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21 Cards in this Set
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At the Constitutional Convention, the framers had to decide how to balance the ? and ? powers. |
National and States |
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Principle of government that provides ways for each branch to control the others and thus not become too powerful. |
Checks and Balances |
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Principle of government that states people vote on representatives to run the country. |
Republicanism - form of government |
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Which courts interpret the laws, including the Constitution? |
Supreme Court |
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Main duty of the president (executive branch) |
Enforces laws |
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Main duty of Congress - House of Representatives/Senate-Legislative Branch |
Makes laws |
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Who/what is considered the "supreme law of the land"? |
Constitution of 1787 |
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How can a president block a bill? (Example of checks and balances) |
Veto |
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Which principle describes the division of government into three branches? |
Seperation of powers |
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Congress impeaching public official suspected of wrong-doing is an example of which principles? |
Limited government and checks and balances
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In 1787 when the Constitution was written, who was meant by "people" (who could vote)? |
White men with property |
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Why Anti-Federalists like Patrick Henry opposed ratification of the Constitution of 1787. |
No Bill of Rights, created a strong government. |
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Compromise made at the Philadelphia Convention to count a portion of the slaves for representation and taxation. |
3/5 Compromise |
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Disagreement settled by the Great Compromise which provided for a House of Representatives, large state, and a Senate (small states) |
Great Compromise |
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Federalists who supported the ratification of the Constitution of 1787. |
James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton |
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Why the Federalists supported the Constitution of 1787. |
It gave more |
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Who supported strong state governments and a limited national government? |
Antifederalists |
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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Shay's Rebellion and the need for a stronger national government led to this. |
Constitutional Convention |
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Principle that divides the power between a national government and the states. |
Federalism |
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According to the Great Compromise, how would representation in the House of Representatives be determined? |
By population |
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Would the compromise in #20 benefit the larger or smaller states? |
Large states |
