US Constitution 8th
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- Articles of Confederation
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1st Constitution of the United States
1. No taxes 2. Land Ordinance of 1785 (set up towns)
3. Northwest Ord. (set up states, 60,000 ppl) - New Jersey Plan
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Small state plan
One state = one vote - Executive Branch
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1.makes sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed.
2.President is the head of the Executive Branch - Virginia Plan
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1. Big states plan
2. 3 branches of government 3. 2 houses
4. Both would use population as a basis for dividing seats among the states - 3/5 Compromise
- Southern states wanted to count slaves in their population for more representation in the Congress and Northern states disagreed with it. The compromise was 3 out of 5 blacks could be counted
- Shay's Rebellion
- Clash between farmers and merchants.
- What do the articles do in general?
- Outline how the government runs
- What are the 3 branches of government?
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Executive
Legislative
Judicial - How many articles are in the US Constitution?
- 7 Articles
- How many amendments does the US Constitution contain?
- 27 Amendments
- What is the first part or introduction of the Constitution called?
- Preamble "We the people..."
- What was the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
- no taxes
- What are amendments?
- Little changes or additions
- What is another word for Legislature?
- Congress
- Federalism
- This is how states and national governments share or divide power.
- Great Compromise
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Proposed by Roger Sherman
1.Kept 3 Branches of Government
2.Divided the Legislature into 2 houses
a. Senate- 2 per state (small state plan)
b. House of Representatives- 435 members based on state population (Big state plan) - What system of government do we have and how do the 3 branches keep one another honest?
- System of checks and balances
- Article II
- Executive branch
- Who runs the Executive branch of our government?
- The president and vice-president ( Bush & Cheney)
- Who elects the president?
- The Electoral College or Electors
- Does getting the popular or most votes in an election mean you will be the next president?
- NO
- What are the requirements to be president of the US?
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Serve 4 year terms
Can serve only 2 terms
Must be 35 yrs. old
Born in US
Live in the US 14 yrs - If the president dies who becomes president?
- Vice-president
- If the president and vice-president dies who becomes president?
- Speaker of the house
- What are the responsibilities of the president?
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Commander&Chief of military
Picks Supreme Court Justices
Makes treaties
Sign,veto, or desk Bills - How many days must a bill lay on the presidents desk to become a law?
- 10 days
- With out a declaration of war who has the power to move military forces abroad?
- President
- What is another word for a "proposed law"?
- A Bill
- What happens to a Bill?
- Passes (or not) the House, the Senate, and goes to the President. He can sign, veto or lay it on his desk (10 days on desk it is a law)
- Congress can override a presidential veto of a Bill with what percentage of a vote?
- 2/3