test 1 quarter 2

Question 1

how many of the 13 states had to ratify the constutution

Answer 1

9

Question 2

“a tax on something manufactured within a country”

Answer 2

excise tax

Question 3

branch that intereprets the law

Answer 3

judicial

Question 4

what did the framers promise to make to help persuade opponents to approve the cpnsitution

Answer 4

bill of rights

Question 5

house of representatives terms

Answer 5

2 years

Question 6

“a tax on foreign goods imported into a country”

Answer 6

tariff

Question 7

senator terms

Answer 7

6 years

Question 8

branch that makes laws

Answer 8

legislative branch

Question 9

date that the constitution was raified

Answer 9

september 17, 1787

Question 10

type of government has power shared between state and national authorities

Answer 10

federal

Question 11

3 branches of governent

Answer 11

judicial legislative executive

Question 12

2 houses of the US legislature

Answer 12

house of representatives, senate

Question 13

how many senators for each state

Answer 13

2 (NJ plan)

Question 14

who has to collaborate to choose sepreme ct justices

Answer 14

president, senate

Question 15

branch who serves life terms

Answer 15

judicial (suprene ct)

Question 16

term for the house of representatives and the senate working together

Answer 16

congress

Question 17

executive branch job

Answer 17

carries out/enforces law - president

Question 18

legislative branch job

Answer 18

make laws

Question 19

judicial branch job

Answer 19

judges/ interprets the law

Question 20

checks

Answer 20

ability to stop the other branches in certain ways

Question 21

balances

Answer 21

able the check checks

Question 22

sepreme ct chief justice who helped define the powers of the supreme ct

Answer 22

john marshall

Question 23

representation based on in the house of representatives

Answer 23

population

Question 24

who chooses president if the electoral college fails to produce a majority

Answer 24

house of reps

Question 25

whose responsibilty is it to nominate new judges to the subreme ct

Answer 25

president

Question 26

whose responsibility is it to confirm new judges to the federal supreme ct

Answer 26

senate

Question 27

whos job is it to formate and do details of the court

Answer 27

congress

Question 28

how did the government raise money they needed

Answer 28

exercising their right to collect taxes

Question 29

what 2 things did the money raised by taxes go to

Answer 29

-government expenses -repaid creditors

Question 30

3 reasons that whiskey was a critical part of their economy

Answer 30

-used as a currency -one of the only products farmers could make and transport without it spoiling -traditional beverage

Question 31

what was happening in PA after whiskey tax

Answer 31

rebellion against federal gov

Question 32

why was washington determined to crush the rebellion

Answer 32

saw this as an opportunity to demonstrate the power of the federal gov

Question 33

judicial review

Answer 33

federal courts have the authority to review laws and declare the unconstitutional of necessary

Question 34

how big is the army washoington sent

Answer 34

12000 men

Question 35

why is the rebellion important

Answer 35

reveals that the new gov. has the ability to force citizens to obey the law

Question 36

federalism

Answer 36

system of gov in which power is divided between the central gov and smaller political units

Question 37

delegated powers

Answer 37

powers of gov delegated to the federal government

Question 38

reserved powers

Answer 38

powers of gov shared by national and state gov

Question 39

concurrent powers

Answer 39

powers of gov shared by national and state gov

Question 40

seperation of powers

Answer 40

division of basic gov roles inot branches

Question 41

limited gov

Answer 41

principal that requires all us citizens inclufing giv leaders to obey the law

Question 42

bill of rights

Answer 42

1st 10 ammendments in the constitution. guarentees certain individual rights of person liberties and privilages

Question 43

direct democracy

Answer 43

democracy where people themsleves make the laws

Question 44

popular soverignty

Answer 44

who goves the gov it's power? gov's authority and power comes from the peopole and reflects the people's will