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22 Cards in this Set
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Why would the young United States want a weak government? |
• To keep people from taking over America. • To keep from being too similar to England. • To prevent a king |
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What could the Articles of Confederation not do? |
Could not tax citizens or states; could only request that people pay up.what |
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What was The Final Straw of The Articles of Confederation? |
Shay's Rebellion |
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Where was the Constitutional Convention held? |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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What were the four principles that the new gov. used to write the new national gov.? |
Limited government Republicanism Separation of Powers Federalism |
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Limited Government |
Even though government will have more power, it still may have limits. |
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Republicanism |
The people vote for their leaders. |
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Separation of Powers |
Three branches with defined powers. |
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Federalism |
The national government shares power with state governments. |
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What are the three branches? |
Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
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What is the Virginia Plan? |
1. Proposed by James Madison 2. Created a bicameral legislature 3. Each state's representation based on its population |
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What is the New Jersey Plan? |
1. Proposed by William Patterson 2. Wanted to keep the unicameral legislature of the Articles 3. All states should be represented equally |
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What was the Great Compromise? |
1. Proposed by Roger Sherman 2. Also called the Connecticut Compromise 3. Created bicameral legislature ⭐️4. Called for proportional representation in the house |
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According to the Great Compromise, what did the House of Representatives do? |
- states receive representation (votes) based on their population - favors large populated states |
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According to the Great Compromise, what did the Senate do? |
- all states represented evenly (2 senators for each state) - favors smaller populated states |
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Who was the "Father of the Constitution"? |
James Madison |
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How is an amendment added to the Constitution? |
Must pass 2/3 of both Senate and the House, then must be ratified by 3/4 of all states. |
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What is the national, state, and local level of the legislative branch? |
N: Congress S: General Assembly L: City Council |
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What is the national, state, and local level of the executive branch? |
N: President S: Governor L: Mayor |
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What is the national, state, and local level of the judicial branch? |
N: U.S. Supreme Court S: State Supreme Court L: City Courts, Juvenile Court |
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How do we elect our president? |
The Electoral College |
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What actually elects our president? |
Electoral Vote- the vote of the state's and the vote that decides who becomes president |
