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Constitution test Flashcards

1
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What rights was the Constitution created to protect?

A

Natural Rights

life, liberty, pursuit of happiness - idea came from 1600s English philosopher John Locke

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2
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A formal plan for government

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Constitution

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3
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A state run by the people. In which citizens elect representatives to make laws.

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republic

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4
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The first president of the United States. He led the continental army in the revolutionary war. He was unanimously elected president and all the powers given to the president were designed for him.

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George Washington

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5
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Term meaning “the right to vote in an election”

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suffrage

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6
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What was the name of the very flawed predecessor to the Constitution?

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Articles of Confederation

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7
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The adoption of a document making it official and valid.

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Ratification

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8
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In 1787 the congress passed this ordinance. It is considered the greatest accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation.

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North West Ordinance

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9
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The land from the Ohio River to the Great Lakes that was East of the Mississippi. Later it was made into Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.

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Northwest Territory

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10
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A writ requiring a fair trial for a person under arrest. The idea was first brought up in the Magna Carta and is included in the Constitution

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Habeas Corpus

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11
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He wrote the preamble and was a young delegate from Pennsylvania. He fought in the revolutionary war and was a strong believer in National unity. He was an opponent to slavery

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Gouverneur Morris

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12
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A term for the trade between states.

It was not regulated in the AOC, but is regulated by congress in the Constitution.

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Interstate Commerce

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13
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Establishes an independent National government

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National sovereignty

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14
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In 1786-1787 Daniel Shay organizes a group of vetren farmers to revolt against the government. The AOC is too weak to put down the rebellion, so it leads to the constitutional convention.

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Shays’s Rebellion

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15
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Where was our nation’s first capital?

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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16
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What is the name of the convention that took place in 1787 where 55 delegates assembled to write the constitution?

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Constitutional Convention also known as the Philadelphia Convention

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17
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An agreement reached by taking points from both sides

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compromise

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18
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What is called when all states get the same amount of votes regardless of population and size.

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Equal representation

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19
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Also called the small states plan it called for equal representation.

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The New Jersey Plan

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20
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Representation based off of population

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Proportional Representation

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21
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The plan that called for proportional representation. Also called the large state plan.

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The Virginia Plan

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22
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Introduced by Benjamin Franklin it created a house with equal representation and a house with proportional representation.

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The Great Compromise

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23
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A proposed law

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bill

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24
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The idea was first thought of in the Magna Carta. It created checks and balances and made it so government did not have absolute power

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Limited Government

25
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This compromise dealt with the issue of slavery for the purposes of taxes and representation

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3/5 Compromise

26
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Under article 4 it gave slave owners the ability to go after slaves in free states

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The Fugitive Slave act

27
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The delegates who wrote the Constitution

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The Framers

28
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The powers of Congress which allow them to make laws. There are 18 of these listed powers

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Enumerated Powers of Congress

29
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Allows Congress to make laws that do not directly related to the enumerated powers.

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The Necessary and Proper Clause

30
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Powers that congress has that are not directly written

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Implied Powers

31
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The 4th President who is known as the Father of the Constitution.

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James Madison

32
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To remove someone from office because of a crime. The person must be charged in the house and tried in the Senate. If the President is being impeached the Chief Justice leads the proceedings.

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Impeachment

33
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The group of 538 delegates who actually elect the president

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Electoral College

34
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Powers shared by the state and federal government. They include the power to tax, build infrastructure, and establish courts.

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Concurrent powers

35
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As part of Article 6 it establishes that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land

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Supremacy Clause

36
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This is an unchecked power of the president where they are able to clear someone of all charges and future prosecution

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Pardon

37
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The only crime outlined in the Constitution. Requiring two witnesses to the same act or a confession to having acted against your government.

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Treason

38
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The belief in a strong central government.

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Federalism

39
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The branch of government that is comprised of the senate and the house it passes laws.

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Legislative Branch

40
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The branch of government with a chief executive that is the President and it is outlined in article 2. The president is responsible for diplomacy and approving laws as well as judge appointments.

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Executive Branch

41
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In article 3 of the constitution it establishes a national court system with district courts, appeal courts, and the Supreme Court. These all belong to THIS branch of government?

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Judicial Branch

42
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This is the way we keep any one branch from getting too much power. A way this works is the president has to approve laws past by congress and the judicial can strike them down for violating the constitution.

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Checks and Balances

43
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The term for chopping up the government so that no one branch has too much control.

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Separation of Power

44
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The first part of the Constitution that outlines the purposes of the Constitution. It was written by Gouveneur Morris

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Preamble

45
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Every 10 years the government takes a survey of the population. The data gathered helps determine funding for infrastructure, representation, and taxation

A

The Census

46
Q

The majority of the house of congress needed to pass legislation. In the senate it is 51 and in the house it is 238

A

A Quorum

47
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The term leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives who is next in line for the presidency AFTER the VP. What is this person’s name?

A

Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi

48
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Who acts as president of the Senate in the Vice Presidents absence? Who is this person currently?

A

President Pro Tempore, Patrick Leahy

49
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The proportional house where members are elected every 2 years

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House of Representatives

50
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The building where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed

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Independence Hall

51
Q

Who was the “father of our country”

A

George Washington

52
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When was George Washington elected?

A

1789

53
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What was the ONE good thing that the Articles of Confederation did?

A

Establish the Northwest Ordinance

54
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How many states were needed to ratify an amendment to the Articles of Confederation?

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All 13 (made this nearly impossible!)

55
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How many states were needed to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?

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3/4 (easier than ALL states for the Articles of Confederation but still nearly impossible to pull off which is why we so very rarely get new amendments)

56
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What amendment outlines the priocess for adopting new amendments?

A

7th

57
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What are the two most important things the Northwest Ordinance did?

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  1. Created four new FREE states: Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan
  2. Outlined the formal process of how a territory becomes an actual state
58
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Where did Shay’s Rebellion take place?

A

Massachusetts

59
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What kind of government did southerners always seem to want? (and still do)

A

LIMITED Government

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