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Constitution Test Flashcards

1
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What does the legislative branch do?

A

Makes the laws

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2
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What does the executive branch do?

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Enforces the laws

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3
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What does the judicial branch do?

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Interpret the laws

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4
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What are the five flaws of the articles of confederation?

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Offered a unicameral house
No executive branch
No judicial branch
Congress was chosen by the state and given only one vote
9 votes needed to pass a law
Amending the articles would take unanimous votes
Congress could not tax states
Congress could not regulate instate or foreign trade

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5
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After the American Revolution, the debt was…?

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$160 million

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6
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When Congress printed paper money with European loans…?

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Inflation shot up
Army officers were furious because they were not paid or given land
Army officers were not given the right to vote
Farms were seized to pay off debt (in Massachusetts)

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7
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Who was a former Continental Army officer who marched to protest?

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Daniel Shay

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8
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How did Shay die?

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In poverty

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9
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What were the goals in Massachusetts?

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The state could not impose direct taxes
Court costs were lower
Personal items could not be seized by property foreclosure

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10
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What did the Ordinance of 1785 do and how?

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Created a basic system for surveying land out west
Government stated that most families of four could live on a farm
Each township to be divided into 36 sections, 1 allocated for education
When population reached 60,000, a Constitution was formally written and the residents petitioned Congress for entrance into the union

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11
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What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do and how?

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Outlined the process of how most territories would become states
Territories must be organized
Congress appointed the governor and judges
Once 5,000 moles lived there, a temporary constitution was written

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12
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Where did the constitutional convention take place?

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In Philadelphia

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13
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When did the constitutional convention take place?

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May to September 1787

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14
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For the constitutional convention, how many delegates attended from each state?

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55 except Rhode Island

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15
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Who wrote the New Jersey plan?

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James Madison

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16
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Four points about the Virginia plan

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Bicameral legislature
Send people in proportion of the state’s size
Have executive and judicial branch
Congress right to vote

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17
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Who wrote the New Jersey plan?

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William Patterson

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18
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Four points for the New Jersey plan

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Unicameral legislature
Each state sent two representatives
Had executive and judicial branches
Congress had right to tax

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19
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What was the Great Compromise

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Combined New Jersey plan and Virginia plan

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20
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Three points on Great Compromise

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Bicameral legislature
The House represented Virginia plan
Senate represented New Jersey plan

21
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Who was the father of the Constitution?

A

James Madison

22
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Why was James Madison known as the father of the Constitution?

A

Spent a year studying a new form of government
Attended every convention
Took all the notes

23
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When was the constitution finished and ratified?

A

September 19, 1787

June 21, 1788

24
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Nine states are needed for ratification. Who was the ninth state?

A

New Hampshire

25
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Which state was ratified in 1790?

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Rhode Island

26
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What was the legislative branch divided into?

A

House of Representatives and Senate

27
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What were eight things that Article I Section 8 allowed?

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Forming money
Creating a military
Declaring war on other countries
Regulate and interstate foreign commerce
Impose taxes
Elastic clause
The ability to impeach an officer 
Power to amend the constitution
28
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What is the elastic cause?

A

Authority to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper

29
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What are the three requirements of the House of Representatives?

A

25+ years of age
Resident and citizen of US for 7+ years
Elected every 2 years

30
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Who is the head of the house?

A

Speaker chosen by representatives by majority party

31
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How many members for the House of Representatives?

A

435

32
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What does each member of the House represent?

A

Areas known as congressional districts

33
Q

In how many years does the Census Bureau count the population of states?

A

10 years to count estimated districts per state

34
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What are two jobs only the House can perform?

A

Start laws that make people pay taxes

Decide if government official should be out on trial before Senate, or impeachment

35
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What are the term limits for the House and the senate?

A

No term limit

36
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What are three requirements of a Senate?

A

30+ years old
Resident and citizen for 9+ years
Resident of the state they are elected

37
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How many members of the Senate?

A

100

38
Q

Who is the president of the senate?

A

Vice President

39
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What are three jobs only Senators can perform?

A

Yes or no to any treaties the president makes
Yes or no to any people the president recommends for jobs
Can hold trial for a government official who commits a crime against the country

40
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Who is/are the leader/leaders of the executive branch?

A

The President

41
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What is the president?

A

Commander in chief, chief of military

42
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How does a Vice President become president?

A

If president is unable to serve

43
Q

Which article is the powers of the president written in?

A

Article 2

44
Q

Which two officials are elected by the entire country?

A

President and Vice President

45
Q

Three requirements of president and Vice President

A

35+ years old
Natural born US citizen
Must have lived a consecutive 14 years in US

46
Q

Before when cold a president serve as many terms as he would like?

A

1951

47
Q

Which amendment limits a president to two terms?

A

22nd

48
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What are the duties of the president?

A

National security powers
Legislative powers
Administrative powers
Judicial powers

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