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James Madison was the main (a) of the Constitution. He is nicknamed the "Father of the Constitution".
What was the Constitutional Convention?
A meeting to discuss state taxes.
A meeting to elect a president.
A meeting where men from all states get together to write a new constitution.
A meeting to talk about how to break away from King George III and Great Britian.
What was the Articles of Confederation?
A document that is America's first try at making a government.
A document that said American wanted independence from Great Britain.
A peace treaty with Great Britain.
The Articles of Confederation gave the states TOO much (a) .
Choose TWO weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
No leader or president to enforce laws.
Federal courts have to get permission from Great Britain.
Congress cannot collect taxes or establish a common currency (money).
Congress CAN tell the states what to do and when.
The national/federal government is in charge of the whole (a) .
George Washington was the (a) of the Constitutional Convention.
Benjamin Franklin helped to solve (a) during the Constitutional Convention.
What is States' Rights?
A type of money.
States have a right to declare war anytime they want.
The idea that states have the right to lead themselves and that the federal government should not make choices for them.
The idea that states have the right to ignore any federal laws they do not like.
The framers of the Constitution create a new style of government called the Federal System. What is the Federal System?
A system where all power is held by the national (federal) government.
A system in which the federal government has certain powers, the state government has certain powers, and powers that both of them share.
The Great Compromise solved what problem during the Constitutional Convention?
How to break away from Great Britian
How much power to give to the president
How slaves would be counted in a state's population
How much representation each state would get in Congress (the government)
The New Jersey plan asked for (a) representation between the states. Each state would get the same number of representatives no matter what.
The Virginia Plan asked that representation be based on a state's (a) . This measures how many people live in a state.
The Great Compromise created TWO houses in Congress. What are the names of those TWO houses?
The Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch
The House of Representatives and the Senate
The Federal Government and the State Government
What problem did the Three-Fifths Compromise solve?
It addressed the issue of taxing enslaved people.
How enslaved people would be counted as a part of a state's population.
It determined the number of votes each state got.
The Three-Fifth's Compromise stated that for every 5 enslaved people (a) of them would count towards a state's population.
Why did the Southern States want to count enslaved people as a part of their population?
Popular Sovereignty means...
The government can tax people whenever they want.
The government gets it power from the people.
The government can declare war anytime they want
In a representative government the power comes from the ________.
taxes
The words, "We the People" are included in the Constitution because...
The government wants all the power
The power comes from the citizens (people).
Humans wrote it.
Why is it important to have a system of checks and balances in government?
so the government stays weak
so no one branch becomes too powerful
so only one branch can control the power
so each branch stays in control over the others
Which branch of government is made up of the members of Congress and makes the nation’s laws?
Senate
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Which branch of government is made up of the President and his cabinet? They are in charge of enforcing the laws.
Senate
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Which branch of government is made up of the Supreme Court? They are in charge of interpreting the law (deciding what a law means).
Senate
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
What does it means to amend something?
to change or improve something
to write in cursive
to restore something
to review
Dan is going to sing a solo in the Christmas pageant at his church. Which right allows him to do this?
religion
press
petition
speech
Marcy writes an article for the local paper about her class project? Which right allows her to do that?
petition
religion
assembly
press
All of the families on Cooper St would like have a stop sign installed at the intersection. They all sign a request and take it to the county office. Which right allows them to do this?
petition
press
religion
speech
The Eagle Scouts are meeting in the cafeteria after school. Which right allows them to meet?
assembly
religion
press
petition
The neighbors are having a Hanukkah celebration at their house. Which right allows them to do this?
press
religion
speech
petition
What right does the image represent?
speech
petition
assembly
religion
What right does the picture represent?
speech
petition
assembly
press
What right does the picture represent?
petition
speech
assembly
press
What right does the picture represent?
press
religion
petition
assembly
What important document establishes American government and guarantees basic rights for its citizens?
The Constitution
The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
The Social Studies review sheet
What is the Preamble?
A list of laws.
The introduction to the Constitution.
A type of election.
A branch of government.
What does the phrase "We the People" mean?
The government makes rules for itself
Only some people can vote
The people gave power to the government
The Constitution is a story
What is the name for the idea that government gets power from the people?
Popular sovereignty
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Federalism
How do people practice popular sovereignty?
By writing new laws themselves
By voting in elections
By stopping the Constitution
By deciding who can vote
How does the Constitution help prevent abuse of power?
By letting one person make all decisions
By removing the right to vote
By setting rules and dividing power between branches
By letting only the courts decide everything
Which of these is a main reason the Preamble says the Constitution was made?
To protect rights and make sure government works for everyone
To stop people from reading it
To make one leader have all power
To make the government richer
What can the president do to a bill passed by Congress to stop it from becoming a law?
Sign it immediately
Veto (reject) it
Ignore it forever
Send it to the Supreme Court
What power does Congress have if a president breaks the law?
They can fire the president the same day
They can make the president a judge
They can write a new Constitution
They can impeach the president and possibly remove them from office
What can the judicial branch do if it finds actions by the other branches are not following the Constitution?
Decide those actions are unconstitutional and stop them
Make new laws to fix them
Send the president to Congress for punishment
Ignore the actions and let them continue
Why do some powers get shared between levels of government?
So one level of government will have all the power
So people cannot vote
So only the federal government makes all decisions
So no one level of government would have all the power
Which power belongs to the federal government?
Issue driver’s licenses
Print money
Decide how many days students go to school each year
Run local parks
Which power belongs to the federal government?
Declare War
Set school days for a town
Give out driver's licenses only
Which of these is a shared power (both the federal and state government have the power)?
Printing Money
Issuing Driver's Licenses
Declaring War
Taxing Citizens
Which power belongs to the states?
Deciding how many days we go to school
Printing Money
Declaring War
True or False: Natural rights can be taken away by leaders whenever they want.
True
False
What does the right to life mean?
Each person has to follow someone else’s life plan
Each person has the right to live their own life
Only some people have the right to live freely
People must live the same way as their neighbors
What does the right to liberty mean?
People should not be free
People must give up their freedom to the king
People should not be enslaved and have the right to be free
Only rulers get to be free
What does the right to the pursuit of happiness mean?
People are not allowed to try to reach their dreams
People can only be happy if others say so
People must be happy all the time no matter what
People have the freedom to go after their dreams and make themselves happy
Why did some states refuse to ratify (approve) the Constitution at first?
They wanted protections for citizens’ rights added first
They wanted more money from other countries
They did not like the president’s name
They wanted fewer states in the nation
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Federal Papers
The Articles of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
