1. Critical Period – United States Constitution

4. Compromises

5. Principles of the Constitution

6. Articles of Confederation

7. Federalists vs.
Anti-federalists

8. Checks and Balances

9. Branches of the National Government

10. Branches of the National Government
Principles of the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Federalists vs. Anti-federalists
Checks and Balances
Compromises
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11. This Compromise resulted in slaves being counted as 3/5 of a person for representation and taxation.
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12. What is the 3/5 Compromise?
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13. Plan established by small states, that wanted representation in the national congress to be equal for every state.
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14. What is the New Jersey Plan?
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15. This plan was established by the large states at the Constitutional Convention, they wanted representation based upon population in a national Congress
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16. What is the Virginia Plan?
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17. This Compromise established that Congress would regulate trade, but could not stop the slave trade for at least 20 years.
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18. What is the Slave Trade Compromise?
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19. This compromise resulted in the creation of a bicameral legislature.
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20. What is the Great Compromise?
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21. The idea that the source of power is ultimately with the people
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22. What is Popular Sovereignty?
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23. The idea that state and national governments have to separate and shared powers
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24. What is Federalism?
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25. Power is divided among the three branches of government equally at both the National and State level.
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26. What is Separation of Powers?
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27. Each branch has a way to ensure one branch does not exceed its powers and become more powerful than the others.
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28. What are Checks and Balances?
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29. The Elastic Clause, the Amendment process, and Judicial Review are examples of this Constitutional Principles
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30. What is flexibility?
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31. The reason why the colonists created a weak national government
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32. What is a fear of a strong national government?
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33. Peace Treaty signed under the Articles of Confederation that ended the American Revolution
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34. What is the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
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35. The reason why the national government could not pay back debts from the American Revolution under the Articles of Confederation
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36. What is the national government lacked the power to tax the citizens directly?
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37. Seen as an achievement of the Articles of Confederation, provided for the surrender of state-claimed lands to the national government for orderly division and sale, as well as, starting the concept of public education.
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38. What is the Land Ordinance of 1785 ?
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39. Event in Massachusetts in 1787 that made people realize that the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
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40. What is Shay’s Rebellion?
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41. A collection of 85 essays trying to persuade people to ratify (approve) the US Constitution
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42. What are the Federalists Papers?
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43. This group believed that because the federal government was limited, no person's freedoms would be taken away and a Bill of Rights was unnecessary.
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44. Who are the Federalists?
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45. The powers of the government should be in the hands of the states, not a strong national government
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46. Who are the Anti-Federalists?
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47. This group believed giving a national government too much power will make them become a tyranny or too strong.
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48. Who are the Anti-Federalist?
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49. The biggest issue between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist during the ratification of the US Constitution
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50. What is the Bill of Rights?
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51. This person can veto a law made by Congress.
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52. Who is the President?
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53. This branch can declare laws and Presidential actions unconstitutional
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54. What is the Judicial Branch?
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55. This power held by Congress can remove Executive and Judicial Branch members from office
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56. What is to impeach?
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57. This is the method in which Congress can over ride a Presidential veto of a bill
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58. What is a 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress
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59. This branch must approve all Presidential appointees and ratify any treaties the Executive Branch makes
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60. What is the Legislative Branch?
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61. This branch is responsible for making laws.
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62. What is the Legislative Branch?
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63. This Branche’s responsibility is to interpret the law.
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64. What is the Judicial Branch?
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65. What branch has the power to enforce the laws
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66. What is the Executive Branch?
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67. Members of this branch are appointed to life, to avoid being swayed by politics
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68. What is the Judicial Branch?
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69. This Executive Branch position has powers in both the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch.
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70. What is the Vice President?
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71. Separation of Power

72. Final Jeopardy!
This Supreme Court case gave the Judicial Branch the power of judicial review.

73. What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
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What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?