Constitution
Name 1 weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Different money per state, states had too much power
What does bicameral mean?
2/ 2 Houses
What was the 1st law of the land in the colonies?
Articles of Confederation
What does the executive branch do?
Executes the law/Enforce the law
How long is a supreme court justice term?
Lifetime
The 1st 10 Amendments are called?
Bill of Rights
The VA plan, the state plan was in place to account for?
State's population
What is the law of land in the U.S.
The U.S. Constitution
Explain Checks & Balances
No branch can have too much power - They all can check each other in various ways
How is the number of represenatives selected per state?
By population
What does the judicial branch do?
Interprets the laws
What are the houses of Congress?
House of Represenative & Congress
Of all the 3 branches, which branch represents the President of the U.S.
Executive Branch
The constitution required states to do what with slaves?
Stop purchasing them in Africa transporting them across The Atlantic Ocean
Name all 3 branches of government?
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
What does the legislative branch do?
Make the Laws
How many electoral votes are required to become president?
270
What does electoral college do?
Group that chooses President & Vice President
We The People
Name one of the Bill of Rights
Right to bear Arms
The men who directed the U.S. through the process of becoming a nation were called?
The Founding Fathers
What is federalism?
Separation of powers between the states and national government
What compromise fused the VA Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Great Compromise/ The Conneticut Compromise
3/5 compromise stated that Southern states will count Slaves as 3/5 for taxation purposes
Who did the delegates elect as the president of the convention?
George Washington