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The The ConventionConventionBasic Basic PrinciplesPrinciplesPowers of Govt Powers of Govt

Checks n’ Checks n’ BalancesBalances

Your RightsYour Rights

Supreme Court Supreme Court [1 NC gov’t][1 NC gov’t]FJFJ

What was What was Independence Independence

Hall, Philadelphia Hall, Philadelphia PA?PA?

The place in which the The place in which the Constitutional Convention Constitutional Convention

took place took place

What was the Great What was the Great Compromise?Compromise?

Created a bicameral Created a bicameral legislature that represented legislature that represented

states equally AND by states equally AND by population.population.

What did the What did the Convention for the Convention for the Southern states?Southern states?

The 3/5’s Compromise, no The 3/5’s Compromise, no taxation of exports, no taxation of exports, no

decision on slavery for 20 decision on slavery for 20 yearsyears

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What were the What were the Federalist Papers?Federalist Papers?

Written by John Jay, Alexander Written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison to Hamilton and James Madison to convince the Massachusetts and convince the Massachusetts and New York the Constitution would New York the Constitution would

not be too powerful.not be too powerful.

Too much power for the central Too much power for the central government, no Bill of Rights, government, no Bill of Rights,

would cause state governments would cause state governments to disappear.to disappear.

What were the Anti-federalist What were the Anti-federalist objections to the Constitution?objections to the Constitution?

Words of the Words of the Constitution that Constitution that

contain the idea of contain the idea of popular sovereignty.popular sovereignty.

What is “We the What is “We the People”?People”?

Makes government Makes government answerable to a document answerable to a document that states what it can and that states what it can and

cannot do.cannot do.

What is rule of law?What is rule of law?

A system by which power A system by which power is shared between the is shared between the

national government and national government and state governments.state governments.

What is federalism?What is federalism?

Attempts to prevent Attempts to prevent government from government from

becoming too powerful by becoming too powerful by splitting up the basic splitting up the basic

powers of government.powers of government.

What is separation of What is separation of power?power?

Proposed by a 2/3 vote of the Proposed by a 2/3 vote of the national government, ratified national government, ratified

by 3/4 of the statesby 3/4 of the states

What is an amendment ?What is an amendment ?

The main power of the The main power of the executive branch.executive branch.

What is to carry out What is to carry out laws?laws?

Has the most delegated Has the most delegated power of the three power of the three

branches of government.branches of government.

What is the legislative What is the legislative branch [Congress]?branch [Congress]?

Has the power to Has the power to declare war.declare war.

What is Congress?What is Congress?

Source of Congress’ implied Source of Congress’ implied powers.powers.

What is the Necessary What is the Necessary and Proper clause of the and Proper clause of the

Constitution? Constitution? [or elastic [or elastic clause]clause]

What is the Civil Rights Act What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?of 1964?

Made discrimination in public Made discrimination in public facilities and businesses facilities and businesses

illegalillegal

An amendment process An amendment process that makes changing the that makes changing the constitution difficult, but constitution difficult, but

not impossible.not impossible.

How did the Framers How did the Framers make the Constitution make the Constitution

flexible and consistent’?flexible and consistent’?

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Demanded by the Anti-Demanded by the Anti-federalists in return for federalists in return for

ratifying the Constitutionratifying the Constitution

What is the Bill of What is the Bill of Rights?Rights?

Granted suffrage to Granted suffrage to women.women.

What is the What is the Nineteenth Nineteenth

Amendment?Amendment?

Religion, assembly, press, Religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech petition, and speech

What are the 1st What are the 1st Amendment rights?Amendment rights?

Amendments that Amendments that allowed greater access allowed greater access to voting. [there are 6]to voting. [there are 6]

What are the 15What are the 15thth, 17, 17thth, , 1919thth, 23, 23rdrd, 24, 24thth and 26 and 26thth

Amendments?Amendments?

Enables the President to Enables the President to stop a bill from becoming stop a bill from becoming

a law.a law.

What is the veto What is the veto power?power?

Can declare laws and Can declare laws and acts of the president acts of the president

unconstitutional.unconstitutional.

What are the federal What are the federal courts?courts?

Approves or disapproves Approves or disapproves of presidential of presidential appointments.appointments.

What is the Senate?What is the Senate?

Allows Congress toAllows Congress to prevent a president’s prevent a president’s programs from being programs from being

funded funded

What is the What is the appropriations power, appropriations power, or power of the purse?or power of the purse?

The power of Congress The power of Congress to charge and remove a to charge and remove a president or a federal president or a federal

judge.judge.

What is impeachment?What is impeachment?

What is censorship? What is censorship? [freedom of the press; [freedom of the press;

prior restraint]prior restraint]

The central issue in The central issue in New New York Times v. United York Times v. United

States (1971)States (1971)

Overturned the policy of Overturned the policy of racially segregating public racially segregating public

schools.schools.

What is What is Brown v. Board of Brown v. Board of Education (1954Education (1954)?)?

Expanded the definition Expanded the definition of protected speech to of protected speech to

include include symbolicsymbolic expression.expression.

What is What is Tinker v. Des Tinker v. Des Moines School District Moines School District (1969(1969)? [or )? [or Texas v. Texas v.

Johnson, 1990Johnson, 1990]]

Supreme Court case Supreme Court case that gave the court the that gave the court the power of judicial reviewpower of judicial review

What is What is Marbury v. Madison Marbury v. Madison [1803][1803]??

What is the North Carolina What is the North Carolina Council of State?Council of State?

Unlike the President’s Unlike the President’s cabinet, this group is cabinet, this group is

elected.elected.

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The Constitutional Convention

Became known as Became known as the Father of the the Father of the

ConstitutionConstitution..

Who was James Who was James Madison?Madison?