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Facts to know Constitution and Convention
Conflict and Compromise
Limiting the Powers of Government
Branches of
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The principal that the government must follow the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial is called…
Due process
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• The Commander-in-Chief of our military is…
The President
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• The leader of the Supreme Court is called….
The Chief Justice
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• The President declares war.
True
False
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• Alexander Hamilton was a…
Federalist
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• The Bill of Rights are the first _________ amendments.
10
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The Senate
• The Vice President is the head of what part of Congress?
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The House of Representatives
• The Speaker of the House is the head of what part of Congress?
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• Why did the American people create a weak central government?
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• There are ________ members in the House of Represenatives.
435
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• Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
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• Supporters of the Constitution were called…
The Federalists
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• The division of powers between the national government and the states is called….
federalism
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• Most Antifederalists were ….
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• Which plan of government favored large states by basing all representation on state population?
Virginia Plan
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• Freedom of speech and press is guaranteed in which Amendment?
» 1st
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• Delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided to keep their talks secret because they …..
Wanted to be able to freely discuss every issue without pressure
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• The Constitution can be changed through the process of…
amendments
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• The House of Representatives is based on…
Representation is based on population
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• Which state has the least amount of power in Congress?
California
New York
Delaware
Florida
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• Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved….
The Great Compromise
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• The elastic clause….
Gives Congress the authority to stretch the powers of the Constitution
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• The 3/5 compromise can be explained as…
Counting 3 out of 5 slaves toward a state’s populationSatisfied smaller states
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• How is the number of Senators for a state determined?
An equal amount ofSenators from each state
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• The New Jersey plan wanted all states to have ____________ representation.
Equal
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• Explain how a bill becomes a law.
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• Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
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• Why did the Northern States not want the slaves counted towards the Southern States population?
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• How does our Congress satisfy both the small states and the large states?
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• What is a bicameral legislature?
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• What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?
Checks and Balances
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• The president can check Congress through ….
vetoing
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• The branch of the government that is headed by the Supreme Court is called the ….
Judicial Branch
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• The Electoral College is controversial because…
The person who receives the most popular votes does not always become the president.
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• Members of the House of Representatives serve for…
2 years
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• How many Senators are there in Congress?
100
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• To amend the Constitution…
2/3 of both houses must approve then ¾ all states must approve
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• The President is the head of the…..
Executive Branch
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• Article III outlines the duties and powers of the….
The Supreme Court
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• Which of the following is true about the judicial branch?
The Supreme Court Justices serve for life.An appeal process allows people to bring their cases to a higher court.The Supreme Court appropriates funds for programs.Supreme Court judges are appointed by the President.
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• Name the Three Branches of our Government.
ExecutiveLegislativeJudicial
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• How many members sit on the Supreme Court?
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• How long is a president’s term?
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• How many terms can a President serve?
Two.
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• Name the two houses in Congress.
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• What is the job of the Executive Branch?
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• What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
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• What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
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• How many years does a Senator serve?
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• In which branch of government does a bill start?
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• Name the man that is the head of the Executive Branch
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• Recite the Preamble to the Constitution.