REVIEW GUIDE - CHAPTER 7
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constitutionexecutebill of rightseconomic depressionimpeachrepublicbillvetooverrideamenddue processcompromiseARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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What Congress was likeLand Ordinance of 1785Northwest Ordinance of 1787CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
reason forlocationPresidentkey figuresWhat it did to the ArticlesCOMPROMISES FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
New Jersey PlanVirginia PlanGreat Compromise3/5ths CompromisePresident’s termwhat to do about slaverypurpose of Preamblewhat was the PreambleLEGISLATIVE BRANCH
jobkey groupselastic clause-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
requirementshow # determinedtermleaderSENATE
requirementshow # determinedtermleaderEXECUTIVE BRANCH
jobrequirementstermleaderelectoral college-
JUDICIAL BRANCH
jobmain group# of justicestermMarbury vs. MadisonPRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION
FederalismPopular SovereigntySeparation of PowersChecks and BalancesJudicial ReviewRATIFICATIONFederalistsAntifederalistsFederalists PapersIssuesHow a bill becomes a law (summary)
amendmentsBill of RightsPEOPLEAlexander HamiltonJames MadisonJohn Jay-
Patrick HenryGeorge WashingtonChapter 7 Split Page Review Guide
What branch does the Senate belong to?
What is the term for the President?
What branch makes the laws?
What branch interprets the laws?
What branch do the House of Representatives belong to?
What is the term for a Supreme Court Justice?
What branch carries out the laws?
What branch does the President belong to?
What principle of the Constitution is found in the Preamble?
What is the term for a member of the House of
Representatives?
What branch does the Supreme Court belong to?
Who gives the government its power?
What is the term for a Senator?
Who is the head of the Supreme Court?
What do we call the introduction to the Constitution?
What is the main body of the Legislative Branch called?
What was the name of the compromise regarding slavery?
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
What was the name of the compromise regarding
representation?
What was our first Constitution called?
What was the main reason the Articles of Confederation were
unsuccessful?
Who was the president of the Articles of Confederation?
Who was known as the “Father of the Constitution?”
What was the one success of the Articles of Confederation?
What were some things Congress couldn’t do under the
Articles of Confederation?
What were some things all state governments had?
What were the qualifications for voting in 1787?
Who had most of the power under the Articles?
What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention?
In what city was the Constitutional Convention held?
What did the Constitutional Convention decide to do to the
Articles of Confederation?
What type of states did the Virginia Plan favor?
What type of states did the New Jersey Plan favor?
What do we call it when two sides give up some of their
demands in order to reach an agreement?
What compromise set up our government with 3 branches of
government and a Senate favoring small states and the House
of Representatives favoring large states?
What was the compromise regarding slavery?
Each slave would count as how much of a person?
Congress couldn’t touch the slave trade for how many years?
Principle of the Constitution that said the government could
only use the power given to it by the people.
Principle that says the power of the government comes from
the people.
Where is the principle of popular sovereignty found in the
Constitution?
What principle divided power between the states and the
national government?
What principle divided government power into 3 branches?
What principle made sure none of the branches got too
powerful?
What principle gave the Judicial Branch the power to declare
acts of Congress unconstitutional?
What term means that a member of government can be
brought to trial for committing high crimes or treason?
Who actually elects the President?
What word means to approve as in approving the Constitution?
What group wanted to ratify the Constitution?
What group was against ratification of the Constitution?
Who were the leaders of the Antifederalists?
Who were the leaders of the Federalists?
The series of essays written by the Federalists were called:
What did Antifederalists say should be added to the
Constitution?
Antifederalists believed whom should have more power
Federalists believed that the national government should be:
What do we call additions to the Constitution?
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
What allows Congress to increase its power in times of crisis?
How many amendments are there today?
Why was Congress so weak under the Articles?
The slave trade couldn’t be touched for how many years?