Soskil+1112+Davies+Chp.+Study+Guide

=** Chapter 9 Study Guide **=

__Republic__: The republic is a form of government in which people elect or vote for representatives to run a country.
===__Articles of Confederation__: The Articles of Confederation was a new plan of government for the new country after the old plan of government got impeached. We still use the Articles of Confederation today.=== ===__Responsibilities of Congress under the Articles of Confederation__: Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had some responsibilities like declare war, make treaties, and settle disagreements between states.===
 * The Articles of Confederation**

__Northwest Ordinance__: The Northwest Ordinance was a good plan for the growth of the United States. It showed that if we all work together, what could be done.
===__Annapolise Convention of 1786__: The Annapolise Convention was about Virginia and Maryland fighting over money and the river which ran between them. They were fighting over the river because they thought the river would be a good use for a shipping lane. Things became so difficult that they called this the Annapolise Convention of 1786. They called it this because it was held in Annapolise, Maryland, in the September of 1786.===

===__The Great Compromise__: The Great Compromise was an argument between Virginia and New Jersey. Both had a plan. For Virginia, it was called the Virginia Plan. For New Jersey, it was called the New Jersey Plan. Virginia had lots of people which New Jersey did not. Virginia thought by the population of people how many votes they should get, but New Jersey though each state should get one vote. There were 2 houses of congress. For Virginia, they had the House of Represenatives. On the other hand, New Jersy had the Senate. Until they argued eachother out, they came up with a compromise. They finally decided that " All laws about taxes must start in the House of Represenatives."===

===__The 3/5 Compromise__: The Tree Fifths Compromise was about the North and the South arguing about "should slaves get to vote." The South had more slaves than the North did. Because the North had fewer slaves than the South did, they didn't think the slaves should be able to vote. But the North did think slaves should be counted for tax purposes. The South did not like that idea. In the end, they decided that the slaves will be counted, but not for a whole person, just 3/5 of a person.===

===__The Branches of Government__: There are three branches of government. Those branches are the Judicial Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Legislative Branch. TheLegislative Branch makes the laws. The Judicial Branch makes sure the laws are fair. The Executive Branch carries out the laws. That's how laws are made. The leader of the Executive Branch is then president. The leader of the Legislative Branch is Congress. The leader of the Judicial Branch is the Surpreme Court.===

__The System of Checks and Balances__: The Checks and Balances system is a system that gives each branch of government different powers so that they can check the authority of others.
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The Checks and Balances System
===__The Compromise over the Slave Trade__: The Compromise over the Slave Trade was about the North and the South arguing if congress should be able to make laws over the slve trade or ( make laws about slaves being transported from one country to another. The North thought that would be a great idea, but the South didn't. The North did not have many slaves. On the other hand, the South did. They finally came up with a compromise and that compromise was Congress could make laws about the Slave Trade __but__ not for at least 20 years.===

__Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?:__ The Constitutional Convention met at Phillidelphia, inside the Independence Hall.
===__What powers do the states have and the federal government have__?: The states and the federal government both have powers. The states have the power of education, marriage and devorse, driving, settingb up local government and election, control trade, and voting. The federal government has the power over control trade with foreign countries, create armies and the navy, print and coin money, admit new states,create laws for immigration and citizenship, and to declare war and make peace. They both have powers like collecting taxes, setting up court systems, charter banks,borrow money,and make laws for health and safety.===

__How many represenatives does each state get?__: There are 50 states. Each state gets between 1-53 represenatives.
media type="custom" key="12252344" ===__Federal System of Government__: The federal system of government is say you wanted green money to be purple. You would either send it to the senate or the House of Represenatives. Then if they liked it it would pass to the Committee and if they liked it then it would go to the president. If the president liked it then it would go on to be a law. If he didn't like it, he could veto it or pocket-veto it. To pocket-veto it that means he just puts it in a drawer or a pocket and leaves it. To veto it means to say that I don't like this law and I disapprove.===