Needing A Constitution.
This is a document that sets the rules, procedures and organization of a government.
A constitution.
This plan proposed that all states should have an equal amount of representatives to keep all the states equal.
The New Jersey Plan.
This is the main responsibility of the Legislative Branch.
To create laws by debating and voting on bills.
This is the main responsibility of the Executive Branch.
To enforce laws and make sure they are carried out.
This is the main responsibility of the Judicial Branch.
To judge laws and cases that are appealed to them.
This was America's FIRST Constitution.
The Articles of Confederation.
This plan proposed that the number of representatives each state gets should be based on population, so that it would be more democratic.
The Virginia Plan.
This is how members of Congress are chosen.
Voted by the people directly.
This is how the President is chosen.
Voted indirectly by the people through the Electoral College.
This is how the members of the Supreme Court are chosen.
Appointed by the President but approved by Congress.
Americans originally wanted a weak central/national government because they were afraid a strong government could _____.
Take rights away.
This was how the writers of the Constitutional Convention settled the disagreement over how many representatives each state should get.
They decided to use both the Virginia AND New Jersey plans.
Or...
They decided to split Congress into two halves; the House of Representatives and the Senate.
This is the main difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The House: Is based on population and has 435 members.
The Senate: Is based on equal representation and has 100 members.
This is the group of people who help the President carry out laws by running the executive branch departments.
The Presidential Cabinet.
If someone thinks their trial was unfair or if their rights were violated, they can _____ the case to a higher level.
Appeal.
This uprising of a thousand angry farmers convinced Americans that they needed a stronger government.
Shay's Rebellion.
Some people supported the new Constitution, saying it gave the government enough power to do its job. Others opposed the new Constitution, saying it didn't do enough to protect people's rights. These were the _____ and the _____.
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
This is an example of how Congress can check the power of the other branches. LIST ONE.
Impeachment.
Approve Presidential appointments / who gets to be on the Supreme Court.
Counter-Veto a bill vetoed by the President.
This is an example of how the President can check the power of the other branches. LIST ONE.
Veto bills the President doesn't approve of.
Appoint Justices to the Supreme Court.
This is an example of how the Supreme Court can check the power of the other branches. LIST ONE.
Decide if laws are constitutional or unconstitutional.
Decide if acts by the President are constitutional or unconstitutional.
Declare unconstitutional laws void.
Settle court cases between the national government and state governments.
DAILY DOUBLE!
What are some of the ways did the Articles of Confederation make the national government weak? (List two).
They could not collect taxes.
They could not have a military.
They could not have a national currency.
DAILY DOUBLE.
This compromise settled whether or not slaves should be counted as part of a state's population / how many representatives states should get.
The Three Fifths Compromise.
DAILY DOUBLE.
These are the powers of Congress. LIST THREE.
The power to propose and debate bills.
The power to declare war.
The power to approve Presidential appointments.
The power to set the budget.
DAILY DOUBLE.
These are the powers of the President. LIST THREE.
The power to direct foreign policy.
The power to run the military.
The power to appoint people to government jobs.
The power to veto a bill back to Congress.
The power to sign a bill into law.
DAILY DOUBLE.
These are the powers of the Supreme Court. LIST THREE.
The power to listen to appealed court cases.
The power to overrule or uphold decisions made by lower courts.
The power to declare a law unconstitutional.
The power to declare unconstitutional laws void.
The power to settle legal disputes between the states.