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Facts to know Constitution and Convention

Conflict and Compromise

Limiting the Powers of Government

Branches of

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The principal that the government must follow the same fair rules in all cases brought to trial is called…

Due process

• The Commander-in-Chief of our military is…

The President

• The leader of the Supreme Court is called….

The Chief Justice

• The President declares war.

True

False

• Alexander Hamilton was a…

Federalist

• The Bill of Rights are the first _________ amendments.

10

The Senate

• The Vice President is the head of what part of Congress?

The House of Representatives

• The Speaker of the House is the head of what part of Congress?

• Why did the American people create a weak central government?

• There are ________ members in the House of Represenatives.

435

• Who was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?

George Washington

• Supporters of the Constitution were called…

The Federalists

• The division of powers between the national government and the states is called….

federalism

• Most Antifederalists were ….

• Which plan of government favored large states by basing all representation on state population?

Virginia Plan

• Freedom of speech and press is guaranteed in which Amendment?

» 1st

• Delegates to the Constitutional Convention decided to keep their talks secret because they …..

Wanted to be able to freely discuss every issue without pressure

• The Constitution can be changed through the process of…

amendments

• The House of Representatives is based on…

Representation is based on population

• Which state has the least amount of power in Congress?

California

New York

Delaware

Florida

• Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved….

The Great Compromise

• The elastic clause….

Gives Congress the authority to stretch the powers of the Constitution

• The 3/5 compromise can be explained as…

Counting 3 out of 5 slaves toward a state’s populationSatisfied smaller states

• How is the number of Senators for a state determined?

An equal amount ofSenators from each state

• The New Jersey plan wanted all states to have ____________ representation.

Equal

• Explain how a bill becomes a law.

• Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

• Why did the Northern States not want the slaves counted towards the Southern States population?

• How does our Congress satisfy both the small states and the large states?

• What is a bicameral legislature?

• What keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power?

Checks and Balances

• The president can check Congress through ….

vetoing

• The branch of the government that is headed by the Supreme Court is called the ….

Judicial Branch

• The Electoral College is controversial because…

The person who receives the most popular votes does not always become the president.

• Members of the House of Representatives serve for…

2 years

• How many Senators are there in Congress?

100

• To amend the Constitution…

2/3 of both houses must approve then ¾ all states must approve

• The President is the head of the…..

Executive Branch

• Article III outlines the duties and powers of the….

The Supreme Court

• Which of the following is true about the judicial branch?

The Supreme Court Justices serve for life.An appeal process allows people to bring their cases to a higher court.The Supreme Court appropriates funds for programs.Supreme Court judges are appointed by the President.

• Name the Three Branches of our Government.

ExecutiveLegislativeJudicial

• How many members sit on the Supreme Court?

• How long is a president’s term?

• How many terms can a President serve?

Two.

• Name the two houses in Congress.

• What is the job of the Executive Branch?

• What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

• What is the job of the Judicial Branch?

• How many years does a Senator serve?

• In which branch of government does a bill start?

• Name the man that is the head of the Executive Branch

• Recite the Preamble to the Constitution.