Review 1
Article 1 created which branch of government
What is Legislative Branch
The system of government that the US uses; allows for the federal and state levels of government to share power.
What is Federal System (Federalism)
Powers that belong to the state governments only (ex. Setting speed limits)
Reserved Powers
What plan was authored by James Madison, called for division of the government into three branch (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial), Membership in a bicameral legislature to be determine population size of the stated-people would elect members lower house, the lower house would elect the upper house, executive to be selected by the national legislature, judges would be appointed for "life", this plan appealed to larger states, as they would have power in the national government
What is Virginia Plan
What type of power is it to Conduct Elections?
What is Reserved Power
Article 11 created this branch of government
What is Executive Branch
A system created by the Constitution that stops one branch of government from becoming more powerful than the others
What is Check and Balances
What event is being described below?
-Occurred in Massachusetts, Carried out by farmers who were upset about a new land tax, Farmers were losing their land or being sent to jail for not paying taxes, couldn't pay because they were fighting the war as volunteers, had the support of the people
What is Shay's Rebellion
True or False: The Judicial branch is led by the Supreme Court who has 9 justices and they hear about 100 cases per year.
True
What type of power is it to Declare War?
Enumerated Power
Article 111 created which Branch of government
What is Judicial Branch
A system created by the Constitution that ensures that EACH branch of government has its OWN powers and responsibilities that the others do not
What is Separation of Powers
According to the Great Compromise, which side of Congress would have the number of its members be based on equality? (equal number = same for each)
What is the Senate
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"
Congress has sent a bill to the President, which he veto's. Congress very much believes in the bill though, so they are going to try and override his veto. What do they need to override his veto.
What is 2/3 (66.6%) vote in each house
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution is called
What are The Bill of Rights
Powers that belong to the federal government only (ex. Declaring war)
Enumerated Powers
What is the meeting(convention) called that was held in Philadelphia where our forefathers created the U.S. Constitution
What is Constitutional Convention
52 Republicans and 48 Democrats = Republican Majority in which Executive Branch?
House of Representatives or Senate
What is the Senate
Who is the strongest court and the weakest court?
What is Supreme Court (strongest) and Court of Appeals (weakest)
This was the final plan for the Constitution; Created by Roger Sherman; created a 2 house legislature; Congress=House of Representatives and Senate
Powers that belong to both the federal and state levels of government only (ex. taxing)
Concurrent Powers
One major hurdle that the writers of the Constitution faced was the question of population as far as the number of representatives a state would receive. Slaves, in particular, were one group that caused friction among the states. The compromise between the North and the South for slavery purposes was called what?
What is It was resolved y the 3/5s Compromise
What type of power is it to Collect Taxes?
What is Concurrent Power
If Supreme Court is the strongest court and the Court of Appeals is the weakest. What would be the court in the middle of the two?
What is District Court