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Page 1: Facts to knowConstitution and Convention Conflict and Compromise Limiting the Powers of Government Branches of Government 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800.

Facts to know Constitution and Convention

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The principal that the government must follow the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial is called…

Due process

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• The Commander-in-Chief of our military is…

The President

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• The leader of the Supreme Court is called….

The Chief Justice

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• The President declares war.

True

False

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• Alexander Hamilton was a…

Federalist

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• The Bill of Rights are the first _________ amendments.

10

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The Senate

• The Vice President is the head of what part of Congress?

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The House of Representatives

• The Speaker of the House is the head of what part of Congress?

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• Why did the American people create a weak central government?

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• There are ________ members in the House of Represenatives.

435

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• Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?

George Washington

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• Supporters of the Constitution were called…

The Federalists

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• The division of powers between the national government and the states is called….

federalism

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• Most Antifederalists were ….

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• Which plan of government favored large states by basing all representation on state population?

Virginia Plan

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• Freedom of speech and press is guaranteed in which Amendment?

» 1st

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• Delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided to keep their talks secret because they …..

Wanted to be able to freely discuss every issue without pressure

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• The Constitution can be changed through the process of…

amendments

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• The House of Representatives is based on…

Representation is based on population

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• Which state has the least amount of power in Congress?

California

New York

Delaware

Florida

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• Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved….

The Great Compromise

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• The elastic clause….

Gives Congress the authority to stretch the powers of the Constitution

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• The 3/5 compromise can be explained as…

Counting 3 out of 5 slaves toward a state’s populationSatisfied smaller states

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• How is the number of Senators for a state determined?

An equal amount ofSenators from each state

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• The New Jersey plan wanted all states to have ____________ representation.

Equal

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• Explain how a bill becomes a law.

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• Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

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• Why did the Northern States not want the slaves counted towards the Southern States population?

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• How does our Congress satisfy both the small states and the large states?

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• What is a bicameral legislature?

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• What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?

Checks and Balances

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• The president can check Congress through ….

vetoing

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• The branch of the government that is headed by the Supreme Court is called the ….

Judicial Branch

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• The Electoral College is controversial because…

The person who receives the most popular votes does not always become the president.

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• Members of the House of Representatives serve for…

2 years

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• How many Senators are there in Congress?

100

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• To amend the Constitution…

2/3 of both houses must approve then ¾ all states must approve

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• The President is the head of the…..

Executive Branch

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• Article III outlines the duties and powers of the….

The Supreme Court

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• Which of the following is true about the judicial branch?

The Supreme Court Justices serve for life.An appeal process allows people to bring their cases to a higher court.The Supreme Court appropriates funds for programs.Supreme Court judges are appointed by the President.

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• Name the Three Branches of our Government.

ExecutiveLegislativeJudicial

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• How many members sit on the Supreme Court?

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• How long is a president’s term?

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• How many terms can a President serve?

Two.

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• Name the two houses in Congress.

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• What is the job of the Executive Branch?

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• What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

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• What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

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• How many years does a Senator serve?

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• In which branch of government does a bill start?

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• Name the man that is the head of the Executive Branch

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• Recite the Preamble to the Constitution.


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