Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?
Republic
What was America’s 1st constitution?
The articles of confederation
When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?
Nov. 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
9
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
Because the goverment it provided wasnt strong enough to handle all the problems of the country
What created one territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and East of the Mississippi River?
Northwest ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a _______ of ________ for the new settlers.
Bill of rights
The Northwest Ordinance was the first attempt to stop the spread of what?
Slavery
What is a bicameral legislature?
Two house goverment
What is the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14th state in America?
The state of franklen
What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?
1796 and 16th
What is a depression?
When the econo,y slows down and there are people without jobs
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
A rebelion over taxes amd debt
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
The Virginia and the New Jersey plan
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
The great compromise
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
Allowed southern states to count all slaves as 3/5 of a free person
Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?
The southern states
What was a Federalist?
People that support the constatution
What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?
Federalist papers
What is an amendment?
Changes to the constatotion
What became the standard for passing a law in Congress? ____ out of _____ States
9 out of 13
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constatotion
What was James Madison considered to be the father of?
The father of tue constatotion
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?
The federal system
What is the final authority in a federal system?
The constatution
What are the 3 branches of gov’t as stated in the Constitution?
Legislative, executive, juditial
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?
Presedent
What power does the President have to check Congress?
Veto power
Who elects the President of the United States?
The electoral college
Which branch interprets laws and makes decisions based on the Constitution?
Juditial
What is the most distinctive feature of our gov’t?
The seperation of powers
Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances?
It keeps it from letting one branch have to much power
