Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is a bicameral legislature?
Two houses ( modern day congress )
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)?
November 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
One
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
The gov’t it provided was not 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 the name of the state in modern Northeast Tennessee that tried to become the 14th state in America?
State of franklin
What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?
16th and 1796
What is a depression?
Low economic activity and high unemployment
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
An uprising of Massachusetts farmers to fight the gov’ts taxes on poor farmers
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
VA and NJ plans
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?
Slaves count towards the population as 3/5 of a person
Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?
House of Representatives
What was a Federalist?
People who supported the constituition
What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
What is an amendment?
Changes to the constitution
How many states approved the Constitution originally? ____ out of _____ States
9 out of 13
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
What was James Madison considered to be the father of?
The Constituition
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?
Federal System
What is the final authority in a federal system?
The Constitution
What are the 3 branches of gov’t as stated in the Constitution?
Executive
Legislative
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)
The President
What power does the President have to check Congress?
The veto power
Who elects the President of the United States?
The people!!!!!!!!!!!! (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 Powers
Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances?
It kept one branch from getting too much power
