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Chapter 5 Part 2 Review
The Federal Government
Where was the The United States Constitution
was written?
Philadelphia
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
was attended by how many delegates.
55
more interested in furthering one’s own
interests
self-serving
In what kind of government are representatives elected
to make the laws.
Republic
Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Proportional representation is based on
what?
Population
Explain the Virginia Plan –
Proposed by
Edmund Randolph
of Virginia,
Large State Plan Bicameral Legislature Lower house members elected by qualified voters
membership Based on
free population,
state legislatures would select upper house
members
Explain the New Jersey Plan –
New Jersey
Small state plan, congress would be unicameral, each state would get
one vote
What settled the differences over
the makeup of the national legislature.
Great Compromise
A two-house legislature
Bicameral
The law-making body of government is the
Legislative Branch
In 2011, West Virginia’s two senators
John D. Rockefeller IV
&
(Joe Manchin 2011)
West Virginia has how many members in the
U.S. House of Representatives.
Three
West Virginia’s members of the House of Representatives are -
1. David McKinley 1st District
2. Shelly Moore Capito 2nd District
3. Nick Joe Rahall 3rd District
The U.S. House of Representatives has a
total of how many members?
435
The U.S. Senate has how many members?
100
What powers are those that are listed in the
Constitution.
Expressed
Name some expressed powers
1. Regulating commerce
2. Levying and collecting revenues or taxes
3. Coining and issuing money
4. Borrowing money
5. Establishing bankruptcy rules
6. Establishing the naturalization procedure
7. Establishing post offices
8. Issuing copyrights and patents
9. Regulating weights and measures
10. Establishing federal courts
11.Punishing counterfeiters
12. Providing legislation for territories of the United
States, such as the District of Columbia, and
providing for and maintaining national parks, federal
buildings, and other federally owned lands
13. Declaring war and making rules for warfare
and the operation of the armed services
powers not specifically stated
in the Constitution.implied powers
What clause gives Congress the right to
make all laws necessary to carry out its expressed
powers?Elastic Clause
Another name for roads and bridges
infrastructure
All money bills begin where?
House of Representatives
one who is reluctant to make changes.
Conservative
to bring charges against a public official while that person is still in office
impeach
The president of the United States heads the
what branch of government?
Executive
Presidential Line of Succession
1. Vice President
2. Speaker of the House of Representatives
3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate
4. Secretary of State
5. Secretary of the Treasury
6. Secretary of Defense
7. Attorney General
8. Secretary of the Interior
9. Secretary of Agriculture
10. Secretary of Commerce
The president of the United States is officially
elected by the-
Electoral College
Electoral College
• Common people not enough education to choose President
• The Electoral College has 538 votes
• 270 Votes to get elected
• West Virginia 5 Votes
• 2 Senators + 3 Representatives = 5 Votes
The Constitution gives the president a number of powers.
1. Appoint and dismiss thousands of federal employees including ambassadors, ministers and consuls, Supreme Court and federal
2. judges, cabinet officers, and those who serve under them. Major presidential appointments are made with the consent of the Senate
3. Act as commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces
4. Call extra sessions of Congress
5. Recommend legislation
6. Veto bills or sign legislative bills into law
7. Receive diplomatic representatives
The court system is the what branch of government?
Judicial
The highest court in the land
U.S. Supreme Court
West Virginia has how many
federal judges in district courts.
11
What is is the ability to declare an act of Congress
unconstitutional.
Judicial review
a legal judgment that a person or an organization cannot pay its debts; the assets of the person
or organization are administered to pay off those debts
bankruptcy
What are the requirements to become
president?• 35 years of age
• Natural-born citizen
• 14 years residence in U.S.
• 4 year term
What are the requirements to become a U.S. Senator?
• 30 years of age
• Citizen for 9 years
• Resident of state elected
• 6 year term
What are the requirements to become a U.S. Representative?
• 25 years of age
• Citizen for 7 years
• Resident of state elected
• 2 year term
process designed to assure that no one branch
of the government becomes too powerful
checks and
balances
Give some examples of how the Congress checks
the president.
1. Approves presidential appointments
2. Controls budget and money appropriations
3. May impeach the president
4. Can override veto
Give one example of how the judiciary checks
Congress.
It may declare laws unconstitutional
Give one example of how the president checks
Congress.
He may veto bills
Give one example of how the president checks the
judiciary.
He can appoint and remove federal judges
What branch of government
has the power to tax?
Legislative
What branch of government declares laws
unconstitutional?
Judicial
What branch of government settles
disputes between the federal and state
governments.
Judicial
What branch of government
enters into treaties with foreign countries.
Legislative