1112+McDermott+Chp.9-Study+Guide

=Chp.9-StudyGuide=

1.__Republic- A form of government in which people elect representatives to run a country.__ 2.__Articles of Confederation- The Articles of Confederation was a plan of government that even congress didn't like.__ 3.__Responsibility of Congress under the Articles of Confederation- Congress could do so many things under the articles. But they couldn't raise taxes or have an army.__ 4.__Northwest Ordinance- The Northwest Ordinance was a good plan for growth of the United States. It also showed what could be done when congress worked together.__ 5.__Annapolis Convention of 1786- The **Annapolis Convention**was a meeting in 1786 at Annapolis, Maryland. The Annapolis convention met from September 11 to September__ __14, 1786.__ 6.__Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?- The Constitutional Convention met in Philidalphia on September1774.__ 7.__Federal System of Government- The Federal System of Government was like how a bill was made. Say you wanted to have money changed from green to blue. You send it__ __to your state Senate. He approves it. It goes to the committees and they also approve it it goes on. It goes to the House of Reps and the full Senate and they also approve it.__ __Then it goes to the President and he also approves it. Now that bill is a law.__ __3/5 Compromise- The 3/5 Compromise was for the slaves to be 3/5 of a person. But now there are no more slaves so the 3/5 Compromise is no longer needed.__ 8.__How many Senators does each state get?- Each state gets 2 Senators because we have 50 states and there are 100 Senators in the House of Senators.__ 9.__How do we figure out how many representatives each state gets?- Well first count how many states there are. Each state gets from 1-53 representatives from the HOR.__ 10.__What were the responsibilities of each branch of government?-__ __Legislative(//Congress)//:Make laws. Judicial(//Supreme Court)//:Call laws constitutional or unconstitutional.__ __Executive(//President)//:Carry out laws.__ 11.__Describe the Great Compromise- The Great Compromise was a compromise between the New Jersey Plan & the Virginia Plan.__ 12.__Describe the 3/5 Compromise- The 3/5 Compromise stated that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person.__ 13.__Describe the compromise over the slave trade- This compromise stated that Congress could make laws about the slave trade **but** not for 20 years.__ 14.Under the Constitution- ** __ Powers of state, ____Power they both share,__ __ Power of federal government __ **
 * Driving, **** Taxes, Print money **
 * Special forces, Set up court systems, Control armed forces  **
 * Set laws for marriage and divorce, Charter banks, Declare war **
 * Set up public schools, Borrow money, Admit new states **
 * Make laws forpublic health **
 * and welfare **

15.Match it- Legislative Branch : Congress Judicial Branch : Supreme Court Executive Branch : President 16.The system of checks and balances works like this. The Executive Branch(President) can veto a bill and appoints Supreme Court justices. The Judicial Branch(Supreme Court) can rule a President's actions unconstitutional and can sa y a law unconstitutional. The Legislative Branch(Congress) can override a President's veto and approve appoinyments of Supreme Court justices. That's how checks and balances works.

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