Articles of Confederation The Constitution Constitution 2 Misc. 1Misc. 2Vocabulary Final Question

How did the magna carta influence our founding documents? A 100

Gave us the idea of protecting people accused of crimes (King John and Rebel Barons) A 100

What was the main weakness of the AOC? A 200

National Government was too weak and the states were too strong A 200

Which political philosopher had the greatest impact on the way power was divided up in the AOC? A 300

John Locke, the founding fathers believed in his philosophy that man would naturally join together and do the right thing. A 300

How did Shays Rebellion prove that the AOC was not going to work out? A 400

State governments demanded debt repayment from farmers, farmers hadnt been paid for military service and the economy was bad, farmers tried to appeal democratically to the state for leniency, state refused, farmers rebelled, national government couldnt do anything and it took months to put down the rebellion A 400

When were the AOC written, ratified and replaced? A 500

1777 written, ratified 1781, replaced 1788 A 500

Name 2 ways in which the Iroquois Confederacy inspired the Constitution B 100

-Representative government that unites separate entities but they retain sovereignty -Citizens can vote in reps and vote them out -A military pact to protect the smaller entities B 100

What was the argument between Federalists and Anti- Federalists about? B 200

-The size and scope of government -Whether or not the Constitution alone did enough to protect citizens B 200

Describe the Great Compromise B 300

Solved the dilemma of large and small state representation with a bicameral legislature B 300

Which branch of government gets to do the following: -Impeach officials -Nominate supreme court justices -Create laws -Rule laws and actions unconstitutional -Control how money is spent B 400

Legislative - Create laws - Control how money is spent - Impeach officials Executive -Nominate supreme court justices Judicial -Rule laws and actions unconstitutional

What are the 2 ways the constitution can be changed? Be sure to describe how these occur. B 500

Formal: Propose and ratify 2/3 of congress or 2/3 of state conventions called by congress Ratified by ¾ of congress or ¾ of state conventions Changes the words of the document Informal Supreme court rules on a case and changes how we think B 500

How did Thomas Hobbes influence our founding fathers when writing the Constitution? C 100

The states had abused power under the Articles and it was obvious they needed a stronger central government to make them behave. C 100

Describe the 3/5 Compromise C 200

Solved the dilemma between slave holding and non slave holding states and representation in the house. Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person. C 200

When was the Constitution written and ratified? C 300

Written 1787, ratified 1788 C 300

How is representation for the Electoral College decided and what does the EC do? *bonus – how many does WI have? C 400

# of representatives in the House + 2 Senators = # of electoral college votes Officially elects the president * 10 C 400

Distinguish between New, Dual, and Cooperative Federalism C 500

Dual: very defined jobs for state and national Cooperative: the jobs mix New: desire to return power to the states C 500

How do Categorical Grants and Block Grants fit into federalism? D 100

Categorical grants have many conditions and allow for more national control Block grants have fewer and allow for greater state control D 100

What are Delegated Powers? D 200

Powers of the national government written down in the Constitution D 200

What are reserved powers? D 300

Powers given to the states not national government D 300

What are concurrent powers? D 400

Powers shared between the states and national government D 400

When did the Revolutionary war begin and end? D 500

D 500

When two laws come into conflict at the state and national level, which law prevails and why? E 100

National, Supremacy Clause E 100

Define Federalism E 200

Power shared between the LEVELS of Government E 200

Define Checks and Balances E 300

How power is balanced between the 3 branches of government so no branch becomes to powerful E 300

How is the governments approach to corporal punishment is an example of what? E 400

Informal change to the Constituion based on a supreme court ruling in 1977 E 400

Describe how the governments approach to the legal drinking age is an example of federalism. E 500

National government will withhold highway funds from states that do not set the legal drinking age at 21 E 500

Define State of Nature F 100

Where there are no rules to tell people how to act F 100

Define ratify F 200

To accept and make legal F 200

Define Social Contract F 300

When the people agree to give up a little freedom to have their rights protected F 300

Define the Necessary and Proper Clause F 400

Congress may create all rules that are necessary and proper in order to carry out their enumerated/delegated powers F 400

What are the 3 branches of government What positions make up the 3 branches What articles in the Constitution talk about the 3 branches? F 500

Judicial, Legislative, Executive Supreme Court, Congress, President Articles I-III F 500

The Final Question Category is: Amendments Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

Match the amendment up with its proper content 1. __________ 1 st Amendment 2. __________ 2 nd Amendment 3. __________ 3 rd Amendment 4. __________ 4 th Amendment 5. __________ 5 th Amendment 6. __________ 6 th Amendment 7. __________ 7 th Amendment 8. __________ 8 th Amendment 9. __________ 9 th Amendment 10.__________ 10 th Amendment A.Any powers not given to the national government are given to the states B.Proper searches and seizures C.Rights of an accused person D.Right to keep weapons E.Troops cannot be kept in your home without your permission F.Freedom of speech, religion and the right to assembly G.No cruel and unusual punishments H.Right to a speedy trial I.Right to a trial by jury J.The constitution should not be used to take rights away from the people Click on screen to continue

1. F 1 st Amendment 2. D 2 nd Amendment 3. E 3 rd Amendment 4. B 4 th Amendment 5. C 5 th Amendment 6. H 6 th Amendment 7. I 7 th Amendment 8. G 8 th Amendment 9. J 9 th Amendment 10.A 10 th Amendment Click on screen to continue

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