U.S. Constitution Test

Constitution

It is the document that creates our nation’s goverment

Ratify

Approve or pass an amendment

Execute

Carry out or put into effect

Federalism

The sharing of power between state govermnets and national goverments.

Republicanism

emphasizes the support of people in the government.

Legislative branch

Made up of the House of Representatives (435 people) and the Senate (100 people)

Executive Branch

Made up of the president

Judicial Branch

Made up of the supreme court (9 jusitices)

Amendment

A change or addition to the constitution.

Shays’ rebellion

Violent attacks on courthouses that led to people realizeing the goverment was not looking out for their fundamental rights.

Sovereignty

Each state has the power to make decisions for themselves

3/5ths compromise

Slaves were counted as 3/5ths of a person

Great compromise

Bicameral legislature where the senate took after the new jersey plan and the house of representatives took after the virgina plan.

Electoral college

The number of electors are the same amount of people as the cumalitve value of the house of represnetatives and the senate. They decide the final vote and usually represents the popular vote.

Representation

The right of a citizen to elect members of the legislature for them so that they can represent them.

House of Representatives

Made up of 435 people and the people decide who the house of representatives members are. They help make and pass federal laws.

Senate

Made up of 100 people and they are decided by the people. There are two senators per state.

Supremacy clause

The national goverment has supreme power over state goverments.

Federalists

They were for the radifaction of the constitution and they wanted to have a bicameral legistalture with more representative democaracy.

Anti-federalists

They were against the radifacation of the consitution and thought the bill of rights was protecting their individual rights. They thought the supreme court needed to be the strongest branch.

Bill of rights

These were the first 10 amendments that were added to protect human rights.

Seperation of powers

The powers were divided up so that the goverment would not have all the power in one branches hand mainly.

Checks and balances

Slow down goverment and not let one branch get all the power

Amendments 1-10

The bill of rights.

Amendement 17

Each state will have two senators and each senator gets one vote

Amendment 22

A president gets two terms each consisting of 4 years.

Democracy

Elections for decisions

Articles of Confederation

Was a loose alliance of states and established the functions of the goverment after the states had just been established.

Strengths of the Articles of Confederation

States had a mutual friendship, mutual proteection, unified goverment

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Weak central government, congress didn’t have a lot of power, government didn’t support colonies well.

Why couldn’t the articles of confederation be revised

Delagates couldn’t agree on decisions and they only came together every so often and not everybody came.

Purpose of the Convention

To create a government that had enough power on the national level, but it wasn’t achievable because the government was not supportive.

55 people

How many delageats were at the convention?

Great Compromise

The outcome was a bicameral legislature and equal representation in the senate and the population decided on the number of people in the house of reps.

3/5ths compromise

The outcome was that a slave would be counted as 3/5ths of a person.

We the People

What are the first three words to the U.S. constitution

Article 1

Legislative Branch

Article 2

Executive Branch

Article 3

Judicial Branch

Article 4

State powers

Article 5

Amendments

Article 6

Supremacy clause

Article 7

Ratification process

Legislative Branch

Write the bills

Executive Branch

Execute the laws (enforce)

Judicial Branch

comprehend how laws work

People

How are members of the senate chosen?

People

How are members of the HoR chosen?

President

How are members of the supreme court chosen?

People

How is the president chosen?

2 years

How much is a term for the HoR

6 years

How much is a term for the senate

435

Members in the HoR

100

Members in the Senate

Federalists

For ratification of the constituion

Anti-Federalists

against ratification of the constitution

Federalists

Wanted a less direct and more represnetativec democracy

Anti-Federalists

Thought the AoC were protecting citizen rights and wanted a stronger supreme court

27

How many times has the US constitution been amended

Freedom of Sppech

What right is protected by the 1st amendment

8th

What amendment protects American Citizens from cruel and unusual punishment?

Ratify

Approve or pass an amendmenet

Execute

Carry out a law

Federalism

System where the national goverment shares power with state goverments.

Republican

A representative form of goverment

Propose

introduce a new amendment

The bill of rights

What was added to the constitution that listed rights not already in the constitution

Federal Laws

What does the constitution say is the supreme law of the land

2 years

What is the term for members of the house of represnetatives

Judicial Branch

We hear cases about the laws and decide what the laws mean

Legislative Branch

We write the bills that become laws

Executive branch

We make sure the laws are carried out and enforced.

Articles 1-3

Creates the three branches of government

Article 4

Discusses how states should interact with each other

Legislative Branch

Who checks the treaties that the executive branch makes

Federal

Central and National are two words that mean the same things as

1787

What year was the constitution written in?

James Madison

Which president was also called the Father of the Constitution

Preamble

Introductory part of a statute or deed stating its aims

becomes a law

When a president signs a bill, it

Federalism

Which Constitutional principle divides goverment power between the states and the federal government

legislative

Which branch approves presidential appointments

Popular Sovereignty

All government power comes from the people

limited government

constitution specifically states what powers the government has

supremacy clause

establishes that federal constitution take precedence of laws

2/3

Congress can override a presidential veto with a ______ majority vote

electoral college

group of persons chosen from each state, indirectly elect president.