Midterm Review

Question 1

Virginia house of burgesses

Answer 1

First elected legislative body elected by the people

Question 2

Fundamental orders of Connecticut

Answer 2

The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council . The orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns, setting its structure and powers.

Question 3

Town hall meetings

Answer 3

Informal public meeting

Question 4

Mayflower compact

Answer 4

Laws made at the arrival to Massachusetts stating that they would follow the laws.

Question 6

Parliamentary sovereignty

Answer 6

is a concept in the constitutional law of some parliamentary democracies. It holds that the legislative body has absolute sovereignty, and is supreme over all other government institutions, including executive or judicial bodies.

Question 7

Committees of correspondence

Answer 7

shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.

Question 8

John Locke philosophy

Answer 8

he defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarchy

Question 9

Montesquieu Philosophy

Answer 9

He was a French political thinker who lived in the Enlightenment. He is famous for his theory of the separation of powers in government.

Question 11

Salutary neglect

Answer 11

The mother country ignores its colonies but still benefits from the colonies. Mother country allows the colonies to self govern.

Question 12

Mercantilism

Answer 12

Holds that a nation or an empire could build wealth and power by developing its industries and export of manufactured goods in exchange for gold and silver.

Question 13

Articles of confederation

Answer 13

The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.

Question 14

North west ordinance of 1787

Answer 14

Provided a method of bringing new states into the union

Question 15

Shays rebellion

Answer 15

American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.

Question 20

Thomas paines common sense

Answer 20

Expressed what he wanted the colonies to do to gain independence and why.

Question 21

Thomas Jeffersons Declaration of Independence

Answer 21

Based on paines ideas to denounce the king as a tyrant. Long list of grievances and the idea that all men are created equal

Question 24

George Washington

Answer 24

Was a general in the French and Indian war, helped lead revolution, first president.

Question 25

Federalist papers

Answer 25

Urged ratification of the constitution

Question 26

great comprimise

Answer 26

created the house of rep and 2 senators per sate to satisfy both large and small states

Question 27

separation of powers

Answer 27

an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

Question 28

checks and balances

Answer 28

all branches of government check and balance each other out so no branch has too much power

Question 29

veto

Answer 29

to reject

Question 30

three fifths comprimise

Answer 30

5 slaves = 3 slaves for population

Question 31

federalist v.s. anti federalists

Answer 31

see picture

Question 32

federalism

Answer 32

power is shared between nation and state

Question 33

bill of rights

Answer 33

the Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

Question 34

amendment/process

Answer 34

a monor change in a document The Constitution provides that an amendment may be proposed either by the Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures.

Question 35

electoral college

Answer 35

The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.

Question 36

how does a bill become a law

Answer 36

If a bill has passed in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been approved by the President, or if a presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and is enforced by the government.

Question 37

whiskey rebellion

Answer 37

a tax was placed on whiskey, which resulted in multiple rebellions.

Question 38

elastic clause

Answer 38

granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers. used to buy the Louisianna purchase.