Civics 2

the first government of the United States

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Constitution of the United States
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Bill of Rights

two house legislative system

• No legislature

• Unicameral legislature
• Bicameral legislature

the process that we select our President and Vice President

• By popular vote
• By congressional vote
• By the Electoral College
• By Supreme Court decision

a count of every person in our country

• Census
• Election
• Survey
• Referendum

supporters of the Constitution

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

• Whigs

• Wildcats

event that caused the government officials to question if the government could maintain law and order under the current government

• Electoral College

• Shays' Rebellion

• Articles of Confederation

• Civil War

agreement that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• One-Half Compromise

the compromise to combine the big state plan with the small state plan for a two house legislative system

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Georgia Compromise

the process of seats being redistributed after the census

• bicameral

• reapportioned

• unicamerial

• recounted

How often is the census done?

• Every year

• every four years

• every ten years