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Constitution Final

includes AOC, constitutional convention & leg., exec. + judicial branches

TermDefinition
(A) National Government centralized government
(A) Shay's Rebellion rise of farmers in massachusetts against perceived unfair federal taxes
(A) Confederate Congress government under the articles of confederation - one branch, no executive branch
(A) Northwest Ordinance forbade slavery in western lands above ohio river
(A) Articles of Confederation nation's first written form of government
(A) Author of the Articles john dickinson
(A) The Articles Were Weak Because... 1. lacked power to enforce laws 2. lacked power to levy taxes 3. lacked power to regulate trade among states 4. required all 13 states to approve changes to the articles 5. no executive branch
(A) Thomas Jefferson Believed the Articles Were... the best form of government
(A) Shays' Rebellion was Provoked by... foreclosures on mortgages of backcountry farmers
(A) Southern Boundary of Northwest Territory ohio river
(A) According to the Articles... 1. congress was the chief agent of the national government 2. no tax-collecting authority 3. each state was essentially sovereign and independent
(A) Strengths of the Articles... 1. successfully divided western lands + gave instructions for governing them 2. fought + won american revolution 3. signed treaty of paris
(CC) Republic form of government in which citizens choose leaders by voting
(CC) Democracy government by the people
(CC) Specie gold + silver coins
(CC) United States Under the Articles... not unified, independent states loosely bound
(CC) Individual States Were Printing... currency to get out of debt
(CC) City the Founding Fathers met to Revise/Rewrite the Articles philadelphia
(CC) The Original Purpose for the Convention... revise the articles
(CC) All States but ___ Sent Delegates to the Convention rhode island
(CC) Delegates Who Attended the Convention... 1. were all white men 2. were mostly wealthy landowners 3. were mostly active participants in the revolutionary war
(CC) Most Delegates ____ Own Slaves did
(CC) Political Leader Refused to Attend Convention - "I Smell a Rat" patrick henry
(CC) Father of the Constitution + Bill of Rights james madison
(CC) Delegates Were Mainly Concerned with... protecting america from foreign + domestic weaknesses
(CC) Large State Plan (virginia) representation based on state population
(CC) Small State Plan (new jersey) equal representation
(CC) Major Goals of the Convention 1. creating a strong national government 2. preservation of the union
(CC) Anti-Federalists Disliked... 1. the absence of a bill of rights 2. the amount of power given to the national government (too much) 3. the president was like a king
(CC) Delegate a person appointed or elected to represent others
(CC) Characteristics of Delegates at the Constitutional Convention 1. all white men 2. most wealthy landowners 3. majority served in confederation congress 4. many in continental army 5. 25 were slave owners
(CC) Thomas Jefferson & John Adams were not present at the constitutional convention
(CC) George Washington's Role presided over the constitutional convention
(CC) Great Compromise states have equal representation in one house of legislature and representation based on population in the other house
(CC) 3/5 Compromise stated that slaves counted as 3/5 of a person when deciding the population and determining how many seats each state would have in congress
(CC) Slave Trade Compromise compromised that congress could not outlaw slave trade for at least 20 years
(CC) Alexander Hamilton united states statesman and leader of federalists + called for the constitutional convention
(CC) Constitutional Convention meeting in philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution; original purpose was to revise articles of confederation
(CC) Republicanism philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people - government based on consent of the governed
(CC) Executive Powers of the President 1. enforces federal laws, treaties, and court decisions 2. appoints high-ranking officials of US gov. 3. issues executive orders and oversees writing of federal regulations to carry out laws
(CC) Electoral College body of electors who formally elect the US president and vice-president
(CC) Federalists supporters of the constitution
(CC) Anti-Federalists opponents of the constitution during ratification - opposed powerful centralized government without a bill of rights for individual protections
(L) Impeachment to charge a political official with a wrongdoing
(L) Census official count or survey of a population
(L) Qualification quality that makes someone suitable for a particular job or office
(L) Union alliance of individual states/territories
(L) Term fixed or limited period for which a public official holds office
(L) Supreme Law of the Land constitution
(L) Introduction to the Constitution preamble
(L) Qualifications for Representative 1. 25+ years old 2. 7+ years of citizenship 3. resides in state/district in which elected
(L) Legislative Branch branch that makes the laws
(L) Person Who Breaks Ties in the Senate vice president
(L) Writ of Habeas Corpus protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment
(C&B) Branch that Appoints Supreme Court Justices executive
(C&B) Branch that Can Impeach a President legislative
(C&B) Branch that Confirms All Appointments to the Supreme Court legislative
(C&B) Branch that Can Declare Law/Executive Act Unconstitutional judicial
(C&B) Branch that Approves/Ratifies Treaties legislative
(C&B) Branch that Vetoes Legislation executive
(L) Federalism sharing of power between national & state governments
(L) Establishes Foreign Policy federal power
(L) Establishes + Maintains Schools state power
(L) Provides Public Welfare shared power
(L) Liberty freedom from government control
(L) Nominate to select candidates to run for public office
(L) Temporary lasting or used for a limited time
(L) Justice fairness; rightfulness
(L) Posterity all future generations
(L) Direct Tax tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied
(L) Caucus private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
(L) Session meeting, class, or assembly where a group sits together
(L) Proceedings event or series of activities involving a formal or set procedure
(L) Domestic having to do with the home; not foreign
(L) Apportion distribute, as in seats in a legislative body
(L) Sole one and only; single; lone
(L) Expel force to leave
(L) Tranquility peacefulness
(L) Register record or enroll formally
(L) Resign give up a job, office, right, or claim
(L) Quorum minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in congress
(L) Congressional District area that a member of the house represents
(L) Welfare government aid to the poor
(L) Literacy ability to read and write
(L) Vacancy unfilled position
(L) Expire to come to an end
(L) Adjourn to stop proceedings temporarily
(L) Checks & Balances system in which each branch of government has the power to check the other branches
(L) Amend to revise
(L) Bill of Rights first ten amendments to the constitution
(L) House in Congress Based on Population house of representatives
(L) House in Congress Based on Equality senate
(L) Federalist Papers essays written to promote the constitution in the ratification process
(L) Supreme Law of the Land constitution
(L) Intro to the Constitution preamble
(L) President chief executive of the united states
(L) Judicial Branch branch that is directed to interpret laws
(L) Article one of seven main divisions of the body of the constitution
(L) Bicameral legislature consisting of two parts/houses
(L) National of or belonging to the people of a single country
(L) Bill proposed law
(L) Writ form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way
(L) Qualifications for a US Senator 1. 30+ years old 2. 9+ years citizenship 3. resides in state they are running for
(L) Elastic Clause part of constitution that permits congress to make any laws necessary and proper to carrying out its powers
(E) Commerce the buying and selling of goods and services
(E) Polls place where people vote
(E) General Election election held to choose which candidate will hold public office
(E) Primary Election nominating election to choose party candidates who will run in the general election
(E) Cabinet group of advisors to the president
(E) Pardon declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
(E) Treason betrayal of one's country
(E) Electoral Vote official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state
(E) State of the Union Address president's annual statement to congress and the nation
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