Chapter 4.2 us history Flashcards

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Virginia plan

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1.James madisons proposal for a bicameral legislator with representation based on population
2.favored large states

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Alexander Hamilton

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from New York, was very conservative in principles, He praised the British constitution,

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James madison

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1.Notetaker
2.father of the constitution

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Great Compromise

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they took one house from each and made the great compromise the new jersey house plan is the senate and bicameral house is house of reps

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New Jersey Plan

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unicameral :1 house based on equality :small states

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electoral college how does it work

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it is a process where electors elect the president of the us

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how is the number of electors per state determined

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by the number of members of congress

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8
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what is the minimum of electoral votes

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3

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9
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how many people for each canidate

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4

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10
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what is the magic number of electoral votes

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270

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federalism

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where power is shared between the national and state governments

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person

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what did the 3/5ths clause give to the southern states

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more seats in Congress and more power in elections than they would otherwise have had.

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what is a delegate?

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A representitive

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15
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Why were the windows closed in Independence Hall?

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The windows were closed for privacy and secrecy

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16
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what did the delegates believe they were

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an assembly of demi-gods

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5 charecteristics of the delagates

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1.white
2.male
3.wealthy
4.more than half were lawyers
5.nearly half had slaves

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18
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what is the function of the legislative branch

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lawmaking body

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19
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what 2 houses is the legislative branch called

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house of representitives and senate

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20
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how many people does the house of reps have

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435

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21
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how many reps per state

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depends on size, 1 per 500,000

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what are the 3 qualification for the house of reps

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  1. 25 yrs old
  2. 7 years a US citezen
    3.resident of the state he or she represents
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for the house of reps how many years is a term of office

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who is the officer in charge for the house of reps

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how many members are in the senate
100
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how many senates per state
2
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what are the qualification for the senate
1. 30 yrs old 2. 9 years a Us citizen 3.resident in the state representing
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how long is the term of office for a senate
6 years
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who is the officer in charge for the senate
vice president
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together what are the 2 houses of the legislative branch called
congress (535 members)
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the legislative branch works in what building in Washington Dc
us capital building
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what is the function of the executive branch
enforce the laws
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what is the leader of the judicial branch called
chief justice
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who is the executive branch head by
president and vice president
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what is the qualifications for the president
1. at least 35 2. resident in the us for 14 yrs 3.born citizen
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how long can a president be in ofice
4 yrs
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the executive branch works in what building
white house
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what are the 5 powers of the executive branch
1.make treaties with the approval of the senate 2.veto and sighn bills 3.represent our nation in talks with foreighn countries 4.enforce the laws that Congress passes 5.act as a commander in chief during war
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how can the president be removed from office
found guilty in an impeachment
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what is the function of the judicial branch
interpret the laws
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what is the judicial branch headed by
supreme court
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how many justices are there
9
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how long do justices/judges serve in office
for life
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the judicial branch works in what building
supreme court building
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what are 3 the branches?
legislative, executive, and judicial
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what were the key difference in the plans
the Virginia Plan based representation on the population, while the New Jersey Plan proposed equal representation
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Why did states with fewer people prefer the New Jersey Plan?
Because they would have equal power to a state with a larger population
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what city and state was the convention held in
philidelphia, pennsylvania
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What two changes to the Articles of Confederation did most Americans want?
1. to have the power to regulate interstate and international commerce 2.supported granting Congress the power to levy taxes
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Why do you think Rhode Island did not attend the special convention to make changes?
due to their size they wanted it to stay the same since they had equal power as the bigger states
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how were views of Alexander and James similar
Favored a strong government critics of democracy
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how were views of Alexander and James diffrent
-Alexander hamilton was very conservative in principled. He praised the british constitution -Madison favored republicanism
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The total number of Electoral Votes is
538