1. Epic Review Part 1

2. 1.What was Shays’ Rebellion? How was it important to the development of the Constitution? Rebellion by farmers angry at the government. Showed weakness of AOC

3. 2. When the Founding Fathers first attempted to create a government who did they NOT want to give power to? a king or powerful central government

4. 3. What are natural rights? life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

5. 4. What is the order of the first 3 articles of the U.S. Constitution? legislative, executive, judicial

6. 5. What is the elastic clause? it allows Congress the power to make new laws not already in the Constitution

7. 6. What was the original purpose for the Constitutional Convention in 1787? to amend the Articles of Confederation

8. 7. Why were the Articles of Confederation unsuccessful? it created a weak central government

9. 8. Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”? James Madison

10. 9. Define a federal system of government. where a central government divides power among states

11. 10. What do “federalists” and “antifederalist” support? federalist support a strong central government anti-federalists support a weak central government and strong state governments

12. 11. What was the significance of the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? Congress gave it’s power to declare war to the President

13. 12. Which branch of the government has the power to interpret the Constitution? Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)

14. 13. Give examples of checks and balances for each branch of government. the right of Congress to set the court’s size the right of the court to rule legislation unconstitutional the right of the President to veto a bill

15. 14. Define separation of powers. power of our government is divided into 3 branches

16. 15. How did the Founding Fathers expect Congress to be? the dominant institution in the national government

17. 16. How would Congress override a presidential veto? by a 2/3 majority vote

18. 17. Which branch of government has the power to enforce laws and treaties? Executive Branch (president)

19. 18. How does the Constitution organize the executive branch? it doesn’t, it allows each President to set it up his own way

20. 19. How does the War Powers Act of 1973 restrain the power of the president? it limited the President’s ability to commit troops

21. 20. What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights? Compromise between federalists and anti- federalist

22. 21. Describe the Virginia Plan. a plan proposed by James Madison that favored big states, it wanted representation in Congress to be based on population

23. 22. Which amendment to the Constitution allows for the direct election of members to the U.S. Senate? 17 th Amendment

24. 23. Which house of Congress has the power to ratify treaties? the Senate

25. 24. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 helps to enforce what amendment better? the 14 th amendment