Science test Flashcards
what is the giving of formal approval to certain documents called
ratification
what was the plan that created onl a legislative body for governing the nation called
articles of confederation
which state was slow to ratify the Articles of Confederation
virginia
Who goverened the colonies before and during most of the War for Independence
continental congress
was the confederation congress allowed to raise an army
yes
was the confederation congress allowed to borrow and coin money
yes
was the confederation congress allowed to levy taxes
no
Did the states give up most of their important governmental powers in order to join the confederation
no
what is a section of land that is six miles square called
townships
what organized western land sales
northwest ordinance of 1785
what did the important legilsation passed by the confederation congress deal with
the western ladns
did the northwest ordincances protect slaver in the western lands
no
what contained the means of adding new states to the Union
northwest ordinance of 1787
what is the freedom to stockpile goods temporarily at a foreign location called
right of deposit
what is the charge on imported goods called
tariffs
who was the experienced treaty maker sent by the confederation congress to negotiate with spain
john jay
did shay’s rebellion grow out of discontent with heavy taxes
yes
was the purpose of the constitutional convention to wrie a new plan of government called a constitioon
no
what city did delegates meet and devise the new constitution in independence hall
philadelphia
were all thirteen states eager to send representaves to the consttitutional convention
no
who was chosen as chairman of the constitiutional convention
george washington
which of these men attended the constitutional convention
alexander hamiltion
what is the precise term that depicts the type of government created by the constituion
republic
did the writers of the constitution agree that the new government shoud be a democracy
no
did the writers of the constiituoin agree there should be abalance of powr among governemtnal branchs
yes
did the writers of the constiituoin agree there shoud be separation of powr among governmental branches
yes
did the writers of the constiituoin agree there should be a division of power between national and state governments
yes
what is a count of the population called
census
what two plans were merged to form the great compromise
virginai plan and the New jersey plan
did the writers of the constiituoin make compromised concerning the representation in the legislature
yes
did the writers of the constiituoin make compromised concering the abandonment of the articles of confederation
no
did the writers of the constiituoin make compromises concerning the coutin the slaves for the purpose of representation
yes
did the writers of the constiituoin make copromises concerning th epassage of navigation and tariff laws
yes
the three figths compromise settled the issue of counting ______ for representation and taxation
slaves
were both the separation of pwers and the system of checks and balances creat to help keep the strength of each of the three baranches fothe governemtt under control
yes
what branch of the governemtn is there to interpret the laws
judicial
what was an attempt ot persuade the swtates to ratify the constitution
federalists papers
who were the men who wrote the federalist papers
alexander hamilton, john jay, and james madison
hat was the group who favored the acceptance of the constitiution
federalists
does the bill of rights list all the rights eld by american citizens
no
t stystem was deviesed to elect a presideent
electoral college
is the constituion of the united sates older than all constitutions of other nations
yes
what were the guarantees that were added to the constituition
the bill of rights
have there been many ajor changes in constituinal law over the past two hundred years
no
what is the first paragraph of the constition called
preamble
were onl the lwaw passed by congress the supreme law of the land
no
what are the freedoms guarantteed in the first amendment
freedom of religion, the freedom of speach, freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition
