Chapter 5 Sections 3 and 4 Vocabulary Flashcard Review

Front

What system was established by the Constitution that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Back

checks and balances

Front

What meeting was held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution?

Back

The Constitutional Convention

Front

What division of the federal government includes the president and the administrative departments, and enforces the nation's laws?

Back

executive branch

Front

What is the U.S. system of government in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states?

Back

federalism

Front

What was the agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention where Congress would be divided into two legislative houses: the Senate with an equal number of representatives from each state, and the House of Representatives, based on a state's population?

Back

Great Compromise

Front

Who is called "The Father of the Constitution"?

Back

James Madison

Front

What division of the federal government is made up of the national courts, and interprets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes between states?

Back

judicial branch

Front

What division of the government proposes bills and passes them into laws?

Back

legislative branch

Front

What proposal called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states?

Back

New Jersey Plan

Front

What is the idea that political authority belongs to the people?

Back

popular sovereignty