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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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What was the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

A

Weak central government with no authority

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2
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What was Shay’s Rebellion?

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Daniel Shay led a small rebellion against the courts, was defeated by militia

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3
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What was frightening about Shay’s rebellion?

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Anarchy

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4
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Who was the Father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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5
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What was the Virginia Plan?

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Large republic with a two-house legislature, based on population

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6
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How would states be represented in the New Jersey plan?

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Representation equal across states

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7
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How would states be represented in the Virginia plan?

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Representation based on population

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8
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What was the Great Compromise?

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Bicameral legislature, representation in the Senate by state, and representation in the House by population

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9
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What is THE Purpose of the Constitution?

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To create a new government to replace the Articles

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10
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The Constitution should form…

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A more perfect union

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11
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The Constitution should establish…

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Justice

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12
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The Constitution should insure…

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Domestic tranquility

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13
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The Constitution should provide…

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Common defense

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14
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The Constitution should promote…

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general welfare

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15
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The Constitution should secure…

A

The blessings of liberty

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16
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Who decides how to collect taxes?

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Congress

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17
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Congress can borrow…

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money

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18
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Congress can regulate commerce with…

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All foreign nations

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19
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Congress can coin and set the value of…

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Money

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20
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Congress can establish…

A

Post offices

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21
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Congress should promote…

A

The progress of science

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22
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Congress can establish smaller ___ than the Supreme ____…

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Courts

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23
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Congress can define and punish…

Hint: Seas

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Piracy

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24
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Congress can declare…

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War

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25
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Congress can raise…

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Armies

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26
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The leader of the executive branch is (wartime)…

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Commander in Chief

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27
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The leader of the executive branch has power to… (wartime)

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Make treaties

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28
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The leader of the executive branch can ____ laws…

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Veto

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29
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The leader of the executive branch appoints…

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Judges (federal)

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30
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The judicial branch’s highest court is…

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The Supreme Court

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31
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The executive branch ___ the law

A

Enforces

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32
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The legal branch ___ the law

A

Makes

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33
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The judicial branch ___ the law

A

Interprets

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34
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How long does a senator serve?

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Six years

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35
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How long does a representative serve?

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Two years

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36
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How long does a federal judge serve?

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For life

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37
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How many terms can a president serve?

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Two

38
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What are the fundamentals of the Constitution?

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Written Constitution, popular sovereignty, government secures rights, separation of powers, division of powers, economic freedom

39
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One fundamental is written ____

A

Constitution

40
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One fundamental is popular ____

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Sovereignty

41
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One fundamental is government securing ____

A

Rights

42
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One fundamental is separation ____

A

Of powers

43
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Separation of powers means…

A

Separation of the three branches

44
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One fundamental is division ____

A

Of powers

45
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Division of powers means…

A

Division between state and nation

46
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What is the great difficulty Madison suggests in forming a government of men over men?

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The government must control the governed, but the the government must also govern itself.

47
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What is public virtue?

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Public virtue is when the people are motivated to perform good acts for the common good. Public virtue includes self-restraint and self-reliance and a lack of selfishness and a desire for the common good.

48
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What are the auxiliary powers?

A 
A written Constitution
A republican government 
A continental republic (which is large enough to prevent faction rule) 
The division of powers 
Separation of power 
Checks and balances
49
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One auxiliary power is a written ____

A

Constitution

50
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One auxiliary power is a republican ____

A

Government

51
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One auxiliary power is a continental ____

A

Republic

52
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One auxiliary power is a division ____

A

of powers

53
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One auxiliary power is a separation ____

A

of powers

54
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One auxiliary power is a system of ____

A

checks and balances

55
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What is the first article of the Constitution?

A

Leglislative

56
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What is the second article of the Constitution?

A

Executive

57
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What is the third article of the Constitution?

A

Judicial

58
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What is the fourth article of the Constitution?

A

Relations between the states

59
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What is the privileges and immunities clause?

A

prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner

60
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What must states give full faith and credit to?

A

Other state’s laws

61
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What is the fifth article of the Constitution?

A

Amending the Constitution

62
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What is the sixth article of the Constitution?

A

Debts, oaths, and religious tests

63
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What is the seventh article of the Constitution?

A

Ratification of the Constitution

64
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Amendment 1

A

Rights

65
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What are the five rights promised in amendment 1?

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prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, ensuring that there is no prohibition on the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering with the right to peaceably assemble, or prohibiting the petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances

66
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Amendment 2

A

Right to bear arms

67
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Amendment 3

A

Quartering of troops in homes

68
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Amendment 4

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Search and seizure (warrants)

69
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Amendment 5

A

criminal prosecution

70
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Amendment 6

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Jury trial, informed of crime, confront witnesses

71
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Amendment 7

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Right to jury trial, courts can’t overrule finding of facts

72
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Amendment 8

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Cruel and unusual punishment

73
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Amendment 9

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Rights given to people (not written in Constitution)

74
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Amendment 10

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Federal government only has powers given in Constitution

75
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Amendment 11

A

State sovereign immunity

76
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Amendment 12

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Procedure for electing president and vice president

77
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Amendment 13

A

Abolish slavery

78
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Amendment 14

A

Reconstruction

79
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Amendment 15

A

All men can vote

80
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Amendment 16

A

Income tax

81
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Amendment 17

A

Election of senators

82
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Amendment 18

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Prohibition

83
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Amendment 19

A

Women’s Vote

84
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Amendment 20

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Changed term beginnings and ends for executive branch

85
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Amendment 21

A

Repeals Prohibition

86
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Amendment 22

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Term limit

87
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Amendment 23

A

DC voting

88
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Amendment 24

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No poll tax

89
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Amendment 25

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Succession

90
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Amendment 26

A

Voting age change

91
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Amendment 27

A

Congress wages

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