Unit 2 & 3 Flashcards
Virgina plan
Proposed by the federalist.
-Strong national government throw out the Articles of Confederations
3 Branches of Government
-Larger states liked it
New Jersey Plan
-Kept states equally represented
-Keep congress to one house
-Small states liked it
Connecticut Plan
- Congress will have 2 houses
- House of representive based on the population of each state
3/5 compromises
Counted 3/5 of the enslaved population.
Slave trade compromise
No amendment or law could be passed that could end the slave trade for 20 years 1808
Federalist
- Stronger role of the central government
- Discard the articles of confederation
- More urbran
Anti-Federalist
- 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
Federalism
Federal and State government working together.
Federal and states can decide taxes..
Popular sovereignty
The People have the power
Limited Government
Government power is limited.
Article 1 , 2,3
Rule of law everybody is subdued to the law regardless of status.
separation of powers
Separations are divided to 3 branches.
Checks and Balances
Each branch has a power balance.
Article 1
Legislative branch ( Congress) People elected by people from each state House of representives
Article 2
Executive Branch (Powers of the president, Responsibility of the president
Article 3
Judicial Branch ( Supreme court)
Article 6
Supremacy clause
The federal government is the supreme law of the land.
Article 7
Ratification
Article 4
The responsibilities of each state
Article 5
Amendments
Senate/ Requirements to be a senate
Has 100 members 2 per state
- At least 30 years old
- Citizen for 9 years
- 6 years length of term
Entire states
House of Representiaves
435 members
at least 25years old
citizen for 7 years
Districts
Congress
Makes up of the legislative branch made up of two branches HOS and Senate
What does the Legislative Branch Do?
Handles budgeting.
- Make laws
- Can declare war
-Approving treats, overturning a president veto ,
-Approving Presidential nomination
-Where bills are introduced
Federalism powers
-Expressed/implied (The power that the Federal government have)
-Concurrent power (State and federal government sharing power
-Reserved powers (State power)
Cloture
Brining debate to a quick end
Filibuster
Preventing a bill from passing
North Carolina Legislative structure..
NC state Senate, NC house of representatives
NC General Assembly
50 senate members
120 HOS
Reapportionment
The number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives is reapportioned among the states based on population changes.
Redistrict
re -drawing the boundaries of the districts
