8th Grade S.S U.S history STAAR Review Part 2 McCoy

This plan for government states that representation in government was based off of a state's population.

• The Great Compromise

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• Presidential Veto

This plan for government stated that each state gets equal representation, no matter what their population was.

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The Gadsen Purchase

The Constitutional principal of "Separation of powers" divides the government into 3 branches. What are they?

• Executive, Legislative, Judicial

• Official, Executive, Judicial

• Presidential, Residential, Prudential

• Existencial, Legislative, Executive

A law that made slaves available to count for state taxes and for representation in state population.

• The Great Compromise

• 3/5'ths Compromise

• 4/6's Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

The Constitutional principal of "Checks & Balances" makes sure that:

• no branch of the Government becomes too powerful.

• a branch of government can over power the other.

• there is always money in the Federal Reserve.

• there will always be a National Bank.

The principal of Federalism is :

• The shared powers between State and National Government.

• Law that says the Federal Government is unlimited.

• States that the States have more power.

• People hold the ultimate power.

An Unlimited Government can:

• Do as it pleases, without restriction and permission from the people.

• Do some things as long as the people agree.

• Is bound by the constitution to have limited power.

• Is restricted to certain abilities by the people.

A system where the people vote for elected representatives to run the government.

• Republicanism

• Democratic Socialism

• Dictatorship

• Parliament

The "Federalist Papers" were written to:

• Explain and convince the people into supporting the new U.S Constitution.

• spark a new revolution among the American people against their government.

• oppose a strong centralized government.

• create a new monarchy.

How did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S Constitution?

• The added the Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)

• They outlawed cruel and unusual punishment.

• Ensured due process of the law.

• The Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists to war.