American Citizenship Chapter 3
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- checks and balances
- what is the term that says each branch of government is able to check the powers of the others
- james madison
- often called the father of the constitution
- electoral college
- the president and vice president are chosen through this
- rohde island
- which state did not attend the C. Convention?
- income tax
- A tax on people's earnings
- governors
- 7 of the delegates to the constitutional convention had been ___ of their states
- senate
- the upper house of congress, which has equal representation from each state
- 4
- article that deals with states
- legislature
- lawmaking branch of government
- 7
- __ states had to be present for meetings to be held at the convention
- role
- a job or function
- 20
- in exchange for not taxing exports, congress could not interferre with the slave trade for ___ years.
- Roger Sherman
- came up with the solution for the new constitution called the Great Compromise
- great compromise
- agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
- 1
- article that deals with legislature
- select
- to chose
- 4
- article that dicusses the relationship between the states
- implied powers
- abilities congress exercises that are not listed in the constitution
- amendment
- a change in the constitution
- new hampshire
- last of the nine states to ratify the constitution
- 1787
- the constitutional convention was held in ___
- popular sovreignty
- notion that government power lies with the people
- legislative
- law making branch
- federalists
- people who supported the constitution
- bill of rights
- first ten amendments which were written in 1791
- secrecy rule
- the rule at the convention that allowed the delegates to speak openly and chage their mind about issues
- legislature
- article one in the constitution deals with?
- James Madison
- created the Virginia Plan
- New Jersey plan
- plan that had one house with equal representation
- judicial branch
- interprets and applies the laws
- articles of confederation
- under this, the national government consisted only of a legislative branch
- 5
- article that deals with amendment process
- house of representatives
- this branch of congress would have representation based on population, this pleased the larger states
- congress
- the u.s legislature, consists of senate and the house of reps
- 6
- article that declares the constiution the supreme law of the land
- thomas jefferson, john adams
- 2 men who were not present at the convention as they were in europe serving as u.s diplomats
- authority
- the legal right to power, or a person who uses that power
- rule of law
- this says that the law applies everyone, even those who govern
- the federalist
- a series of essays written by madison, hamilton, and jay supporting the new constitution
- Great Compromise
- plan that had 2 houses, one with equal representation, and one based on population
- senate
- each state would have equal representation in this part of congress, this pleased the smaller states
- supreme court
- the group who has the final say on interpretting the constitution
- anti- federalists
- people who opposed the new constitution
- benjamin franklin
- oldest delegate
- electoral college
- a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
- 2
- article that deals with executive
- 1
- article that lists the powers congress has
- constitutional convention
- meeting of the state delegates in 1787 which lead to an adoption of a new constitution
- 7
- article that states 9 states have to ratify the constitution before it became the law of the land
- 55
- the number of men at the constitutional convention
- gouvernor morris
- chaired the commitee to put all the compromises of the constitution in words; is given credit for writting the constitution
- William Patterson
- created the New Jersey Plan
- house of representatives
- the lower house of congress that is closer to the people and therefore has a diret election every 2 years, membership is based on state population
- 3
- article that deals with judicial
- framers
- the group that set up the outline of the u.s government in the constitution
- two- thirds
- to amend the constitution, a proposal must be made by ___ of the members of congress
- james madison
- delegate who kept a notebook of the daily events at the convention
- independence hall
- the pennslyvania state house where the constitutional convention was held
- Charles Pickney
- youngest representative at the constitutional convention; lied about his age
- vision
- a mental image of a plan
- 3
- the virginia plan called for a government with ___ branches
- executive branch
- article 2 talks about?
- supreme court
- is the highest court in the u.s judicial system, may delcare laws unconstitutional
- three- fifths compromise
- agreement providing that enslaved persons would count as 3/5 of a person when determining representation in congress
- 6
- article that states constitution is the supreme law of the land
- 3/5 compromise
- stated that 5 slaves would count as 3 people
- executive branch
- carries out the laws
- function
- the purpose of something, the work it does
- house of representatives
- government group who can impeach government officials
- patrick henry
- opposed the constitution until a bill of rights was added
- federalism
- a form of government in which power is divided between the national government and the states
- george washington
- president of the convention
- unity
- in harmony or agreement
- concurrent powers
- powers to collect taxes, borrow money, and set up courts are examples of ___
- reserved powers
- powers that the constitution gives to the states and not the national government
- preamble
- the first part of the constitution
- separation of powers
- authority is divided between the 3 branches of government
- expressed powers
- powers that are specifically listed to the national government
- 5
- article that set forth the procedure for making amendments
- concurrent powers
- powers shared by the state and federal governments
- purpose of convention
- to revise the articles of the confederation was the _____
- Virginia Plan
- plan that had 2 houses, both based on population
- 7
- article that states the constitution will come into affect when 9 states ratify it
- design
- devise a plan or its outcome
- philadelphia
- where the meeting known as the Constitutional Convention was held