US government Flashcards
What was the first National government?
Articles of Consideration (AOC)
Was the AOC strong or weak
weak
The AOC could not…
could not tax, force states to give money, force states to obey treaties, force states to commit soldiers, control trade between states, and force states to adopt a national currency.
how many branches of government of the AOC?
1
What was the AOC’s branch of government?
congress
Did the US have a president under the AOC?
No
Did the US have a national court system under the AOC?
No
In the AOC, how many votes does each state receive in congress?
1
A bill must receive this many votes to become a law under the Articles of Confederation.
9/13
Any change to the structure in govt. must be…
Unanimous.
The AOC could………
Request $ from states, make treaties, declare war, resolve conflicts between states, coin and borrow money.
What happened because of the AOC
The constitutional convention
Where did the CC meet?
Independence hall
What did each state send to the cc?
delegates
When did the cc meet
the summer of 1787
Why did the CC meet?
to revise the AOC
Legislature
congress (makes laws)
House
one part of the legislature congress
Executive
president
Judicial
courts
proportional representation
representation based on population.
Delegate
a person representing their state at conventsions
Amend
to change
ratify
approve
Was everyone okay with abolishing the AOC
No
What were the issues for meeting in the cc?
slavery and Representation in congress.
Was the Virginia plan weak or strong?
strong
The Aoc was weak because…..
It could do very little.
How many branches of govt. was there the VA plan?
3: executive, judicial, and legislative.
Rep. in congress: VA
The bigger the state, the more representatives.
Was the NJ plan weak or strong
weak
Branches of govt.; NJ
3: executive, supreme legislature, judicial
Houses of congress: NJ
1: 1 congressional legislative body
Rep. in congress
Everyone gets one vote, 1 congressional legislative body
branches of govt: the great Compromise (gt)
3
Houses in congress: gt
2 house congress
senate: gt
2 senators/ state, equal representation.
house of rep: gt
based on the state population
Did they keep or abolish slavery
keep
Did the south want to keep or abolish slavery?
keep
Did the north want to keep or abolish slavery?
abolish
what is the 3/5ths compromise?
3/5ths of the state’s slave population would be added to its total population.
What are the power protesters?
federalism, checks and balances, and individual rights
what is federalism
the power of government is distributed among different levels of govt.: national, state, and local.
What are checks and balances?
a plan to ensure that no branch was more powerful than the other.
what are individual rights?
ensures that all people have freedom.
the president does not have more power than the supreme court
checks and balances
the difference between local and state governments
federalism
The person was able to eat chips outside
individual rights
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
the president, the exec. and cabinet departments, independent gov. agencies
what are the responsibilities of the executive branch
enforces the laws
who is in charge of the legislative (congress) branch?
house of reps, senate
What are the responsibilities of the legislative branch?
creates the laws
who is in charge of the judicial branch?
the supreme court, courts of appeal, district court
what are the responsibilities of the judicial branch
interpret the laws
ex. of what leg branch can do
approves federal judges, impeachment power, override vetoes with 2/3 vote
ex of what the exec branch can do
veto bills/laws, appoint judges, pardon power
ex of what jud branch can do
can declare presidential acts and laws unconstitutional,
what was the main issue in the process of the constitution
they had to ratify it as written or change it to better protect rights
what were federalists
believed in constitution as it was
what were anti feds
believed that the constitution granted too much power and feared that the rights of everything would be taken away. wanted a bill of rights to be added.
who won?: feds or anti
both; it was ratified and had a bill of rights
The biggest threat to the people is the tyranny of the government. If a government is too big, it will have too much power. The most significant threat to the people has a small government in which those in the minority will never have power.
anti-federalist
“Among the numerous advantages promised by a well constructed union, none deserves to be more accurately developed, than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction.”
federalist
what is the constitution
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
What is the Bill of rights
the first 10 amendments to the constitution
what is the purpose of the BOR
to guarantee basic freedom and liberties of a citizen
Amendments
changes in the constitution that give you the freedom or right to
how many amendments are in the constitution
27
protesting
1st
