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ss review unit 6
Question | Answer |
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true or false: congress can declare war | true |
true or false: congress can tax | false |
true or false: congress can establish military | true |
true or false: congress can coin money | true |
true or false: congress can regulate trade | false |
true or false: congress can make laws | true |
true or false: congress can enforce and interpret laws | false |
true or false: congress can solve conflicts between states | false |
true or false: congress can sign treaties and run post office | true |
what caused shays's rebellion? | farmers couldn't pay off their debts and were sent to jail. So they raided the courts to shut them down |
what did this show? | this showed that congress was too weak to solve major problems under the articles of confederation |
how should representation in the leg. branch be decided? | the NJ plan (small states) and the VA plan (big states) |
what was the solution to the NJ plan and VA plan? | the great compromise- two houses, one with the senate (2) and house of reps. (based on pop.) |
Should slaves be counted be counted as part of a states pop. ? | north said no because had less slaves and South said yes because more slaves equal more reps. |
how did they solve the problem with slaves being apart of the pop.? | the 3/5 compromise- counted 3/5 of slaves as the population |
should congress have the power to ban the slave trade? | north says yes and south says no |
what was the solution to abolishing the slave trade? | wait 20 years |
what was separation of powers | divides power among three branches so no one has too much power |
who makes up the leg. branch | congress- senate and house of reps |
who makes up the judicial branch | supreme court |
who makes up the executive branch | president |
why were checks and balances included in the constitution | so the branches can keep each other from having too much power |
why was federalism included in the constitution | because it divides power between states and federal govt so neither has too much power. |
what are the bill of rights | protections for individuals |
what can the executive do? | c- commander in cheif a- appoint government officials n- negotiate treaties e- enforce laws |
what can the judicial branch | i-interpret laws d- declare laws unconstitutional |
can the executive branch tax | yes |
can the executive branch negotiate trade | no they cannot negotiate trade |
what is the legislative branch all about? | mONEY$$ |
can the federal govt run the post office | yes they can run the post office |
do the states have the power for marriage laws | yes, they can decide marriage laws |
what is one thing that both federal and state could do | both build road |