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| Articles of Confederation |
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| name of 1st U.S. constitution |
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| Articles of Confederation: Weakness |
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| made federal government too weak and states too strong |
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| Articles of Confederation: Created |
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| a government that could not make the 13 states into one country |
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| a document that creates & maps out a government structure |
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| government where the people elect representatives to speak for them |
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| the separate parts of the government; executive, legislative, and judicial |
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| government where the power is in the hands of the people who can vote for who their officials will be |
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| Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan |
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| two ideas for determining how many representatives each of the new 13 states could send to the U.S. Congress. The Virginia Plan called for that number to be based on a state’s population, while the New Jersey Plan called for equal numbers for all states. The states argued because the small states worried that the large states would become more powerful. |
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| the final agreement between the supporters of the Virginian and New Jersey plans. It established a bicameral congress that allowed for PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION in the House of Representatives and EQUAL NUMBER REPRESENTATION in the Senate. |
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| The Three-Fifths Compromise |
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| an agreement that allowed slaves to be counted in a state’s population, but each slave would only count as 3/5th of a white person in the actual population count. |
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| U.S. Congress made up of the House of Representatives & the Senate. |
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| Powers of the Legislative Branch |
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a. They can make laws when they work together
b. Powers of Senate: try impeached govt. officials, approve treaties, approve supreme court nominees
c. Powers of House: to start impeachment, write bills to raise revenue |
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| must go thru committee, be approved and then voted on by the whole house, then it travels to the other house of congress for approval; if approved it moves to president for signature |
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| Requirements for Senators |
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| 30, 9 yrs. citizen, resident of state |
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| 25, 7 yrs. citizen, resident of state |
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| How many senators? Representatives? |
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S- 2 per state
R- based on population of each state |
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| Requirements for president |
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| 35 yrs old, natural born citizen, 14 yrs resident of US |
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| sign bills into law, recommend bills, command military, call extra sessions of congress, signs treaties, host parties, give official recognition, pardon people for treason |
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| president rejects a bill approved by congress |
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| most powerful court in US |
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| Judicial Branch: Justices |
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| Judicial Branch~ selected by ______, but approved by ______; _______ appointment |
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| president/senate/lifetime |
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| What is the power of the Judicial Branch? |
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| to ensure equal protections for all under the law by review cases in which the rules of the US constitution may have been violated |
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| a system of safe guards built into the constitution that does not allow any one branch to be more powerful then the other two |
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| the power to stop actions by the executive or legislative branches in an emergency |
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| a small group who discusses ideas |
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| leader of the house of representatives |
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| idea where the state and federal govt. share powers |
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| when the govt. collects more money than it spends (+) |
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| when the govt. spends more money than it collects (-) |
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| Georgia General Assembly, The senate and the House of Representatives |
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| What does the legislative branch do? |
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| 25 yrs old, 2 yrs US citizen, 2 yrs GA resident |
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| 21 yrs, 2 yrs US citizen, 2 yrs GA resident |
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| How long is the term for the senate and house? |
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| what are the 2 types of committees? |
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| how long is the general assembly in session? |
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| how does a bill become a law? |
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| same process as for federal govt. |
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| where does the govt begin? |
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| when was the first constitution approved or ratified? |
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| what powers does the constitution grant to the government? |
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| it grants the governor executive powers, legislative powers, and judicial powers |
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| who becomes governor if the governor and Lt. governor are killed? |
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| the speaker of the Georgia house of representatives takes over until the next election |
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| chief executive officer of the state of Georgia |
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| requirements to be governor |
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| at least 30 yrs old, 15 yrs US citizen, resident of GA 7 yrs |
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| terms allowed for governor |
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| 2 consecutive terms (8 yrs.) but then wait four or more years before they can run again |
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| manages the state's budget, make official state speech about budget to the legislature, prepares state budget, acts as commander and chief of Georgia National Guard, controls the state police and Georgia Bureau of investigations (police agencies of Georgia) |
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