Bicameral legislature - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BICAMERAL CONGRESS House of Legislature Senate House of Representatives Who make up?  2 senators from each state (100 total)  Must be at least 30 years old  Be citizen for 9 years  Legal resident of the state to be represented  Must be 25 years old to serve  Be citizen for 7 years  Legal resident of the state to be represented  Representation is determined by population Powers  Hold impeachment trials  Ratify treaties  Confirmation of the appointm...

1. Powers under the Articles of Confederation: 1. Could exchange Ambassadors 2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes 3. Declare War 4. Borrow Money 5. Settle disputes among States 2. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation: no power to tax, President lacked power, no money to buy ships no money pay soldiers no national judiciary 3. New Jersey Plan: William Paterson Three Branches of Government The states had the power Every state had one vote one chamber legislat...

Praxis II: Social Studies (5004) Latest 2023 Already Passed House of Burgess 1st legislative assembly in American colonies Magna Carta 1215; charter of political rights to rebellious English barons from King John Mayflower Compact 1st written framework of government for United States created by English colonist aboard the Mayflower Ship Great Awakening ; religious revivals of Protestants in colonies Proclamation of 1763 King George III; prohibited settlers from crossing West over the Appalac...

Powers under the Articles of Confederation 1. Could exchange Ambassadors 2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes 3. Declare War 4. Borrow Money 5. Settle disputes among States Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation no power to tax, President lacked power, no money to buy ships no money pay soldiers no national judiciary New Jersey Plan William Paterson Three Branches of Government The states had the power Every state had one vote one chamber ...

US HISTORY REGENTS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS During the colonial period, goods were most commonly transported on ? - ANSWER Rivers John Peter Zenger - ANSWER freedom of the press In the publication Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that - ANSWER the American colonies should break away from England Shays' Rebellion (1786) became a concern for many national leaders because it - ANSWER exposed fundamental weakness of the governmen...

WGU C963 Final Exam 2023 | American Politics and the US Constitution Solved 100% Correctly. Constitution - ANSWER-A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society Bill of Rights - ANSWER-The first ten amendments to the Constitution Declaration of Independence - ANSWER-the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain Thomas...

1. Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? (A) American politics is dominated by a small elite. (B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, and government. (C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. (D) American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas. (E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few group affiliat...

A long narrow salient is a panhandle (WV has two: Northern and Eastern) correct answer: Panhandle Form of payment by coal company correct answer: Scrip County that borders both Pennsylvania and Maryland correct answer: Preston County where geographic center of state is located--- correct answer: Braxton WV Legislature is correct answer: Bicameral Steamboat inventor from Berkeley Springs correct answer: Rumsey Signed WV into statehood- correct answer: Lincoln WV native...

WGU C963 Exam (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) American Politics and the US Constitution| Questions and Verified Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct Q: Great Compromise Also known as the Connecticut Compromise. A compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that created a bicameral legislature; representation based on population in the House of Representatives and equal representation of states in the Senate. Q: Three-Fifths Compromise Answer: A compromise between northern ...

WGU C963 Study Guide (Version 1) ( Latest 2024 / 2025 ) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct 1. The right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be given by God; nogovernment may take them away. Answer: Natural Rights 2. A theory on how people might have lived before societies came into existence. Answer: State of Nature 3. The requirement that government, when dealing with people, have in placea fair procedure which it equally applies to all. Answer: Due Process 4. An agree...