Articles of Confederation to Checks and Balances

What is the big rule in the 3 branches of government

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW

Where was the Constitutional Convention

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Independence Hall

States not at the Constitutional Convention

Rhode Island

President at the Constitutional Convention

Washington

Judicial Branch over the Executive Branch

1. can declare presidential/executive actions unconstitutional

Legislative Branch over the Judicial Branch

1. can impeach judges 2. approve federal judges

Legislative Branch over the the Executive Branch

1. can impeach president 2. override a veto (2/3 majority vote)

What were the issues talked about at the Constitutional Convention

1. government 2. what it would look like 3. how much power would be given 4. slavery 5. representation in the new legislative branch

When was the Constitutional Convention

summer of 1787

What was the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention

1. big state 2. proposed by James Morrison 3. wanted Judicial, Legislative, and Executive based on population and Congress to be based on population

Executive Branch over the Judicial Branch

1. can appoint federal judges

Judicial Branch over the Legislative Branch

1. can declare acts of legislature unconstitutional 2. declares laws unconstituional

Decision making of the Articles of Confederation

1. 9 out of 13 states had to approve a proposal before they could be a law 2. states had to agree to change a law

Executive Branch in the 3 branches of government

1. HAS THE PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, AND CABINET. 2. has 15 different departments (cabinet) 3. sign and veto bills 4. in-chief of the armed force 5. President is commander 6. makes treaties

Legislative Branch in the 3 branches of government`

1. IS THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATES 2. DECLARE WAR 3. MAKE LAWS AND HAS TO APROVE CABINET 4. Senates a. 100 total, 2 per each state b. equal amount of people per state c. have to be at least 30 years old d. elected every 6 years e. have to be a U.S.A. citizen for at least 9 years 5. House of Representatives a. 335 total b. based on population c. have to be at least 25 years old d. elected every 2 years e. live in the district they represent f. have to be a U.S.A citizen for at least 9 years

Judicial Branch in the 3 branches of government

1. IS THERE TO INTERPRET AND EXPLAIN THE LAWS 2. ALINE LAWS WITH THE CONSTITUTION 3. headed by the supreme court 4. can make lower courts 5. there are 9 supreme court judges 6. Supreme Court Judges a. president selects them b. either party c. doesn't matter if they are U.S. citizens d. no minimum age e. no minimum office term f. have to live in the U.S.

Problems with the Articles of Confederation

1. it gave the states too much power 2. states had their own military 3.states had their own money system 4. U.S. government couldn't taxThey 5. no good government leadership 6. States had control over their trading

What type of protection did they have with the Articles of Confederation

1. managed agreements with other countries and natives 2. national governments could appoint military officers but had no military 3. states could establish militias

Structure of the Articles of Confederation

1. one branch of Congress responsible for national laws 2. each state had one vote 3. each state had a lot of power and authority

Money and Finances of the Articles of Confederation

1. only states could collect taxes 2. national government had to ask individual states for money

What was The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention

1. proposed by James Madison 2. have a House of Representatives by population vote 3. have the Senate and would be equal-each state would have two

What was the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention

1. smaller state 2. same plan as Virginia but Congress would be equal

The separation of powers in the 3 branches of government

1. states were fighting-no leader 2. federalism=not one branch is more powerful 3. wanted to divide state and federal governments 4. created 3 branches and none would become more powerful

Executive Branch over the Legislative Branch

1. veto's acts of Congress 2. calls Congress into special session

Number of delegates at the Constitutional Convention

55

Executive Branch over the Executive Branch

ISN'T POSSIBLE

Judicial Branch over the Judicial Branch

ISN'T POSSIBLE

Legislative Branch over the Legislative Branch

ISN'T POSSIBLE

Why was the Constitutional Convention so important and a secret

They needed to focus and it was a new thing that was being created for the whole country.

What were the Articles of Confederation

They were the U.S.'s first government, it stated the laws of the democracy, and it was a temporary government.

Why did they have the Constitutional Convention

to fix the Articles of Confederation