How are the various successful constitutional amendments similar? |
– Many tend to be concerned with the structure of the government. Many successful amendments detail the framework within which the government will operate: who votes, how the government is organized, and how government is funded. |
Virginia Plan |
– representation based on population – House of Representatives |
New Jersey Plan |
– equal representation for each state – the Senate |
Declaration of Independence |
– created a set of principles to forge national unity – provided a statement of American freedom from British rule |
Articles of Confederation |
– allowed states to retain sovereignty – limited the powers of the national government |
Few attempts to amend the Constitution have been successful. |
… |
What are the functions of "checks and balances"? |
– To give each branch of government power and influence over the other branches |
How did the colonists respond to the Boston Massacre? |
– Many Bosnians supported the British . |
The Supreme Court exercises the power of __________, which allows the Court to _____________ the Constitution. |
judicial review interpret |
What effects did British taxes have on the American colonists before the Revolution? |
– They hurt the economic interests of southern planters and New England merchants. – They fostered a political alliance between colonial elites and small farmers, shopkeepers, and laborers. – They led to a boycott of British-made goods. |
Choose all of the following that were tensions at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. |
– large states versus small states – slave states versus nonslave states |
Which of the following accurately describe the Annapolis Convention? |
– Very few delegates actually attended the convention. – It recognized the need to revise the Articles of Confederation. |
Place in chronological order the following events that took place during the American Revolution. |
stamp act Boston tea party declaration of independence articles of confederation |
Place in chronological order the events that led up to the end of the Articles of Confederation. |
Annapolis convention Shay’s rebellion Constitutional convention |
Constitution |
bicameral legislature bicameral legislature included provisions for an executive office |
Articles of Confederation |
unicameral legislature The national government depends upon the states to collect taxes. |
characteristics are reserved for the Senate or the House of Representatives, or shared by both. |
Senate: six-year terms/guard against "excessive democracy"/ratify treaties/approve presidential appointments House of Representatives: create revenue bills Both: approval required to enact laws |
In which of the following ways does Article V allow the Constitution to be amended? |
– passage in a national convention called for by Congress, in response to petitions by two-thirds of the states, followed by ratification by majority vote of the legislatures in three-fourths of the states – passage in the House and Senate by two-thirds vote, followed by ratification by conventions called for the purpose in three-fourths of the states |
Which of the following did the Federalists believe, and which did the Antifederalists believe? |
Federalist: – believed that direct democracy was problematic – favored a strong national government – feared "excessive democracy" Antifederalist: – believed that most governments became "aristocratic" – wanted to limit the power of the national government – preferred small republics of existing states – supported retention of power by state governments – feared that the elite would hold the most power |
First Amendment |
protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press |
Tenth Amendment |
reserves certain rights for the states or people |
Fourteenth Amendment |
defines citizenship and applied due process to the states |
Thirteenth Amendment |
abolished slavery |
Which of the following are mechanisms found in the Constitution that limit the national government’s power? |
Bill of Rights checks and balances |
What powers did the Constitution grant to the judicial branch and the Supreme Court? |
power to resolve conflicts between state and federal laws lifetime appointments |
Which of the following are examples of the powers of Congress under the Articles of Confederation? |
make treaties declare war coin or borrow money appoint senior officers of the United States Army |
Which of the following were among the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation? |
The U.S. government had no power to intervene when radical factions began influencing some state governments. The U.S. government could not enforce treaties. |
What powers does the Constitution grant the executive branch? |
veto congressional enactments appoint major departmental personnel recognize countries and negotiate treaties grant reprieves and pardons |
What was the impact of Shays’s Rebellion in the lead up to the Constitutional Convention? |
– Shays’s Rebellion demonstrated that the national government was too weak to respond to a crisis, which lead to the Philadelphia Convention. – Shays’s Rebellion encouraged Congress to adopt the Annapolis resolution and commit to revising the Articles of Confederation in Philadelphia. |
How can the president modify the Constitution? |
the president can appoint supreme court justices who interpret the constitution through judicial review. |
Both the Antifederalists and the Federalists wanted a limited government. |
TRUE |
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