Unit 3 Test Flashcards
(35 cards)
Legislative
Make laws, rep-trade, declares wars, treaties
Executive
Jobs, role of president, enforces laws, head is the president
Judicial
Interprets laws, unicameral (supreme court)
1st Amendment
Freedom of press, petition, region, and assembly
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
No quartering troops
4th Amendment
Need warrant to a search
5th Amendment
No double jeopardy, freedom to self-incrimination
6th Amendment
Speedy trial, right to lawyer
7th Amendment
Jury incivil cases
8th Amendment
No excessive bail or cruel/unusual punishments
9th Amendment
Right of other people
10th Amendment
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Different branches in government check and balance each other
Separation of Powers
3 branches in the government(Judicial, Executive, Legislative)
Federalism
State vs national
Republicanism
To vote for reps
Limited Government
Government has powers
Individual Rights
Bill of Rights
Popular Soveretingnty
Citizens have the power
What did Shays’ Rebellion lead to?
Constitutional Convention
Northwest Ordinance
Process for admitting states into the union
Strengths and Weakness of the A.o.C?
Strength - NW Ordinance
Weakness - Unicameral, nothing could get done
Significance of 1787
The Constitutional Convention was signed