Final 4 Flashcards
Under the Constitution, who presides over the senate?
The Vice President Presides over the Senate
What is the name of the Congress member who counts the votes for upcoming measures?
Whip
What appointee is currently going through the appointment process?
Chuck Hagel
How many branches were there under the Articles of Confederation?
One
What states did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island and Delaware
Who is known as the father of the Constitution?
James Madison
What plan was the basis for the Constitution?
The Virginia Plan
Who were the two famous delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
Ben Franklin and George Washington
What event shut down the judiciary and showed the weakness of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
Shays Rebellion
______________ was a former slave who became the foremost black leader and orator of his time.
Frederick Douglass
_____________ was the first African American to serve on the United State Supreme Court.
Justice Thurgood
Article 4 Section 2 of the United States Constitution is known as _____________.
Fugitive Slave Clause
____________ is a democracy that works to secure the rights of it citizens and thus promote their liberty, freedoms.
Liberal Democracy
In the context of the Declaration of Independence, what is prudence?
Practical Wisdom
_____________ was the most influential political philosopher to the American founding fathers “laws of nature and nature’s God.”
John Locke
