National Government

Question 1

bicameral government

Answer 1

-a government with a two-part legislature-House of Representatives & Senate

Question 2

Federalism

Answer 2

-divides the power between national and state governments

Question 3

What is the difference between the House and the Senate?

Answer 3

-the Senate has equal representatives for the states (2 per state, 100 in all)
-the representatives for the House are determined by population (435 in all)

Question 4

Philosophy of Federalists

Answer 4

Federalists support the Constitution and favor a strong national government.

Question 5

Philosophy of Anti-Federalists

Answer 5

Anti-Federalists oppose the new Constitution and federal system because they feared that a strong national government defeated the purpose of the Revolutionary War.

Question 6

What is the difference between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

Answer 6

Federalists support a strong national government, while Anti-Federalists oppose it and support a strong state government.

Question 7

popular sovereignty

Answer 7

-the consent to be governed

Question 8

All three branches of government shield against _______.

Answer 8

tyranny

Question 9

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Answer 9

-head of each branch of military

Question 10

The War Powers Act of 1973

Answer 10

-an act that checked and limited the power of the president by requiring the approval of congress to put American troops in combat areas

Question 11

Treason

Answer 11

-an act that betrays or endangers one’s country