Civics Unit 3- Constitution

Bicameral

• Congress with 2 Houses
• Court with 2 Judges
• Government with 2 Branches

Group of individual state governments that band together for a common purpose

• Federalism
• Confederation
• State
• Bicameral

1777, our first rules

• Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• had no power to enforce laws
• no power to tax
• could not require states to pay money
• was the first governing document of our country

What was good about the Articles of Confederation?

• Under it we opened up the West for settlement
• Under it we got our first awesome President, Washington
• Under it we were able to raise the taxes to pay for the war
• Under it we stopped any rebellions from ever happening

How many amendments were passed under the Articles of Confederation?

• 1
• 10
• 27
• 0

What was Shays' Rebellion all about

• Farmers were mad they couldn't sell their goods to England
• Farmers were upset about really high taxes
• Farmers were upset the government took their guns
• Farmers stopped merchants from rebellion

We the people give the government power and can take it away.

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignty
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances

We the people give the government power and can take it away.

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignty
• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances

The National government is more powerful than the states.

• Federalism
• Checks and Balances
• Rule of law
• Separation of Powers