social studies test 2
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- Define Delegated Powers
- all powers are given to the national government
- Define Federalism
- power divided between state and national governments in a system known as federalism
- What is the Albany Plan of Union?
- Puroposed by Benjamin Franklin(1754) to permanatly unite all the colonies and put them all under one governement. this pluse the second congress became america's first goverment
- Define Articles of Confederation
- America's first national Constitution, drafted in 1777, which stressed the independence of the seperate states
- Define Confederation Congress
- single national governing body created by the Articles of Confederation
- Explain how Confederation congress operated
- Each of the 13 states had one vote in congress and was supposed to contribute money for national defense and other expenses
- Explain Constitutional Convention
- Delegates and washington could come together at the Pennsylvania state house and write constitution of the U.S.
- Define Great Compromise
- It established that population would determine representation in the national legislature's lower house, while each state would have an equal vote in the legislature's upper house.--1787, Roger Sherman
- How old is the Constitution??
- 216 years old
- How are states and people protected against abuses of goverment?
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separation of powers/checks and balances
bill of rights
federalism - Define Separation of Powers
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-Each branch of government has its own duties and powers
-legislative makes the laws
-Executive enforces/executes the laws
-Judicial intrerprets laws/ decides whether a case is constitutional or unconstitutional - Define Preamble
- Explains the goals of the new government under the constitution
- sixth amendment
- right to speedy trial
- First Amendment
- personal and political freedoms (religion, speech, press, assembly, petition)
- second amendment
- right to bare arms (keep weapons)
- third amendment
- Quartering of Troops
- fourth amendment
- Search and seizure; search warrants
- fifth amendment
- rights of accused persons
- seventh amendment
- right to trial by jury
- eight amendment
- bail, fines, and punishments
- ninth amendment
- rights of the people
- tenth amendment
- powers of states
- a fair set of legal steps to be followed with an accused person from arrest through trial is called.....?
- Due Porcess
- evidence strong enough to estbalish presumption but not proof that an illegal activity took place is called......?
- probable cause
- A______orders an officer of the cour to bring a prisoner before the court and explain why he/she is being held
- Write of Habeas Corpus
- List the five basic civil liberties guaranteed by the first amenendment.
- freedom of religion, speech, petition, assembly, and press
- _____guarantees a person can not be tried twice for the same crime
- double jeopardy
- Where is the original Bill of Rights located?
- National Archives Building in Washington D.C.
- How many times has the Constitution been amended?
- 27 times
- what is was the Northwest Ordiance of 1787?
- a plan to create a government for the region north of ohio river and west of pennsylvania. This area became known as the northwest territory.
- Describe the Virginia Plan
- "league of friendship" among the states become a truly national government. it provided for a central government with three spearate brahces.
- Describe New Jersey Plan
- William Paterson started it, the plan proposed to continue the one-state, one vote system used under the Articles.
- Describe federalists
- people who approved of the constituion-usually wealthy-said that constituiton would bring a good balance between national unity and state independence, also that it represented a new age of democracy
- Describe antifederalists
- usually not wealthy--disapproved of the constitution--they felt the powerful new central government might destroy the states' independence.
- What was so important that happened in late July 1788?
- Enogh antifederalists suported the constitution to ratify it 30 t0 27
- List the seven articles of the constitution
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1 Legislatvie Bramch
2 Executive Branch
3 Judicial Branch
4 Relations among states
5 Amending the Constitution
6 Role of National Government
7 Ratification of the Constitution