| A | B |
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| Daniel Shay | almost lost his farm because of high taxes |
| Shay's Rebellion | showed the need for a strong central government |
| May 25, 1787 | meeting of the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia |
| George Washington | presided over the Constitutional Convention |
| Reason for meeting in secreat at the Convention | to remove public pressure |
| New Jersey Plan | favored equal representation in Congress |
| Virginia Plan | favored representation based on population in Congress |
| Great Compromise | established a bicameral legislature |
| "We the people" | establishes that the power of the government comes from the people |
| Goals in the Preamble | promote the general welfare, establish justice, secure the blessings of liberty |
| Separation of Powers | power is divided among the three branches of government |
| Legislative Branch | makes laws |
| Executive Branch | enforces/executes the laws |
| Judicial Branch | interprets the laws |
| Ratify | to approve |
| Veto | to reject |
| State Members of the House of Representatives | depends on the population of the state |
| State Members of the Senate | 2 for each state |
| Term of a Senator | 6 years |
| Term of a Representative | 2 years |
| Elastic Clause/Implied Powers | gives COngress the power to pass laws for whatever is necessary for carrying on powers of the government |
| Leader of the House | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| Leader of the Senate | Vice President of the US |
| Limited Government | government is not all powerful and can only do those things the people gave it the power to do |
| Federalism | division of power between the state and national government |
| Reserved Powers | those powers for belonging to the states (ie: marriage laws, establishing schools, etc.) |
| Concurrent Powers | those powers the natioanl and state governments share (ie: collecting taxes, setting up courts) |
| Enumerated/Expressed Powers | those powers specifically listed in the Constitution for the natioanl govenrment (ie: maintaining an army, coining money) |
| This is where local govenrments get their power from | States |
| Checks and Balances | this gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the power of another |
| Who holds the trial in impeachment cases? | Senate |
| Consent of the Governed | "agreement of the people" |
| Supreme Court | the final interpretation of the Constitution rests with this body |
| John Marshall | father of COnstitutional Law |
| 27 total # of amendments today | 27 |
| total # of amendments in the Bill of Rights | 10 |
| Speech | individuals are free to express their opinions and beliefs |
| Religion | governemtn may not establish an official religion, nor endorse, or unduly interfere with the free excercise, of religion |
| Press | freedom to publish and gather information, including that which criticizes the government |
| Assembly | individuals may peacefully gather |
| A change to the constitution s an amendment. What happens first in this process? | proposal |
| Who can propose an amendment to the Constitution? | Congress or a convention |
| Who can ratify and amendment? | states |
| Supremacy Clause | this recognizes that the COnstitution is higher over the states |
