do they do? 

Congress: composed of the Senate and House of Representatives 

They make the laws 

400

Explain the New Jersey Plan.

Each state would have only one vote.  Proposed by Small States

400

Explain the three-fifths plan.

For every five slaves, three would be counted as free people.  This allowed states with slaves to count them toward their population and get more representatives.

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What is the second amendment? 

Right to bear arms – you can own a gun for your protection

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What could Congress do in the Articles of Confederation? 

Declare war and peace(sign treaties)

 

2. Print and borrow money

 

3. organize new territories

 

4. deal with other nations

 

5. establish postal service

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What makes up the Judicial Branch, who are the leaders and what do they do? 

Courts make up the branch

The Supreme Court and other courts are the leaders

They interpret the Constitution 

500

What is a Federalist and Anti-federalist? 

Federalist: supposed the constitution 

Anti-federalist: opposed the constitution 

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What is Checks and Balances? 

system of the government that ensures one branch of the government does not become more powerful than another branch.

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What is the third amendment? 

Citizens do not have to house soldiers

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What could Congress NOT do in the Articles of Confederation? 

 Tax citizens

 

2. Control trade

 

3. Not force citizens/states to obey laws

 

4. Establish military

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Can one branch of government become more powerful than the other and why?

No because of Checks and Balances