US Government

Question 1

What was the first plan for the United States government?

Answer 1

Articles of Confederation

Question 2

What does the word RATIFY mean?

Answer 2

To approve something

Question 3

What are the three branches of government?

Answer 3

Legislative, Judicial and Executive

Question 4

Our first form of government only had one of the branches - which one was it?

Answer 4

Legislative

Question 5

Which branch of government INTERPRETS the laws?

Answer 5

Judicial

Question 6

Which branch of government CARRIES out the laws?

Answer 6

Executive

Question 7

Which branch PASSES laws?

Answer 7

Legislative

Question 8

What are the reasons why our first form of government did not work?

Answer 8

1. Congress could not tax.
2. They only had one branch of government (Legislative)
3. They had no form of currency.
4. They were weak when dealing with foreign countries

Question 9

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

Answer 9

An order that described the steps that all territories would follow to become states.

Question 10

The Northwest Ordinance prohibited what in the northwest territory?

Answer 10

Slavery

Question 11

What are two things that the Northwest Ordinance promised to the people living in the Northwest territory?

Answer 11

Trial by jury, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, public schools

Question 12

What are delegates?

Answer 12

Representatives

Question 13

Where did the constitutional convention meet?

Answer 13

Philadelphia

Question 14

What was the original goal/purpose of the constitutional convention?

Answer 14

To revise the Articles of Confederation

Question 15

In the Virginia Plan, congress would be given more power over the ________?

Answer 15

States

Question 16

The national government should have an ________ branch to carry out the laws.

Answer 16

Executive

Question 17

The National government should have a __________ branch to interpret laws

Answer 17

Judicial

Question 18

States with larger populations should have more or less representatives than smaller states?

Answer 18

More

Question 19

The New Jersey plan agreed with the Virginia plan, except for one big thing. What did New Jersey propose?

Answer 19

Each state, no matter how large or small, would have equal representation in congress.

Question 20

Each side gives up something to reach an agreement

Answer 20

Compromise

Question 21

Congress would be split into two houses: House of Representatives and Senate

Answer 21

Great Compromise

Question 22

Determined how many enslaved people would count for representation in Congress and for taxes

Answer 22

Three-Fifths Compromise

Question 23

Introduction

Answer 23

Preamble

Question 24

Powers that are left to the state governments

Answer 24

Reserved Powers

Question 25

Each branch of government has different and separate powers

Answer 25

Separation of powers

Question 26

A system put into place so that no one branch of government can become too powerful

Answer 26

Checks and balances

Question 27

Refuse to sign into law

Answer 27

Veto

Question 28

How many representative was each state allowed to send to the Senate?

Answer 28

2

Question 29

How many representatives was each state allowed to send to the House of Representatives?

Answer 29

Depended on population