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The Constitution Unit Flashcards

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What were the problems with the Articles of Confederation?

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The government was too weak to keep order

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What event proved the Articles of Cenfederation were not working?

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Shays Rebellion

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How did Magna Carta influence the Constitution?

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Limited kings power

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How did Ancient Greece influence the Constitution?

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Created the first Democracy

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How did Ancient Rome influence the Constitution?

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Created the first Republic

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How did John Locke influence the Constitution?

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Believed in natural rights (life, liberty, and property) (Contract Theory)

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How did Jean Jacques Rousseau influence the Constitution?

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People should be willing the give up some freedom for the needs of the greater good (Social Contract)

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How did Baron De Montesquieu influence the Constitution?

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Government powers should be limited (Checks and Balances)

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What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

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To revise the Articles of Confederation

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Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

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When was the Constitutional Convention held?

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1787

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Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

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Philidelphia

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13
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Who is the “father of the Constitution”?

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James Madison

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What was the Virginia Plan?

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of reps a state could send to Congress depended on its population

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15
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What was the New Jersey Plan?

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Each state had an equal vote in Congress

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16
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What was the 3/5 Compromise?

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Compromise saying a slave would count as 3/5 of a person

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What is a Federalist?

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A supporter of the Constitution

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18
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What is an Anti-Federalist?

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An opponent of the Constitution

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19
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Why didn’t Anti-Federalists like the Constitution?

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Believed it didn’t list any rights of the people

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How many parts of the Constitution are there?

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3 parts. The Preamble, The Articles (I, II, III) and The Bill of Rights

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What are the 3 branches of the U.S. government and what is the main responsibility of each?

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Legislative Branch - To make laws (Article I), Executive Branch - To enforce laws (Article II), Judicial Branch - Interprets the laws (Article III)

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22
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How many members are in the House of Representatives?

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435

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What are the qualifications for Representatives? (3 Qualifications)

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U.S. citizen 7 years, Resident of District, 25 years old or older

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How do you determine how many Representatives a state gets?

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Population of a state

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How long does a Representative serve?

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2 years

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What are the specific powers of the House of Representatives? (2 powers)

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Can choose a president if there is no majority in the electoral college, can impeach government officials

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Who and what is the Speaker of the House?

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The leader of the House of Representatives, John Boehner

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How many members are in the Senate?

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100

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What are the qualifications for Senators? (3 Qualifications)

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U.S. citizen 9 years, Resident of state representing, 30 years old

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30
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How many Senators does a state get?

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2 Senators

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How long a Senator server?

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6 years

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What are the specific powers of the Senate? (3 powers)

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Can approve treaties by 2/3 vote, can approve major presidential appointments, can conduct the trial when the house impeaches an official

33
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Who is the President of the Senate?

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Joe Biden

34
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Who and what is the President Pro Tempore?

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Selected by the Senate - Patrick Leahy

35
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What does it mean to impeach?

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To accuse of wrong doing

36
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How does the impeachment process work?

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Starts in the House ? Simple majority ? Moves to the Senate ? 2/3 vote

37
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What is the elastic clause?

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Implied powers - powers that the Constitution gives to Congress that are not listed in detail

38
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What are the qualifications for President/Vice President? (3 Qualifications)

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Must be a natural born citizen, 35 years old or older, Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years

39
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What are the main responsibilities of the President?

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To carry out/enforce the laws

40
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How long does a president serve?

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4 years (up to 8 years)

41
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Who is the President and Vice President?

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President - Barack Obama, Vice President - Joe Biden

42
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What is the Electoral College?

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The group of people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia to elect the president

43
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Why did the writers of the Constitution create the electoral college?

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They believed that the common people were not informed enough to make an educated decision

44
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What is the order of succession for President? (Down to Secretary of State)

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Vice President ? Speaker of the House ? President Pro Tem of the Senate ? Secretary of State

45
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What is the Cabinet? How are those individuals selected?

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The group of top advisors to the president that are selected to help advise him on decisions. Cabinet members are selected by the President

46
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How are Supreme Court Justices chosen? (3 Steps)

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The president selects a candidate ? Senate Judiciary Committee interviews nominee ? The Senate votes on a nominee

47
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How long does a Justice server?

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Life

48
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How many Justices are there on the Supreme Court?

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9

49
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How do cases get the the Supreme Court?

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From lower state or federal courts

50
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Who is the current Chief Justice?

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John Roberts

51
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Who was the first woman Justice on the Supreme Court?

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Sandra Day O’Connor

52
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What are appellate and original jurisdiction?

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Appellete - US Supreme Court hears a case that has already been heard in a lower court, Original - a case goes to a court that has never been heard before

53
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What is judicial review?

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The power of the courts to decide whether laws or acts of the government are unconstitutional

54
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What are the two ways the Judicial Branch can “check” the other two branches?

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Judicial ? Legislative: Can declare acts/laws of congress unconstitutional, Judicial ? Executive: Can declare executive actions unconstitutional

55
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What are amendments and what are the 2 ways they get passed?

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A change to the Constitution. They get passed by: 3/4 of state legislatures vote yes OR conventions held in 3/4 of states must approve

56
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What kind of government structure do we have?

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Democratic

57
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Define: Constitution

A

Laws and principles

58
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Define: Impeach

A

To accuse of wrong doing

59
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Define: Bicameral

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To have two houses or chambers

60
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Define: Democracy

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Government by the people

61
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Define Republic

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System of government in which people elect representatives to govern them

62
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and when was it?

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Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on June 11, 1776

63
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Who is the Illinois Governor?

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Pat Quinn

64
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Who is the Illinois Attorney General?

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Lisa Madigan

65
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Who is the Illinois Treasurer?

A

Dan Rutherford

66
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Who is the Illinois Secretary of State

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Jesse White

67
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When did Illinois become a state?

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December 3, 1818

68
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What number state was Illinois?

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21st State

69
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Where is our current state capital?

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Springfield

70
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Which state did not attend the Constitutional Convention?

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Rhode Island

71
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What was the Great Compromise? (In detail)

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The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two-house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation from each state is based on state population. In the Senate, each state is represented by two senators

72
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What is needed to override a presidential veto?

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A 2/3 vote (super majority) in both houses

73
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Who must approve a Justices appointment?

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The Senate

74
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Who were the important people at the Constitutional Convention? (6 People)

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James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Roger Sherman, John Jay

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