Unit 1 America's Founding Docs

Question 1

The Courts can decide if a government action is constitutional.

Answer 1

Judicial Review -

Question 2

What were the natural rights according to John Locke?

Answer 2

Life, liberty, and property

Question 3

What are the 7 Articles of the Constitution?

Answer 3

I: Creates the Legislative branch
II: Creates the Executive branch
III: Creates the Judicial branch
IV: Relations among the States
V: Amending the Constitution
VI: National debts, supremacy of national law, and oaths of office
VII: Ratifying the Consitution

Question 4

What are the 6 principles of the Constitution?

Answer 4

limited government
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
checks and balances
Judicial Review
Federalism

Question 5

Strengths of Article of Confederation

Answer 5

• Power to deal with foreign affairs and authority to declare war, make peace, and ______sign______ ________treaties________.
• Has the power to settle disputes between states.
• Allowed and assisted in the creation of a new ________states_________. - Department of __________Treasury_________, the Postal service, and Department of Foreign Affairs were established.

Question 6

Virginia v. New Jersey Plan

Answer 6

Virginia: How senators are elected, bicameral
Jersey: Keep each state as a sovereign states, unicameral

Question 7

Delegated, Concurrent and Reserved Powers

Answer 7

Delegated: powers explicitly written in the constitution

Concurrent: powers shared between state and federal governments

Reserved: powers reserved for the states

Question 8

Amendment Process for Constitution

Answer 8

• By a 2/3rd vote of each house of congress (26/27 amendment)
• By a national convention called by congress ar the request of 2/3rd of the state legislatures. (21st amendment)

Question 9

Republic and Democracy

Answer 9

Republic: a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
Democracy: a system of gov. by the whole population or all the liable members of a state, typically through elected representatives

Question 10

Supremacy Clause

Answer 10

the Constitution and federal laws

Question 11

Weaknesses of Article of Confederation

Answer 11

• Each state only got ___1____ vote no matter their size.
• No power to regulate ______taxes_______ between states
• No power to _____tax_____ people
• No power to force states to obey federal _______laws________
• No power to raise an ______army_________-
• Each state made its own money
• Any changes the Articles had to be a ________unanimous_________ decision

Question 12

(his writing influenced founding fathers). Inspire many famous thinkers such as Thomas Jefferson

Answer 12

John Locke

Question 13

protect life, liberty and property was apparent back then

Answer 13

Magna Carta

Question 14

rule with consent of governed,
Parliament’s consent needed to tax and raise an army, no interference with elections

Answer 14

English Bill of Rights

Question 15

A contract being an agreement on both sides in order to achieve a desired goal. (it is unwritten) between 2 parties

Answer 15

Social Contract

Question 16

where citizens elect people to represent them and make laws on their behalf

Answer 16

Representative Government -

Question 17

league of states/countries working together

Answer 17

Articles of Confederation -

Question 18

most power belongs to the local gov. The central gov. has only limited power.

Answer 18

Confederation -

Question 19

power resides with the central government. Local gov. is secondary

Answer 19

Unitary

Question 20

Declared our independence

Answer 20

Declaration of Independence -

Question 21

served as the government of the 13 American colonies, and later the United States

Answer 21

Continental Congress -

Question 22

Western Massachusetts&raquo_space;> falling prices hit small farmers hard who then were forced to borrow $ to pay high taxes

Answer 22

Shay’s Rebellion -

Question 23

Original purpose: revise the Articles of Confederation

Answer 23

Constitutional Convention -

Question 24

2 parts of legislative branch, House are based on populations. Equal power in Senate,
less power in House.

Answer 24

Bicameral -

Question 25

a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly

Answer 25

Unicameral -

Question 26

two houses in Congress: lower: representation on population (House of Rep)
upper: representation of 2 per state (senate)

Answer 26

Great Compromise -

Question 27

3/5 enslaved person counted for tax purposes and representation

Answer 27

Three-Fifths Compromise -

Question 28

New Hampshire became the ninth ratifying state. without the support of the key states of New York and Virginia, the Constitution would fail.

Answer 28

Ratification -

Question 29

Alexander Hamilton was a leader among the
supported the Constitution

Answer 29

Federalists -

Question 30

Against the constitution. They thought the new central government would be too strong. needed a Bill of Rights

Answer 30

Anti-Federalists-

Question 31

influenced support for the constitution

Answer 31

Federalist Papers -

Question 32

The Constitution divides power among the legislative, executive and judicial branches.

Answer 32

Separation of Powers -

Question 33

Each branch of the federal government can check the power of the other two.

Answer 33

Checks and Balances -

Question 34

compromise (shared power) between all powerful central government and an independent state gov.

Answer 34

Federalism -