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Creating theConstitution
Ideas in theConstitution
Branches ofGovernment
The Billof Rights
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What compromise did the North and the South agree on for counting
slaves toward the population?
Category #1 Question 400
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Define federalism.
Category #1 Question 600
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What was the name of the compromise that big and small
states made to create the legislative
branch?
Category #1 Question 800
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The Constitution created a
legislative branch (legislature) that
was a compromise between big and
small states. How is it set up?
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How did the Federalists and Antifederalists compromise?
Category #2 Question 200
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Define checks and balances.
Category #2 Question 400
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Give two examples of checks
and balances.
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Define separation of powers.
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What is the census? What is it used for?
Category #2 Question 1000
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What is the name of the system
used to elect the President and Vice
President? How many votes does a candidate need to
win the presidency?
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Name the three
branches of governmen
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What does each
branch of governmen
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Name two requirements a candidate
must meet to become
President of the United
States.
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What are the three choices the president
has when Congress
sends him or her a bill?
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How many Senators and how many
members of the House of
Representatives must vote yes in
order to override a president’s veto?
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What is the Bill of
Rights?
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Name three freedoms protected
by the First Amendmen
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What does the Second Amendment protect?
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Name two protections that the Bill of Rights gives Americans
(not including the First and Second Amendments).
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Why did some
Americans believe a
Bill of Rights was necessary?
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How many members of the House of
Representatives, how many Senators, and how many states
are needed to approve a
Constitutional amendment?
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The three-fifths compromise
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A system of governmentthat divides power between
the national and state governments.
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The Great Compromise
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1.House of Representativesis based on population.
2. The Senate has equalrepresentation for each state.
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The Federalists supported the
Constitution, which was ratified. The
Antifederalists wanted a Bill of
Rights and got one.
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It is the idea that each branch of
government can oversee the other branches to make sure they do not
become too powerful.
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It is the idea that each branch of
government has different
responsibilities. This makes sure no one
branch gets too powerful.
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Every ten years Congress counts how many people live in each part of the country. It is used to determine representation in
the House of Representatives.
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The Electoral College. A
candidate needs 270 votes to win.
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Legislative,
Executive, and Judicial
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Legislative: Makes the laws.Executive: Enforces/Carries out the laws.Judicial: Interprets the laws.
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Must be 35 years old, a natural born
U.S. citizen, and a U.S. resident for 14 years.
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1.Sign the bill and it becomes a law.
2.Leave it on his/her desk for 10 days and it becomes a law.
3.Veto it.
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67 Senators and290 Representatives
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It is the first ten
amendments to the U.S. Constitution
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Freedom of speech,
religion, press, assembly, and
petition.
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The right to bear arms (have
guns).
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accepted.
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Many Americans worried that their
rights would not be protected if they were not written
down.
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•290 member of the House of Representatives•67 Senators•38 states
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Modified by Chris Hofer 2003