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the document that governed our country was called the...
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
the articles established a weak
central government.
under the articles there was no seperate executive and judical branches.True or False?
True
under the articles the congress had the power to
tax
the ----- established a method for surveying western lands.
Land Ordiance of 1785
by 1790 the trade of the US was greater than the trade of the american colonies b4 the revolution.True or False?
True
the british did not evacuate american soil because...
they could not pay britain a finacial settlement for its debts
because congress had no power to tax-
there existed an inabilty to pay the army and they threatened to mutiny.
lenders strongly opposed paper money because...
they would not recieving the true amount of money they were owed
beggining in 1785, 7 states began issuing
paper money
a major dispute with spain involved the border between spanish territory and the state of
Georgia
durring the boycotts of the 1760s & the revolutionary war, american artisans and manufacturers had prospered by making goods that people previously bought from...
Britian
even b4 independance was declared, patriot leaders at the continental congress realized that the colonies needed to be united under some typee of...
central government
the cinfederation congress was not gived the power to...
impose taxes
who was an infuential nationalist, a member of the virgina assembly, and head of its commerce committee?
james madison
the great compromise proposed that in one house of congress- the house of Reps.- the states would be represented according to the size of their...
population
a great patriot from mass. who had objections to the constitution was...
Sam Adams
prominent Antifederalist was...
John Handcock
antifederalists opposed the constitution because...
they feared it would endanger the independance of the states
how many states had to vote in favor of the constiution in order to put it into effect?
9
by july 1788 all states had ratified the constiution except...
Rode Island and Norht Carolina
what did the federalists promise to add to the constitution after it was ratified?
the bill of rights
how did the constitution of the united states provide for changes, so that it may be fluid with time & apporite fr future generations?
the constitution can be amended
an amendment to the constitutionmust pass by what minimum margins?
2/3 majority in the house and senate and Adoption by atleast 3/4 of the states
when the constitution wsas first ratified, how was the US senators elected?
by a vote of the state legislatures
the constitution creates what type of government?
a republican form of Gov.
in the form of Gov. expressed in the declarlation of independance and defined by the constiution, power flows...
from the people to the elected officials
the powers which are not specifically enumerated in the constitution as powers of the federal gov. are...
automatically give to the states
what power does the constitution *not* give to congress?
the power to greate a social security system
what power does the constitution *not* give to the states?
the power to enter into an agreement with a foreign power
the constitution allows the prsident to make treities and agreements with foreign powers, providing that...
a 2/3 majority of the senate concurs
what 2 plans were presented to the government durring the articles of confederation and perpetual union b4 the compromise?
Virgina and New Jersey
the constitution states that...
the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
what amendment states that the people have the right to be secure against ubreasonable searches and seizers?
amendment 4
what amendment said that no person may be deprieved of their religious freedom?
amendment 1
who has the right to govern the type of military employed in the service of the US?
the president
the great compromise settled how to...
choose members of congress
the first 10 amendments of the constitution are called the...
bill of rights
who was known as the father of the constitution?
James Madison
a federal system of government divides power between...
a national and a state gov.
the three parts of the constitution are the...
-preamble
-the 7 articles
-the 27 admendments
only the national gov. has the power to...
print money
"the necessary and proper," clause means to americans
laws should be made but only if they are made by state legislatures
the preamble states that...
the gov. gets its powers from the people
article 5 deals with
amendng the constitution
the major role of congress is to...
making and passing laws
the constitutional protection against ex post facto laws means that congress...
pinishes a person for an act that wasn't against the law when the act was committed
the major role of congress is to...
make laws and passing laws
the constitutional protection against ex post facto laws means that congress cannot pass a law that...
punishes a person or group without conviction in court
only cogress can...
declare war
confrence committees are created to...
produce a version of a bill that is acceptable to both the house and the senate
a meeting of members held by the congress is called a...
caucus
the library of congress is designed to...
use the congressional reasearch service to process data request
delaying action on a bill in the senate is possible through the use of unlimited debate called...
filibuster
a vistor rarely sees many representatives on the floor of the house because...
most of the work of the congress is done in committees
each term of congress has how many sessions?
2
the permanent size of the house of reps was fixed at 435 members of the...
congress in 1929
the person responsible for scheduling floor actions in the senate is...
majority leader
congress members' mail is free, a benifit called...
franking priviledge
in the senate watergate committee was an example of ...
select committee
president andrew johnson and william clinton were inpeached by the...
house of reps
to approve a bill in committee and send it back to the floor of the house or senate is called...
reporting out a bill