Government Basics
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
What were the Articles of Confederation?
The first form of government in the United States
What were the terms of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Enslaved people would count as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation
What is one check the executive branch has on the judicial branch?
President appoints Supreme Court justices
Who is the protagonist of The Crucible?
John Proctor
What does "federalism" mean?
the separation of powers between the federal and state government
Name two SPECIFIC reasons the Articles of Confederation failed
-Central government could not enforce tax collection
-States each had own form of currency
-Unequal representation for the states
-No executive branch, no judicial branch
Why did anti-federalists feel a Bill of Rights was necessary?
Fear of tyranny from an overly powerful central government
What amendment enforces the separation of powers?
Tenth Amendment
Where is Moses (the dog) from?
Puerto Rico
What are the term lengths for senators and representatives?
6 years and 2 years
Who were the two groups involved with the creation of the Constitution? What did they argue?
-Federalists: Believed in a strong central government with separation of powers and system of checks and balances to prevent tyranny
-Anti-Federalists: Believed government powers should be left to the states, keeping federal government weak. Wanted to see a bill of rights in order to ratify Constitution.
What was the compromise that formed a bicameral legislature?
Connecticut Compromise
Why are senators term lengths longer than representatives?
It keeps representatives accountable, but also the founding fathers did not want "the people" to have too much power/say.
What is Mr. Zheutlin's favorite vegetable?
Tomato
What is the name for the specific powers given to the federal government?
The enumerated powers
Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?
Believed the other states were not following through their Constitutional obligations, nation becoming more hostile to slavery, Abraham Lincoln
What systems did the federalists create to prevent from tyranny in the federal government?
Checks and balances, separation of powers (federalism)
Give one example of when the federal government utilized it's implied powers to expand it's power over the states
Civil War, Little Rock
Where is Ms. BK from?
Rhode Island
What part of the Constitution gives the federal government its "implied powers"?
Necessary and Proper Clause
What was the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education?
Segregation in schools was not Constitutional
Other than the three-fifths compromise, what was the other compromise in the Constitution regarding slavery ?
Fugitive Slave Laws in exchange for ending slave trade in 1808
How has the power of the federal government changed since the Articles of Confederation?
Weak central government under Articles of Confederation---> federalism under Constitution-----> Bill of Rights----> expansion of powers over states (Brown v. Board, etc.)
What is Moses the dog's birthday?
July 19th