Government Unit 5 Chapter 10 Flashcards
The Constitutional Convention pg 388
-it was a meting held in 1787 to discuss problems with the government. the result of it was a new form of government, the Constitution
The Great Compromise
- two houses of congress
- SENATE: equal representation in upper congress
- HOUSE OF REPRETATIVES: representation in the lower house based on population
- Only the lower house can propose tax bills.
What is a republic? 386
-a country or government where citizens elect leaders
Checks and Balances. How do they affect the federal government? 398-403
It is where the framers of the constitution created three separate branches of government to keep any one branch from controlling the government. SEPARATION OF POWERS
What are the three branches of the federal government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Checks and Balances
Legislative Branch
Legislative Branch: CONGRESS -Proposes Bills -Makes Laws -Passes Taxes -Approves Treaties -Approves Appointments -Approves appointments of the Supreme Court Justices -Can override the Presidents Veto
Executive Branch
Executive Branch: THE PRESIDENT - THE VICE PRESIDENT - -Carries out, or enforces, laws -Manages the government -Suggests new laws -Makes treaties -Heads the armed forces (military) -Can veto a bill passed by Congress -Nominates the Supreme Court justices
Judicial Branch
Judicial Branch:
THE SUPREME COURT AND ALL FEDERAL COURTS
-Decide whether or not laws are constitutional
-Explain the meaning of treaties
-Can rule that a law is unconstitutional
-Can rule that the President’s actions are unconstitutional
Why did Shay’s Rebellion happen? pg 389
Farmers were sent to prison because they couldn’t pay heir debts and they couldn’t make a living. Daniel Shay and the group tried to take out a weapons storehouse in Massachusetts.
Who has the power to govern under the federal system?
the national and state governments share the power to goverven
What does the term “ratify” mean?
To approve
Explain how the Constitutional Convention resolved representation in Congress?
By population of the stats/ by the great compromise.
The upper and lower house SENATE & HOUSE OF REPRESENTATION
How did Gouverneur Morris affect the Constitutional Convention? 395
Gouverneur Morris expressed the ideas from the constitutional convention in writing.
Who is the branch responsible for enforcing laws?
Executive Branch
How was the Constitution ratified and why?
In September 1787 each of the 13 states had to elect a delegate to vote for or against it. But it wasn’t until the bill or rights was promised to be added as an admendment that all the states ratified it.
