unit 1 exam Flashcards
1
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issues with the articles of confederation
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- required unanimous consent for adoption
- limited gov power- cant tax, not nat currency, tariff on interstate trade
- weak nat gov; no gov army
2
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constitutional convention
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- sep 1786 - may 1787
- large vs small states - debating over representation
- nation vs state - how new gov function
- north vs south - slavery (3/5 compromise)
- made electoral college
- included bill of rights to satisfy antifed
3
Q
concerns of antifed
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- excessive power of nat gov bc less state power
- though failed to protect individual rights
4
Q
Virginia plan
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outline gov w 3 branches
5
Q
new jersey plan
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limit each state to 1 vote in congress like in aoc
6
Q
Connecticut compromise
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- made bicameral leg
- house of rep = population
- senate = same amount in each state
7
Q
legislative branch
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- bicameral
senate - 100 seats
house of rep - 435 seats - can impeach, undo veto, convict and determine guilty
8
Q
executive branch
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- 1 person (president)
veto
-appoint judges
9
Q
judicial branch
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- 9 justices(life term)
deem things unconstitutional
10
Q
madison v marbury
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est judicial review
- power to strike down laws that deemed unconsitutional
11
Q
mcculloh v maryland
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fed gov can est national bank
- states cant tax the nat gov
12
Q
gibbons v ogden
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congress has power reg commerce btwn states
- fed law above state law
13
Q
sweatt v painter
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- challenged “seperate but equal”
- allow black students apply to graduate and professional programs
14
Q
brown vs board of education
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- separating children in school based on race was unconstitutional
15
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hernandez vs texas
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- extend equal protection of 14 amendment to all non whites
- Latinos as separate class
