USH Test 2
The elastic clause of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to
"make all laws which shall be necessary andproper" for applying its powers
education, marriage laws, regulating trade within the state
Reserved
First slavery abolitionist meeting in the world
1775, philly
When was the constitutional convention
1787
how many delegates owned slaves
25 out of 55
Early agreement
Create a 3-branch national government
New Plan of the Constitutional Convention
Create a new government
Based on the United States Constitution, the census helps to determine the number of
House Representatives for each state
Judicial branch
Interpret the Law (Supreme Court and other federal courts)
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Legislative branch
Make the Laws (Congress - Senate and House of Reps)
who came up with the idea of the 3-branch national government
Montesquieu (Enlightenment writer)
How many votes do we get in the legislature? Large States
Proportional Representation
Who proposed the Great Compromise?
Roger Sherman (connecticut)
What were the two houses
Senate and House of Representatives
taxation and budget, setting up court systems
Shared
Concerns at constitutional convention
Shay's Rebellion, regulating trade
What was one effect of the Three-fifths Compromise?
Slave states gained additional congressional representation.
Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government?
They feared the kind of rule experienced under the British monarchy.
In order to win ratification of the United States Constitution, supporters agreed to
add a bill of rights
The United States Constitution grants the Senate the power to
approve treaties
James Madison also
authored the virginia plan
Which feature of the United States Constitution was included to address the concern expressed by James Madison?
checks and balances
Shays' Rebellion of 1786 was significant because it
convinced many Americans of the need for a stronger national government
What was a result of the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
creating a two-house legislature
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, reps of large states and small states differed over
determining congressional representation
What is one feature of the political system created by the original Constitution of the United States?
dividing powers between the national and state governments
The term federalism is best described as the
division of power between the national government and state governments
Which provision of the original Constitution allows Congress to enact legislation that adapts to changing circumstances?
elastic clause
The role of the executive branch is to
enforce the laws
The main reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced as the basis of the United States government was that they
failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively
At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed that Congress should have the power to
levy and collect taxes
Original plan of the Constitutional Convention
modify the articles
Where and how did the Constitutional Convention take place?
philly, in secret
The 10th amendment...
reserves all powers not listed in the Constitution for the states
The ninth amendment...
specifies that the people retain all rights, even if they are not listed
The legislative branch of the national government includes
the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Congress
bicameral legislature
two houses
Executive branch
Enforce and Carry Out Laws (President and their staff)
foreign affairs, national defense, regulating trade between the states, coining money.
Enumerated
How many votes do we get in the legislature? Small States
Equal Representation
what was the 3-branch national government
Executive, legislative, judicial
refers to a system of government divided among local, state, and national responsibilities
Federalism
Which two groups debated the ratification of the new Constitution?
Federalists and Antifederalists