2. A loosely formed alliance with a weak central government is called a?

3. ConfederationConfederation

4. The power in a Confederacy is held by? The state governments

5. A country which has a representative government, elected by the people is called a?

6. RepublicRepublic

7. Our 1st government and constitution was the?

8. ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

9. Powers of our government under the Articles of Confederationwere:

10. 1) Declare _____ and make _______. war peace 2) sign _________. treaties 3) borrow _______. money

11. 4) Set standards for _____, and ______ & ________. coins weights measures 5) Establish a _______ _________. postal service

12. 6) Deal with the _________ ______. American Indians

13. Under the Articles of Confederation, did the government have the power to tax? NO!!!!

14. Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress could collect $$$ by a tariff. What is a tariff?

15. A tariff is a tax on Imports.

16. This law set up how to bring in new states from western lands into the Union:

17. NORTHWEST ORDINANCE

18. According to the Northwest Ordinance, new states could be admitted to the Union if approved by?

19. The U.S. Congress

20. This country disputed our westernboundaries.SPAIN

21. This country stirred up trouble with the Indians in the northwest U.S. the northwest U.S. England

22. Massachusetts farmers rebel against their government to keep their land: their land:

23. SHAY’S REBELLION SHAY’S REBELLION

24. Shays Rebellion was caused by ________ and ___________ on farmland. inflation foreclosure foreclosures

25. Could the Articles of Confeder- ation government help put down Shay’s Rebellion?

26. No!! It was too weak and had no army and had no army.

27. Problems like Shays Rebellion led to a call for a stronger ________ __________. national government

28. What man from Virginia called for a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution?

29. James Madison

30. City where the Constitutional Convention met: Philadelphia

31. This plan called for representation in Congress based on the population of a state.

32. THE VIRGINIA PLAN

33. The Virginia Plan called for a bicameral legislature. What is that?

34. BICAMERAL= A congress with two houses. Senate House of Rep.

35. In this bicameral congress, the lower house is elected by the ________. people

36. This plan called for equal representation in Congress for each state:

37. THE NEW JERSEY PLAN

38. This compromise established our current form of Government:

39. GREAT or CONNECTICUT COMPROMISE

40. Representation of each state in Congress under the Great Compromise:

41. Lower House based on the ___________ of a state. state. population House of Representatives

42. Upper House had _____representation for each state. equal SENATE

43. How many Representatives does Virginia send to the House of Representative? of Representative?eleven

44. How many electoral votes does Virginia have?13

45. Three out of every five slaves could be counted as population in the House:

46. 3/5 COMPROMISE

47. The US Constitution divides the powers of government between ________ and ______. federal state

48. Those powers given to the national Government by the states:

49. Delegated Powers

50. Those powers kept by the States:

51. Reserved Powers

52. Those powers held by both the federal and state Governments:

53. Concurrent Powers

54. The French idea to divide the powers of government into three separate branches:

55. Separation of Powers

56. Name the three branches of government and what each does.

57. Legislative branch: Makes the laws Makes the laws. Executive branch: Enforces the laws Judicial Branch Judicial Branch: Interprets the laws

58. Legislative- Executive- Judicial - courts president Congress

59. Which branch makes the law? Which branch enforces the law? legislative executive Which branch interprets the law? Judicial

60. Each branch of government has checks over the other branches is known as?

61. CHECKS AND BALANCES

62. What is the law making branch (body) of our government? CONGRESS

63. What is the “supreme law of the land”?TheConstitution

64. When the president rejects legislation (law) it is called?

65. VETOVETO

66. This body can declare laws unconstitutional:

67. SUPREME COURT

68. To approve the Constitution:

69. RATIFICATIONRATIFICATION

70. Those who supported a strong national government and the new Constitution:

71. FEDERALISTSFEDERALISTS

72. Those who feared a strong national government and were against the new Constitution.

73. ANTI- FEDERALISTS

74. The first ten amendments to the Constitution:

75. BILL OF RIGHTS

76. An excise tax is on _______ goods, like gasoline. specific

77. The 16 th Amendment established? The Income Tax

78. Searches by the Government are prohibited in the 4 th Amendment if they are? unreasonable

79. It is illegal to deny someone the right to vote based on his failure to pay a? TAX

80. The first amendment to deal with voting rights made it illegal to deny the right to vote based on? RACE

81. According to the Constitution, a president must be - a president must be - -a resident for at least ____ years. 14

82. -a natural born _______ citizen -at least ___ years old 35

83. Say Cause or Effect for the Constitutional Convention

84. The national government is strengthened. Effect

85. Strain of economic problems disrupt the nation. Cause

86. A new form of government is established with 3 branches. Effect

87. Confidence increases in the National Government. Effect

88. The Articles of Confederation are ineffective. Cause

89. A new form of government is established with a two house legislature. Effect