Articles of Confederation Constitution Convention Constitution II Vocabulary

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What is the Articles of Confederation? Answer: First government of the U. S.

How were taxes a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Answer: Congress had no power to tax

What power did the government have in the Articles of Confederation to make laws? Answer: No power to make laws

What problem existed with business laws between states in the Articles of Confederation? Answer: All different and Government couldn't control it

Under the Articles of Confederation, How many states must agree in order to pass a law? Answer: all (13)

What were people worried about when creating the constitution? Answer: Government having too much power

What compromise was allowed for slaves to be counted for Taxation and Representation? Answer: 3/5 th’s Compromise

What compromise was an agreement between large and small states? Answer: Great Compromise

What body was created to elect the President? Answer: Electoral College

The federalist papers were written to? Answer: Get people to ratify the constitution

Where can you find the goals of our government in the constitution? Answer: Preamble

What are the 3 branches of government? Answer: Legislative, Executive, Judicial

What is the job of the Legislative branch of Government? Answer: Make the laws

The commander of the Military belongs to which branch of Government? Answer: Executive Branch

What is the Power of the Supreme court ? Answer: Judicial Review/Interpret the constitution

What Branch of government is the Federal Court system? Answer: Judicial Branch

What are the 2 houses in the Legislative Branch? Answer: House of Representatives and Senate

Who runs the Executive branch of Government? Answer: President

How is the Constitution changed? Answer: Amendment

What term allows for our government to be split up into strong independent parts? Answer: Separation of Powers

What is the Bill of Rights? Answer: First 10 amendments to the constitution

What are checks and Balances? Answer: System in which each branch of government has power over another.

What is Federalism? Answer: Sharing of power between state and federal government

Which amendment allows for freedom of Speech? Answer: Amendment 1

Veto bills is the power of which branch of Government? Answer: Executive

What is the name for the Legislative branch of government? Answer: Congress

Who was the real first president of the United States? Answer: John Hanson

What is the name of the process to change the Constitution ? Answer: Amendment process

What amendments in the bill of rights protect you as a criminal? Answer: amendment 5 and 6

What are the goals of our government ? Answer: • Form a more perfect union • Establish justice • Keep peace and order • Have economy in which people can prosper • Keep freedoms for now and forever

What had to be added to the Constitution in order for the people to agree to the constitution? Answer: Bill of Rights