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Unit 2 (Chapters 4-5) Flashcards

1
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the forerunner of the written constitution in America

A

Mayflower Compact

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2
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emphasized the relationship between the king and the colonies.

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charters

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3
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What was America’s first national constitution?

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Articles of Federation

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4
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the event during the “critical period” of American history put the fear of anarchy and insurrection in the hearts of many Americans

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Shays’ Rebellion

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5
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In what city was the Constitutional Convention held?

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Philadelphia

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6
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What group supported the adoption of the Constitution and wanted a stronger union of the states and a more effective central government?

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Feralists

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7
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a delegate from New York who helped write the Federalist Papers

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Alexander Hamilton

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8
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called for prayer during the Constitutional Convention

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Benjamin Franklin

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9
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presided as chairman of the Constitutional Convention

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George Washington

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10
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wrote the final draft of the Constitution

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Gouverneur Morris

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11
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“Father of the Constitution”

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James Madison

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12
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Who was the youngest delegate to the Consitutional Convention?

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Jonathan Dayton

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13
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What plan called for a two-house legislature with representation in each house based upon state population?

A

Viriginia Plan

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14
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What plan called for a one-house legistlature with all states having equal representation?

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New Jersey Plan

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15
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What compromise combined elements from the Virginia and New Jersey plans, creating a two-house legislature – an upper house with two seats for each state, and a lower house based on each state’s population?

A

Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise

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16
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Where were the two preliminary meetings held which led to the Constitutional Convention?

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Mount Vernon, Annapolis

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17
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Name the three men who wrote the Federalist Papers.

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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay

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18
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What day was designated by Congress to be the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years?

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General Election Day

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19
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Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent?

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president pro tempore or president pro term

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20
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What is a proposed new law called?

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bill

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21
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What city became the temporary capital of the new government after the Constitution had been ratified?

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New York City

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22
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What term refers to the division of power between the national and state governments.

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federalism

23
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From whom did hte idea of separation of powers originate?

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Charles de Montesquieu

24
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What word describes the practice of drawing district boundaries so as to purposely favor the party in power?

A

gerrymandering

25
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Name three leadership positions in Congress.

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Speaker of the House, president of the Senate, president pro tempore

26
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What word refers to a private meeting of politcal party members to decide on policy or to choose candidates?

A

caucus

27
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What is hte greatest penalty which either house of Congress may impose upon a member?

A

expulsion

28
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Describe the main elements of the process by which a bill becomes a law.

A

Introduction - authorship of the bill and introduction into Congress

Committe action - the bill is assigned to a committee where it is either rejected, changed, or approved as is and prepared for a vote on the house floor.

floor action - the bill is debated and voted on, resulting in either its rejection or approval by majority vote; if approved, it is passed to the other house to undergo the same process.

If both houses approve the bill, it is sent to the President, who will either sign the bill into law, ignore it, or reject it by veto.

29
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What term refers to a temproary committee composed of members of both houses for hte purpose of working out a compromise on a bill?

A

conference committee

30
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Who was one of the Presidents to be impeached?

A

Andrew Johnson

31
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Who has the power to lay and collect taxes?

A

Congress

32
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List some powers of Congress.

A

borrow money; regulate congress; declare war

33
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Which article establised the legislative branch?

A

Article I

34
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Which article established the executive branch?

A

Article II

35
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Which article established the judicial branch?

A

Article III

36
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Which article provides for amendments to the Constitution?

A

Article V

37
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Which article describes the Constitution as the “supreme law of the land”?

A

Article VI

38
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Which article set guidelines for ratification of the Constitution?

A

Article VII

39
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America’s first national constitution

A

Articles of Confederation

40
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The only effect way to prevent a filibuster is to invoke what?

A

Cloture Rule

41
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Which group has the power to approve all presidential appointments?

A

Senate

42
Q

Provided for the surveying and orderly sale of western lands

A

Land of Ordinance of 1785

43
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gave Congress the authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers

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“necessary and proper” clause

44
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provided a plan of government and complete religious freedom in the western lands

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787

45
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a counting of the number of people in a specific area

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census

46
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called for a one-house legislature with all states having equal representation

A

New Jersey Plan

47
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called for a two-house legislature based upon state population

A

Virginia Plan

48
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the central government is subordinate to the state governments

A

confederacy

49
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the congressional monitoring of the bureaucracy to make sure that the laws are being faithfully executed

A

oversight

50
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the power to make laws

A

legislative power

51
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the powers given explicitly to Congress by the Constitution

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expressed powers

52
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the proportional distribution of Congressional seats among the states

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apportionment

53
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the representative votes according to his personal judgement rather than the views of his consituency

A

trustee

54
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rejection of a bill by the President

A

veto

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