S.S REVISION AMERICAN HISTORY

Question 1

The 3/5s Compromise

Answer 1

Each enslaved person would count as three-fifths of a person for
taxation and representation. That meant that every 5,000 enslaved people would count as 3,000
“persons.” The Constitution also required that the importation of new enslaved people from
Africa would end by 1808.

Question 2

The Articles of Confederation -

Answer 2

This document created a framework of laws for the first
government of the United States. It lasted for 10 years. - from 1777 to 1787. The Articles did not
provide enough power to the central government, and they were replaced by the Constitution.

Question 3

Branch -

Answer 3

Think of our government like a tree. The different sections of government are referred
to as branches. We have three different branches - the legislative, executive and judicial
branches.

Question 4

The New Jersey Plan

Answer 4

• There would be only one house in the legislative branch. Each state would
  only have one vote.

Question 5

The Northwest Ordinance

Answer 5

• Congress divided the territory into sections of 640 acres that were
  then given to citizens at a low cost. When the territory’s population reached 60,000, they could
  apply to become a state.

Question 6

Override

Answer 6

• This is when Congress votes to pass a law that the President has vetoed

Question 7

Shays’ Rebellion

Answer 7

• This was an uprising let by a former veteran of the Revolutionary War - Daniel
  Shays. The rebellion broke out in western Massachusetts in 1786 as a protest against the
  foreclosure of farms for debt in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War. The courthouses were
  closed down for month before the rebellion was disbanded.

Question 8

The Supreme Court

Answer 8

• This is the highest court in the nation. It consists of nine justices.

Question 9

The Senate

Answer 9

• Each state has two Senators. Senators serve six years each term. Senators are
  elected directly by the people from their state.50 states = 100 members

Question 10

The Supremacy Clause

Answer 10

• This means that federal laws are superior to state laws.

Question 11

Pardon

Answer 11

• This means to forgive and release from prison.

Question 12

Political Party

Answer 12

• This is an organized group that have similar beliefs regarding major political
  issues.

Question 13

Unconstitutional

Answer 13

• A law that doesn’t follow the Constitution.

Question 14

Veto

Answer 14

• This is when the President rejects a law passed by Congress.

Question 15

The Virginia Plan

Answer 15

• Power of the government would be spread among three branches - the
  executive, the legislative and the judicial. There would be two sections of the legislative branch -
  the Senate and the House of Representatives. In both sections (or houses), the number of
  representatives would be based on the state’s population.

Question 16

Checks and Balances

Answer 16

• Each of the three branches of government can limit the powers of the
  other branches. This way, no one branch has too much power.

Question 17

Clause

Answer 17

Each of these are small sections of the Constitution that explain a topic in more detail.

Question 18

Concurrent Powers

Answer 18

• These are powers held by both the federal and the state governments.

Question 19

The Connecticut Compromise

Answer 19

• This compromise provided for three branches. There would be
  two houses in the legislative branch. One would be called the Senate and the other the House of
  Representatives. The Senate would have two representatives per state. The number of
  representatives in the House of Representatives would be based on the population of the state.

Question 20

Delegates

Answer 20

• A representative sent to a conference.

Question 21

Electoral College

Answer 21

• This group is made up of 538 electors who chose the president of the United
  States. Electors are chosen by the winning party to represent the state’s winning candidate in
  the electoral college. The members of the electoral college then choose the president.

Question 22

The Executive Branch

Answer 22

• Headed by the president, this section of government is responsible for
  carrying out (or enforcing) the laws passed by Congress.

Question 23

Expressed Powers

Answer 23

• These are specifically described in the Constitution.

Question 24

Federalism

Answer 24

• This means that the federal government and the states government share power.

Question 25

Framers

Answer 25

• A person who shapes a concept or plan.

Question 26

Founding Fathers

Answer 26

• The men who wrote the Constitution.

Question 27

The House of Representatives

Answer 27

• The number of representatives is determined by the population
  of each of the states. There are 435 in total Representatives serve two years each term and they
  are elected directly by those from their congressional district

Question 28

Impeachment

Answer 28

• A charge of misconduct against a holder of public office.

Question 29

Implied Powers

Answer 29

• These are powers that aren’t specifically described in the Constitution, but they
  come from three specific words describing the powers of Congress - “necessary and proper.”

Question 30

The Judicial Branch

Answer 30

• The court systems of local, state, and federal governments, responsible for
  interpreting the laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch.

Question 31

Judicial Review

Answer 31

• The Supreme Court has the power to determine whether or not a law or
  government action goes against the rules written in Constitution.

Question 32

The Legislative Branch

Answer 32

• This branch makes the nation’s laws. It consists of two parts - the
  House of Representatives and the Senate.