Unit 2 & 3

Question 1

Virgina plan

Answer 1

Proposed by the federalist.

-Strong national government throw out the Articles of Confederations

3 Branches of Government

-Larger states liked it

Question 2

New Jersey Plan

Answer 2

-Kept states equally represented
-Keep congress to one house
-Small states liked it

Question 3

Connecticut Plan

Answer 3

• Congress will have 2 houses
• House of representive based on the population of each state

Question 4

3/5 compromises

Answer 4

Counted 3/5 of the enslaved population.

Question 5

Slave trade compromise

Answer 5

No amendment or law could be passed that could end the slave trade for 20 years 1808

Question 6

Federalist

Answer 6

• Stronger role of the central government
• Discard the articles of confederation
• More urbran

Question 7

Anti-Federalist

Answer 7

• Did not support the new constitution
• Felt like it did not protect the people’s rights

-The South, Farmers rural

• Central government has too much power.
• Does not protect state rights

Question 8

Federalism

Answer 8

Federal and State government working together.

Federal and states can decide taxes..

Question 9

Popular sovereignty

Answer 9

The People have the power

Question 10

Limited Government

Answer 10

Government power is limited.

Question 11

Article 1 , 2,3

Answer 11

Rule of law everybody is subdued to the law regardless of status.

Question 12

separation of powers

Answer 12

Separations are divided to 3 branches.

Question 13

Checks and Balances

Answer 13

Each branch has a power balance.

Question 14

Article 1

Answer 14

Legislative branch ( Congress) People elected by people from each state House of representives

Question 15

Article 2

Answer 15

Executive Branch (Powers of the president, Responsibility of the president

Question 16

Article 3

Answer 16

Judicial Branch ( Supreme court)

Question 17

Article 6

Answer 17

Supremacy clause
The federal government is the supreme law of the land.

Question 18

Article 7

Answer 18

Ratification

Question 19

Article 4

Answer 19

The responsibilities of each state

Question 20

Article 5

Answer 20

Amendments

Question 21

Senate/ Requirements to be a senate

Answer 21

Has 100 members 2 per state
- At least 30 years old
- Citizen for 9 years
- 6 years length of term
Entire states

Question 22

House of Representiaves

Answer 22

435 members
at least 25years old
citizen for 7 years
Districts

Question 23

Congress

Answer 23

Makes up of the legislative branch made up of two branches HOS and Senate

Question 24

What does the Legislative Branch Do?

Answer 24

Handles budgeting.
- Make laws

• Can declare war

-Approving treats, overturning a president veto ,

-Approving Presidential nomination

-Where bills are introduced

Question 25

Federalism powers

Answer 25

-Expressed/implied (The power that the Federal government have)

-Concurrent power (State and federal government sharing power

-Reserved powers (State power)

Question 26

Cloture

Answer 26

Brining debate to a quick end

Question 27

Filibuster

Answer 27

Preventing a bill from passing

Question 28

North Carolina Legislative structure..

Answer 28

NC state Senate, NC house of representatives

Question 29

NC General Assembly

Answer 29

50 senate members
120 HOS

Question 30

Reapportionment

Answer 30

The number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives is reapportioned among the states based on population changes.

Question 31

Redistrict

Answer 31

re -drawing the boundaries of the districts