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Wray Unit 2 Am Hist

Unit 2 Am Hist Leap

Question	Answer
What are the purposes of Government as stated in the Preamble to the Constitution (6)	To promote a more perfect union To promote the general welfare. To establish Justice To insure domestic tranquility To promote the general welfare To secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our prosterity To provide for the common defense
What was Americas first plan of government ?	Articles of Confederation
What is a Confederation ?	a loose association of states
What were the Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation	1. Little power to Federal government 2. Only one branch no checks and balances 3. No chief executive (president) 4. No judicial system 5. Had to ask states for money and soldiers
What is Federalism ?	A system of government in which power is divided between state and National governments
List the Powers of the National government (Delegated powers)	1. Declare war 2. Maintain an army 3. Regulate interstate and foreign trade 4. Admit new states 5. Establish post offices 6. Set standard weights and measures 7. coin money 8. Establish foreign policy
list the Powers of the State government	1. Establish and maintain schools 2. Establish local governments 3. Regualte businesses within the state 4. make marriage laws 5. provide for public safety 6. all powers not given to the federal government nor prohibited to the states.
What is the Elastic Clause?	"Make all laws necessary and proper for carring out delegted powers" (Federal Government)
List Shared or Concurrent Powers	1. Tax 2. Maintain Law and Order 3. Borrow Money 4. Charter banks 5. Establish Courts 6. Provide for the common Welfare
What is an Aristocracy?	A government in which a few people get to rule (Monarchy)
What is an Autocracy?	One person has unlimited power (Dictator)
What is a Democracy?	People vote directly or elect people to vote for them People vote directly or elect people to vote for them
What is the minimum age at which one may assume the presidency ?	35
What is the minimum age for the senate ?	30
What is the minimum age for the house of represenatives ?	25
What Branch of government makes the laws ?	Legislative
What Branch of government sees that laws are caried out ?	Executive
The branch of government that determines if a law is constitutional or not	Judicial
Only what kind of citizen can be president?	Natural born
What is the term of a senator?	6years
What is the term of a Represenative?	2 years
Congressional house where representation for a state is based on the states population?	House of Represenatives
Congressional house where represntation is equal for both small and large states ?	Senate
What is the term of office for a Supreme court member or federal judge ?	Lifetime
What is the title given to the Head of the Supreme Court ?	Chief Justice
Supreme Court Justices are appointed by whom?	The President
Who Aproves appointments of the President?	Congress
What Type of Court hears cases involving decisions of the lower courts ?	Appelate Court
What means to agree with the decision of a lower Court ?	Uphold
What mans to throw out and disagree with the lower courts decision ?	Overturn
What term refers to asking for a review of the decision of a lower court ?	appeal
What is the power of courts to review laws passed by congress and to make dicisions as to weather they are constitutional or unconstitutional ?	Judicial review
What is the Supreme Court Case in Which the practice of Judical review was established? President Adams creates and fills federal judgeships, President Jefferson refuses to fill the appointments that had not be sent out. Court sided with Jefferson	Marbury vs Madison
What law passed Made it illegal to criticize he government ?	Alien and sedition Acts
What term refers to charging a president with a crime	Impeachment
What case that gave the federal government the right to establish a National Bank?	McCullough vs Maryland
In what famous Case did a slave sued for his freedom on the grounds that he taveled in a free state. Court said that slaves had no rights ?	Dred Scott
What historical event in which President Nixon resigns office rather than be impeached for authorizing the wiretapping the Democratic Headquarters	Watergate
What is a fee charged on a product, income or service ?	Taxes
What is a type of tax that is a tax on income ?	Direct tax
What type of tax is levied on the price of a good or service	Indirect tax
A Tax on the production of a certain good.	Excise Tax/ sin tax
A tax on the sale of a good or service	Sales tax
A tax on income or corporations net profit	Income tax
Type of tax in which the more you make the more you pay	Progressive tax
A tax paid to vote	Poll tax
a tax on the value of property	Property Tax
A tax on the removal of non renewable resources form the ground	severence tax
a tax on an imported good	Tariff
a tax placed on a good to protect companies from foreign competition	Protective Tariff
What Plan wanted equal representation for the states in the new Constitution	Small State Plan/ New Jersey Plan
What plan called for representation to be tied to a states population.	Large States/ Virginia Plan
What was the compromise that allowed slaves to be counted for the purpose of taxation and representation	3/5ths
What was the Compromise that called for a two house congress . One based on equal representtion and one based on population.	The Great Compromise
What was the process by which a Bill becomes law	1. Bill is read on the floor 2. Bill is sent to Committee 3. Bill is voted on 4. Bill is sent to the other house to follow the same process 5. Bill is sent to the president.
What three things can happen to a bill in Committee?	passed with no changes 2. passed with changes 3. dies/ tabled there
Who can write a Bill?	Anyone
Who can introduce a bill to congress?	Only a congressman
When the president rejects a bill. What means I forbid ?	Veto
Who were people that supported the Constitution's ratification ?	Federalist
Wha were people that did not support the Constitution's ratification?	Anti federalist
What is the name given to the first ten amendment to the constitution	Bill of Rights
What American leaader were 1. Against Tariffs 2. For farmers 3. for Rule by the people 4. a weaker central government	Thomas Jefferson
An aristocratic form of government in which a king or queen has absolute power	Absolute Monarch
System in which one branch of government can check the power of another branch	System of Checks and Balances
A system in which power is separated between differn branches of government.	Separation of powers
Another name for a represenative democracy	Republic
An Autocratic form of government in which one person has complete power	Totalitarian Dictatorship
Congress can override a presidental veto with a 2/3 rds vote of both house of what?	Congress
Name given to the president as the head of the executive branch of government	Chief executive
A rebellion agisnst higher taxes in Massachusetts it showed that the federal government need more power to enforce its laws	Shay's rebellion
"People are KIng" that idea that people should rule. People choose for example people in a state choose to be a slave state or not	Popular Soverginty
The right of a person to have certain proceedures followed when charged with a crime. Such as a trial.	Due Process
What phrase is used to illustrate the idea that people give governments the right to rule them.	Consent of the governed
According to Jefferson what are rights that can not be taken away like Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.	Natural rights / unalienable
What document was signed by the Pilgrims, it called for fair laws for all?	Mayflower Compact
The Phrase relates the idea that people should govern themselves?	Self government
What essays were written in support of the ratification of the Constitution?	Federalist Papers

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