Chapter 7

Question 1

What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?

Answer 1

Republic

Question 2

What was America’s 1st constitution?

Answer 2

The Articles of Confederation

Question 3

When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?

Answer 3

November 1777

Question 4

How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?

Answer 4

One

Question 5

Why was the AoC unsuccessful?

Answer 5

The gov’t wasn’t strong enough to handle all of the problems of the country

Question 6

What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?

Answer 6

Northwest Ordinance

Question 7

The Northwest Ordinance was a _______ of ________ for the new settlers.

Answer 7

Bill of rights

Question 8

The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?

Answer 8

Slavery

Question 9

What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14th state in America?

Answer 9

State of Franklin

Question 10

What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?

Answer 10

1796; 16th

Question 11

What is a depression?

Answer 11

Slow economic activity and high unemployment

Question 12

What was Shays’ Rebellion?

Answer 12

It was an uprising by Massachusetts farmers to fight off the gov’t taxes on poor farmers.

Question 13

What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 13

Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

Question 14

What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?

Answer 14

The Great Compromise

Question 15

What is the Three Fifths Compromise?

Answer 15

Allowed southern states to count slaves as 3/5 of one free person for representation

Question 16

Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?

Answer 16

House of Representatives

Question 17

What was a Federalist?

Answer 17

People that supported the Constitution

Question 18

What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?

Answer 18

The Federalists Papers

Question 19

What is an amendment?

Answer 19

Changes to constitution

Question 20

What became the standard for passing a law in Congress? ____ out of _____ States

Answer 20

9 out of 13

Question 21

What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer 21

The Constitution

Question 22

What was James Madison considered to be the father of?

Answer 22

The Father of the Constitution

Question 23

Who was an influential writer from the Enlightenment who believed every person had natural rights?

Answer 23

John Locke

Question 24

What type of system states that power should be shared between the national and state level gov’ts?

Answer 24

Federal System

Question 25

What is the final authority in a federal system?

Answer 25

The Constitution

Question 26

What are the 3 branches of gov’t as stated in the Constitution?

Answer 26

Legislative, Judicial, and Executive

Question 27

Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?

Answer 27

Legislative

Question 28

Which branch carries out the laws?

Answer 28

Executive

Question 29

What did the Constitution have the AoC did not have? (Hint: Chief Executive)

Answer 29

President

Question 30

What power does the President have to check Congress?

Answer 30

Veto power

Question 31

Who elects the President of the United States?

Answer 31

Electoral College

Question 32

Which branch interprets laws and makes decisions based on the Constitution?

Answer 32

Judicial

Question 33

What is the most distinctive feature of our gov’t?

Answer 33

Seperation of Powers

Question 34

Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances?

Answer 34

Keeps one branch from gaining too much power

Question 35

What is a bicameral legislature?

Answer 35

2 houses