modul five testr

Question 1

checks and balances

Answer 1

thy system so that no branch gets too powerful.

Question 2

Depression

Answer 2

what the colonies went through after they all got in dept.and rise in unemployent

Question 3

Executive branch

Answer 3

Carries out and enforces laws

Question 4

Veto

Answer 4

When congress proposes a law the president doesn’t like, he can decline, or veto it.

Question 5

Tariffs

Answer 5

Taxes on imports and exports from other countries.

Question 6

Republic

Answer 6

form of gov were citizens choose their leader by voting.

Question 7

Popular sovereignty

Answer 7

Idea that voting should be in the hands of the people.

Question 8

Legislative branch

Answer 8

responsible for proposing and passing laws

Question 9

Judicial branch

Answer 9

responsible for judging criminals, national courts, state taxes, etc.

Question 10

Inflation

Answer 10

rised prices for goods combined with declining value of money.

Question 11

Interstate commerce

Answer 11

trade between states

Question 12

how to become a state

Answer 12

needed a certain amount of population.

Question 13

What is needed for an amendment to the Constitution to be added

Answer 13

2/3 congress and 3/4 states,

Question 14

How many amendments in the Bill of Rights

Answer 14

10 amendments.

Question 15

The main author of the Bill of Rights

Answer 15

James madison

Question 16

Who wrote Federalist papers and what was the original pen name

Answer 16

Publis-alexander hamilton,james madison, john jay.

Question 17

Why Articles of Confederation did not work

Answer 17

gave central states to much power.

Question 18

What was the Great Compromise

Answer 18

the New Jersey plan and the Virginia plan put together.

Question 19

What was the ⅗ compromise?

Answer 19

where slave were 3/5 of a person.

Question 20

what 2 documents the constitution based on

Answer 20

magma carta and bill of rights