Chapter 7 (2) Flashcards
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
The Great Compromise
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia and New Jersey
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
Allowed southern states to count slaves as 3/5 of a free person for representation.
Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?
House of Representatives
What was a Federalist?
People that supported the Constitution
What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?
The Federalists Papers
What is an amendment?
Changes to the Constitution
What became the standard for passing a law in Congress? ____ out of _____ States
9 out of 13 States
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
What was James Madison considered to be the father of?
“Father of our Constitution”
Who was an influential writer from the Enlightenment who believed every person had natural rights?
John Locke
What type of system states that power should be shared between the national and state level gov’ts?
Federalism
What is the final authority in a federal system?
The Constitution
What are the 3 branches of gov’t as stated in the Constitution?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?
Legislative
Which branch carries out the laws?
Executive
What did the Constitution have the AoC did not have? (Hint: Chief Executive)
President
What power does the President have to check Congress?
Veto power
Who elects the President of the United States?
Electoral College
Which branch interprets laws and makes decisions based on the Constitution?
Judicial
What is the most distinctive feature of our gov’t?
Separation of power
Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances
To keep one branch from gaining to much power
