Chapter 7 Flashcards

1
Q

What is a bicameral legislature?

A

legislature with 2 houses

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2
Q

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

A

Republic

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3
Q

What was America’s 1st constitution?

A

The Articles of Confederation

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4
Q

When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?

A

November 1777

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5
Q

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

A

1

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6
Q

Why was the AoC unsuccessful?

A

the government it provided wasn’t strong enough to handle all of the problems of the country

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7
Q

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

A

Northwest Ordinance

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8
Q

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

A

Bill of Rights

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9
Q

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

A

Slavery

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10
Q

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

A

The State of Franklin

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11
Q

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

A

1796 and 16th

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12
Q

What is a depression?

A

slow economic activity and high unemployment

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13
Q

What was Shays’ Rebellion?

A

an uprising by Massachusetts farmers to fight the government’s taxes on poor farmers

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14
Q

What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?

A

Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

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15
Q

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

A

The Great Compromise

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16
Q

What is the Three Fifths Compromise?

A

allowed Southern states to count slaves as 3/5 of one to free person for representation

17
Q

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

A

in the House of Representatives

18
Q

What was a Federalist?

A

people that supported the constitution

19
Q

What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?

A

The Federalist Papers

20
Q

What is an amendment?

A

changes to the constitution

21
Q

How many states approved the Constitution originally? ____ out of _____ States

A

9 and 13

22
Q

What is the supreme law of the land?

A

Constitution

23
Q

What was James Madison considered to be the father of?

A

the Constitution

24
Q

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

A

John Locke

25
Q

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

A

Federal System

26
Q

What is the final authority in a federal system?

A

the Constitution

27
Q

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

A

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

28
Q

Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?

A

Legislative

29
Q

Which branch carries out the laws?

A

Executive

30
Q

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

A

President

31
Q

What power does the President have to check Congress?

A

Veto

32
Q

Who elects the President of the United States?

A

the Electoral College

33
Q

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

A

Judicial

34
Q

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

A

Separation of Powers

35
Q

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

A

keeps one branch from gaining too much power