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The states attempted to get out of debt by taxing citizens and imports (True or False)
ratify
give formal approval
Treaty of Paris
a peace agreement to end Revolutionary War
constitution
a detailed, written plan for government
Ordinance of 1785
a law that provided for the survey and sale of western lands
bicameral
divided into two parts or houses
had law enforcement
All of the following were characteristics all state governments created during the 1770s and 1780s shared EXCEPT (had courts, had a governor, had a legislature, or had law enforcement)
True
The Confederation Congress under the Articles of Confederation had the power to run the military and deal with foreign powers (True or False)
no court system
The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation were all of the following EXCEPT (no court system, no power to create laws, no power to regulate trade, or no power to levy taxes)
from borrowing money to pay for the Revolutionary War
Why did the United States government have debt (from paying off Great Britain, from paying for an overextended federal government, from borrowing money to run, from borrowing money to pay for the Revolutionary War)
Anti-federalists
supporters of strong state governments
federalists
supporters of strong central government
electoral college
a group of people who are chosen to select the president and vice president
three fifths compromise
plan that decreed every five enslaved people would count as three free persons
the great compromise
a plan that determined the two house structure of Congress
rich white men
All of the following groups were NOT represented at the Constitutional convention except (African Americans, native Americans, rich white men, or rich white women)
because of scandal and political unrest throwing away and rebuilding the basis of the US government would cause
Why was the Constitutional Convention closed to the public (Because they were doing something illegal, because of scandal and political unrest throwing away and rebuilding the basis of the US government would cause, because they could get in trouble with the king, or it was treason.)
True
Small states were opposed to Virginia plan because it favored States with large populations (True or False)
False
States with small populations opposed the New Jersey plan because it favored large states (True or False)
True
Anti-federalist initially objected to the Constitution drafted during the Constitutional convention because it created no protections for individual freedoms (True or False)
The Seven articles of the Constitution
The part of the Constitution that describes each branch of government
The necessary and proper clause
Section of the Constitution give Congress implied powers
Judicial branch
A part of the government that interprets and fairly applies the laws
The preamble to the constitution
A section of the constitution that states the goals and purposes of the government
Legislative branch
The US Congress
To protect the property of Americans
All of the following are purposes of government described in the middle part of the preamble to the constitution (maintain peace and order, to guarantee the freedom and basic rights of all generations of Americans, protect the country from outside attacks, or to protect the property of Americans)
True
Process to amending the Constitution is to propose an amendment through congressional action or national convention and then it must be ratified by three fourths of the states’ legislatures or by special state convention (True or False)
interpret laws
All of the following are presidential powers and duties specified in the constitution except (command the armed forces, make treaties, make a state of the union address, or interpret laws)
Chapters
All of the following are three main parts to the constitution except (the preamble, amendments, chapters, or articles)
True
The Supreme Court of United States is the final authority to interpret the Constitution (True or False)
Rule of Law
the principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
expressed powers
powers specifically granted to the federal government
popular sovereignity
the notion that power lies with the people
reserved powers
powers kept by the states
checks and balances
the idea that each branch of government is able to limit the power of the others
True
The power to tax is a concurrent power (True or False)
choosing the president by Electoral College
All of the following are provisions of the Constitution which protect popular sovereignty EXCEPT (articles 1-3, choosing the president by the electoral college, scheduling regular elections, or representatives chosen by majority vote)
establishes the federal government as supreme and the authority over the other levels
The Supremacy Clause is significant because it (establishes the state governments as directly responsible to the local governments, establishes the local government’s power as supreme, establishes the state governments as more powerful than the other levels, or establishes the federal government as supreme and the authority over the other levels)
True
The separation of powers is important because it keeps any one piece of the government from taking over (True or False)
True
The federal system of government means that the government is divided between judicial, legislative, and executive branches (True or False)
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