A loosely formed alliance with a weak central government is called a?

ConfederationConfederation

The power in a Confederacy is held by? The state governments

A country which has a representative government, elected by the people is called a?

RepublicRepublic

Our 1st government and constitution was the?

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Powers of our government under the Articles of Confederationwere:

1) Declare _____ and make _______. war peace 2) sign _________. treaties 3) borrow _______. money

4) Set standards for _____, and ______ & ________. coins weights measures 5) Establish a _______ _________. postal service

6) Deal with the _________ ______. American Indians

Under the Articles of Confederation, did the government have the power to tax? NO!!!!

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could collect $$$ by a tariff. What is a tariff?

A tariff is a tax on Imports.

This law set up how to bring in new states from western lands into the Union:

NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

According to the Northwest Ordinance, new states could be admitted to the Union if approved by?

The U.S. Congress

This country disputed our westernboundaries.SPAIN

This country stirred up trouble with the Indians in the northwest U.S. the northwest U.S. England

Massachusetts farmers rebel against their government to keep their land: their land:

SHAY’S REBELLION SHAY’S REBELLION

Shays Rebellion was caused by ________ and ___________ on farmland. inflation foreclosure foreclosures

Could the Articles of Confeder- ation government help put down Shay’s Rebellion?

No!! It was too weak and had no army and had no army.

Problems like Shays Rebellion led to a call for a stronger ________ __________. national government

What man from Virginia called for a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution?

James Madison

City where the Constitutional Convention met: Philadelphia

This plan called for representation in Congress based on the population of a state.

THE VIRGINIA PLAN

The Virginia Plan called for a bicameral legislature. What is that?

BICAMERAL= A congress with two houses. Senate House of Rep.

In this bicameral congress, the lower house is elected by the ________. people

This plan called for equal representation in Congress for each state:

THE NEW JERSEY PLAN

This compromise established our current form of Government:

GREAT or CONNECTICUT COMPROMISE

Representation of each state in Congress under the Great Compromise:

Lower House based on the ___________ of a state. state. population House of Representatives

Upper House had _____representation for each state. equal SENATE

How many Representatives does Virginia send to the House of Representative? of Representative?eleven

How many electoral votes does Virginia have?13

Three out of every five slaves could be counted as population in the House:

3/5 COMPROMISE

The US Constitution divides the powers of government between ________ and ______. federal state

Those powers given to the national Government by the states:

Delegated Powers

Those powers kept by the States:

Reserved Powers

Those powers held by both the federal and state Governments:

Concurrent Powers

The French idea to divide the powers of government into three separate branches:

Separation of Powers

Name the three branches of government and what each does.

Legislative branch: Makes the laws Makes the laws. Executive branch: Enforces the laws Judicial Branch Judicial Branch: Interprets the laws

Legislative- Executive- Judicial - courts president Congress

Which branch makes the law? Which branch enforces the law? legislative executive Which branch interprets the law? Judicial

Each branch of government has checks over the other branches is known as?

CHECKS AND BALANCES

What is the law making branch (body) of our government? CONGRESS

What is the “supreme law of the land”?TheConstitution

When the president rejects legislation (law) it is called?

VETOVETO

This body can declare laws unconstitutional:

SUPREME COURT

To approve the Constitution:

RATIFICATIONRATIFICATION

Those who supported a strong national government and the new Constitution:

FEDERALISTSFEDERALISTS

Those who feared a strong national government and were against the new Constitution.

ANTI- FEDERALISTS

The first ten amendments to the Constitution:

BILL OF RIGHTS

An excise tax is on _______ goods, like gasoline. specific

The 16 th Amendment established? The Income Tax

Searches by the Government are prohibited in the 4 th Amendment if they are? unreasonable

It is illegal to deny someone the right to vote based on his failure to pay a? TAX

The first amendment to deal with voting rights made it illegal to deny the right to vote based on? RACE

According to the Constitution, a president must be - a president must be - -a resident for at least ____ years. 14

-a natural born _______ citizen -at least ___ years old 35

Say Cause or Effect for the Constitutional Convention

The national government is strengthened. Effect

Strain of economic problems disrupt the nation. Cause

A new form of government is established with 3 branches. Effect

Confidence increases in the National Government. Effect

The Articles of Confederation are ineffective. Cause

A new form of government is established with a two house legislature. Effect