Constitution Part 1 Quiz Flashcards
Virginia plan
Introduced by Edmund Randolph
Written by James Madison
Was the Legislative branch bicameral or unicameral VA plan
Bicameral
Who chose the lower house VA plan
the people of the states
Who chose the upper house VA plan
the lower house
What is proportional representation
When states have a certain amount of vosed based on their population.
What was the job of the legislative branch
To make the laws
How many courts were in the Judicial branch VA plan
2
What were the two courts called
Superior and inferior
Who chose the legislative branch VA plan
The legislative branch
How long did the judges serve in the VA plan
for life
What was the job of the judicial branch
To apply and interpret the laws
How many executives were there VA plan
one single executive
Who was the executive chosen by in the VA plan
the legislative branch
Did the executive branch have unlimited power VA plan
no
what was the job of the executive branch
to enforce the laws
what kind of states liked the VA plan
The bigger states, because of proportional rep.
Who wrote and introduced the NJ plan
William Patterson
Could congress regulate trade in the NJ plan
yes
The legislative branch was also known as… NJ plan
congress
How many house did the legislative branch have NJ plan
it was unicameral so it had only one house
Did the legislative branch have the power to issue taxes on imports NJ plan
yes
What kind of representation did the NJ plan have
Equal representation
What is equal representation
Where each state the same amount of votes no matter the population.
What were state taxes based on NJ plan
number of white and free citizens no matter the age, sex, or condition they are in
the amount of land a person has
What was the court called in the Judicial branch NJ plan
the supreme court
Who was the judicial branch chosen by NJ plan
the executive branch
How many executives did the executive branch have NJ plan
3-5 executives
Who was the executive branch chosen by NJ plan
Congress
What are the factors that amount to the executives being removed if people want them to NJ plan
if the majority of the state government requests it
Who passed the great compromimse
roger sherman CT
Was the legislative branch unicameral or bicameral GC
bicameral
In the legislative branch who was the lower house elected by GC
the people
in the GC what was the name of the lower house in the legislative branch
the house of representatives
who elected the upper house in the GC in the legislative branch
the state assembly
what was the name of the upper house GC
the senate
what kind of representation did the lower house of the legislative branch have in the GC
proportional representation
what kind of representation did the upper house of the legislative branch have in the GC
equal representation
Who was the judicial branch nominated by GC
executive branch
who approved the nomination for the judicial branch in the GC
legislative branch
How many people were elected in the executive branch GC
one person
how was the person selected to be the executive GC
the electoral college
Why did the 3/5th’s compromise happen
The northern states and southern states were disagreeing on weather slaves should be counted for population and taxes
What did they decide on 3/5th’s comp.
each slave (other person) would count as 3/5th’s of a person
Popular sovereignty
The authority of people
Republicanism
a system of limited gov. that allows citizens to vote for who they want
who hold the sovereign power in Republicanism
the voters hold sovereign power
Limited government aka rule of law
No person or rule is above the law; government official must obey the law
Federalism
The power to govern is shared between the states and the national government
what does federalism allow the people to do
lets the people of each state deal with their own needs
it also allows the states to act together to deal with matters that affect them as a whole
Enumerated powers
powers that belong only to the federal government
What are the powers that the federal government have
the power to coin money, regulate interstate and foreign trade, maintain armed forces, and create federal courts
Who do the reserved powers belong to
the states only
what are the reserved powers
the power to establish schools, pass marriage and divorce laws, and regulate trade within a state
Who do the concurrent powers belong to
both the states and the federal gov.
what are the concurrent powers
the powers to raise taxes, borrow money, provide for public welfare, and administer criminal justice
Separation of Powers
The division of the government to make sure some parts don’t over power other parts
Checks and Balances
says that the other parts of the government can check or limit the other parts of the government,
What does the separation of powers allow to happen
it makes sure that there is a balance between the branches
Individual Rights
protects the basic rights and liberties of the people
What is article 1 about
the legislative branch
what is article 2 about
the executive branch
what is article 3 about
the judicial branch
what is article 4 about
Talks about the relationship between the states and the federal government
what is article 5 about
Talks about how to make an amendment
what is article 6 about
Talks about the laws and treaties of the United States (law of the land)
what is article 7 about
Talks about how many states it takes to ratify the constitution
