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Intro to American Government PSC 101-02(68 questions and answers)
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The Constitution - answer -the framework for the
federal government of the US.
-the highest form of law in the country
-creates the branches of government and gives
them the power to govern.
-it protects the citizens of the US and guarantees
their basic rights
Articles of Confederation - answer -ratified in
1781
-main issue was that the government had no
money or way to get money under the Articles
-the army wasn't being paid and was deserting
-debts to foreign countries weren't being paid
-the government became too weak and a new
constitution was needed
,Constitutional Convention - answer -May 1787
-the convention gathered to discuss changes to the
Articles of Confederation.
-created the Balance of Power
-The Great Compromise
Balance of Power - answer between 3 branches of
government: executive, legislative, and judicial
2 primary competing plans for the Constitution -
answer Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan - answer -James Madison
-represented the desires of the larger states and
said that the number of representatives to
Congress should be based on the state's
population
New Jersey Plan - answer -William Paterson
-represented the smaller states and said that each
state should have the same number of
representatives
, The Great Compromise - answer -allowed the
number of representatives to the House be based
on the state's population while each state would
have 2 representatives in the Senate.
The Constitution is organized into 7 articles: -
answer - Legislative Power
- Executive Power
- Judicial Power
- States' Powers and Limits
- Amendments
- Federal POwer
- Ratification
Ratification - answer In order for the Constitution
to go into effect, 9 of the 13 states needed to ratify
it.
- 1st state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware
on December 7, 1787
- the last to ratify the constitution was Rhode
Island in May of 1790
Preamble to the Constitution - answer "We the
People of the United States, in Order to form a
more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure
domestic Tranquility, provide for the common
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