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32 Cards in this Set
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What was America's first government? |
Articles of Confederation
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Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was weak. Why did the states make it so? |
They were afraid that a strong government would take away their freedoms and resemble Great Britain. |
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Why weren't the states able to pay off their war debt, from the American Revolution, causing them financial problems? |
Under the Articles, Congress could not tax the citizens. |
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Under the Articles of Confederation, there was only one branch of government. Which was it? |
Legislative branch |
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What replaced the Articles of Confederation?
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the U.S. Constitution
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At what meeting was the U.S. Constitution created?
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the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Who attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
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representatives from each state, except Rhode Island
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Who represented Georgia at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and signed the U.S. Constitution for Georgia? |
Abraham Baldwin and William Few |
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What is the legislative branch of government called and what does it do? |
Congress- it makes the laws |
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What did large states want in regards to representation in Congress?
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The higher the population of a state, the more representatives they should have. |
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What did small states want in regards to representation in Congress?
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Each state should have the same number of representatives, regardless of population. |
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Why did small states want representation to be the same?
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They worried that large states would always get their way if they had more votes than the small states. |
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Why did large states feel it was only fair to base representation on population?
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They felt that not having a proportional number of representatives based on population did not accurately represent what majority of the people wanted. |
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Which states did the New Jersey Plan favor? |
small states |
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Which states did the Virginia Plan favor? |
large states |
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How did the Great Compromise meet the needs of all states, large and small? |
It created a bicameral legislature, with 2 chambers. One would be based on the Virginia Plan, for large states, and the other would be based on the New Jersey Plan, for small states. |
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Under the Great Compromise, Congress was split into ___ bodies.
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2
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Congress was split into two bodies. This is called a ________________________ legislature. |
bicameral (bi = 2) |
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One body of Congress is called the House of _________________________________________.
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Representatives. |
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Under the House of Representatives, representation is based on _______________. |
population. |
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Other than the House of Representatives, what is the other chamber of Congress called? |
Senate |
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Under the Senate, the representation is ______________________. |
2 representatives per state, regardless of population |
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How does Congress bring the House of Representatives and Senate together if they are in separate bodies?
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Both the House and Senate must pass a bill with a majority vote for it to become a law. One cannot pass a law without the other. |
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Georgia was the ____ state to ratify the Constitution.
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4th
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How is the story of America's government similar to the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? |
America began as British colonies: had no say in Parliament or with the King and the gov't had too much power (too hot) America broke with Britain became the United States of America and created their own government, the Articles of Confederation. However, they didn't give this government enough power, because of their experience with Britain. Finally, they created the U.S. Constitution, which had more power than the Articles of Confederation, but less than Parliament and the king had. It was just right! |
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What were strengths of the Georgia Constitution of 1777?
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- separated the branches of government
- protected basic rights - created courts |
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What were weaknesses of the Georgia Constitution of 1777?
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- most power given to a unicameral (on house)
legislature called the General Assembly - the legislature (General Assembly) elected the governor, not the people - governor served only a 1-year term |
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Why did Georgia have to change its state constitution? |
The U.S. Constitution was written after the state constitution, and the state constitution had laws that went against the U.S. Constitution, so it had to change it. |
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Who was Georgia's first state governor? |
John Treutlen |
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What is an Amendment? |
a change to the U.S. Constitution
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What are the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution called? |
the Bill of Rights
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What are 5 rights guaranteed to you by the Bill of Rights?
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