USH Test 2

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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


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