Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is a bicameral legislature?
2 house government
What is a gov’t in which citizen rule through elected representatives?
Republic
What was America’s 1st constitution?
Articles of confederation
When was that constitution adopted (Month and Year)?
November 15 1777
How many votes did each state get in Congress under the AoC?
1
Why was the AoC unsuccessful?
It couldn’t account for all the problems of the new 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?
Franklin
What year did Tennessee become a state and what number state was it?
16
What is a depression?
A time of low employment and low economic activities
What was Shays’ Rebellion?
An action by Massachusetts farmers to fight taxes on poor farmers.
What were the two plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan
What combined those two plans and established the model for Congress that is used to this day?
The Constitution
What is the Three Fifths Compromise?
It was a law the called every 3/5 slaves as 1 person.
Where would the southern states gain more delegates due to the Three Fifths Compromise?
The House of Representatives
What was a Federalist?
Someone that supported the Constitution
What was a book of essays that supported the Constitution
The Federalists Papers
What is an amendment?
Law that’s added to 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 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?
Federal
What is the final authority in a federal system?
Federal court
What are the 3 branches of gov’t as stated in the Constitution?
Legislative, Executive, judicial
Which branch makes laws and consists of Congress?
Legislative
Which branch carries out the laws?
Judicial
What did the Constitution have the AoC did not have? (Hint: Chief Executive)
President
What power does the President have to check Congress?
Veto
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?
The Constitution
Why did the Constitution provide a system of Checks and Balances?
To keep one branch from becoming too powerful
