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Constitutional Convention Federalism Separation of Powers Hodge Podge Articles of Confederation 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Articles of Confederation 100 Author of the Articles of Confederation Answer

Articles of Confederation 100 Answer John Dickinson Home

Articles of Confederation 200 List three powers that the central government had under the Articles of Confederation Answer

Articles of Confederation 200 Answer Under the Articles of Confederation the government had the power to declare war, coin money borrow money, settle Indian affairs and sign treaties, establish a postal system, and maintain an army and navy. Home

Articles of Confederation 300 List three weaknesses of our government under the Articles of Confederation? Answer

Articles of Confederation 300 Answer Three weaknesses of the Articles were that the government: 1. Had no power to tax 2. Had no power to regulate interstate & foreign trade. 3. One vote for each state regardless of its size. Home

Articles of Confederation 400 What was the structure of the government under the Articles of Confederation? Answer

Articles of Confederation 400 Answer There was a single branch of government, a legislature, called Congress. Congress consisted of one house. Each state had equal power, one vote. Home

Articles of Confederation 500 Explain two problems that existed under the Articles of Confederation Answer

Articles of Confederation Answer 500 1. Without the power to tax, the federal government could not raise an army or navy. 2. The Continental dollar was worth very little because the government had little gold or silver to back it up. This caused an economic condition called inflation. 3. Without the power to regulate trade each state placed tariffs on each other causing a slow down in commerce that led to an economic depression. Home

Constitutional Convention 100 What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention? Answer

Constitutional Convention Answer 100 The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation Home

Constitutional Convention 200 Explain the New Jersey Plan and who introduced this plan. Answer

Constitutional Convention Answer 200 The New Jersey plan was introduced by William Patterson. It called for a three branch single house legislature with each state receiving one vote. Home

Constitutional Convention 300 Who introduced the Virginia Plan? What type of government did it propose? Answer

Constitutional Convention 300 Answer The Virginia Plan was introduced by Edmund Randolph. It called for a three branch government with a bicameral legislature called Congress. Both houses would be represented by states that would send delegates to Congress based on the population of the state Home

Constitutional Convention 400 What was the Great Compromise? Answer

Constitutional Convention 400 Answer The Great Compromisecalled for a three branch government with a bicameral legislature called Congress.Congress would be divide into the Senate (= rep.) and the House of Representatives (rep. by pop.) Home

Constitutional Convention 500 Explain the problem and the compromise that settled the issue over slavery. Answer

Constitutional Convention 500 Answer The North wanted the southern slaves to be counted as property and to be taxed as property, but not not to be counted as part of the souths population, so as not to increase their power. The South wanted their slaves to be counted as part of the populationbut not to be taxed. The Three - Fifths Compromise called for three fifths of all the slaves in the South to be counted as part of the population and taxed as such. Home

Federalism 100 What is the purpose of Federalism? Answer

Federalism Answer 100 Federalism is the division of constitutional powers between the federal and state governments. Home

Federalism 200 What are powers given only to our federal government? Answer

Feralism 200 Answer These are called delgated powers. Examples of delegated powers are: 1. Declare war 2. Coin money 3. Control interstate & foreign commerce4. Sign treaties 5. Postal Service6. Immigraton Home

Federalism 300 What are powers given by the constitution only to the states? List three examples of these. Answer

Federalism 300 Answer They are called reserved powers. These powers include: 1. License occupations 2. Public health3. Education 4. Voter Qualifications5. Supervise elections6. Intrastate commerce Home

Federalism 400 What are powers that are given to both the federal and state governments? List at least three. Answer

Federalism 400 Answer These powers are called concurrent powers. These powers includes: 1. Tax2. Pass laws3. Penal systems4. Law enforcement agencies5. Court systems Home

Federalism 500 What are powers that stretch the delegated powers of the government so that it may complete its other powers?Identify one of these. Answer

Federalism 500 Answer These are called Implied Powers. One example of implied powers is the President’s cabinet. Home

Separation of Powers 100 What is Separation of Powers and what is its purpose? Answer

Separation of Powers 100 Answer Separation of powers is the division of our government into three branches. It is designed to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful. Home

Separation of Powers 200 Explain the function of the Legislative Branch and how it is structured. Answer

France 200: Answer The function of the legislative branch is to make and pass laws. It is called Congress and has two houses (bicameral). They are the Senate and the House of Representatives. Home

Separation of Powers 300 Explain the function and structure of the Executive Branch of Government. Answer

Separation of Powers 300 Answer The executive Branch of government enforces laws. It consists of the President, Vice President and his Cabinet. Home

Separation of Powers 400 Explain the function and structure of the Judicial Branch. Answer

Separation of Powers 400 Answer The Judicial Branch interprets laws and settles disputes in court. It consists of the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts. Home

Separation of Powers 500 Who designed the concept of Separation of Powers? Answer

Separation of Powers 500 Answer Baron de Montesquieu Home

Hodge Podge100 What is the term in office of the President, a House Representative, and a Senator. Answer

Hodge Podge 100 Answer • President - 4 years • House Rep (Congressman) - 2 years • Senator - 6 years Home

Hodge Podge 200 • What is the age qualification to be a: • House rep. (Congressman) • Senator • President Answer

Hodge Podge 200 Answer • The age qualification for: • President is 35 • Senator is 30 • House rep. (Congressman) is 25 Home

Hodge Podge 300 What do Articles I, II, and III o fthe Constitution create? Answer

Hodge Podge 300 Answer Article I - establishes the Legislative Branch Article II - establishes the Executive Branch Article III - establishes the Judicial Branch Home

Hodge Podge 400 What is the Bill of Rights and what is its purpose? Answer

Hodge Podge 400 Answer The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments of the Constitution. They serve to protect the individual rights and freedoms of the American citizen. Home

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