American Government Test 1

He believed in the pursuit of property, that the governments major responsibility was the preservation of private property; he also believed that those writing the law should have more power than those enforcing them.

Congress could not regulate tax or trade Congress could not coin money Congress could not raise and army There was no national court system Congress could not regulate foreign and interstate commerce A unanimous vote was required Congress had no executive branch to enforce the Acts they passed

Democracy is when people gain their power by election
Indirect Democracy is when the people don't participate, but they elect representatives to make laws for them
Direct Democracy is when the people participate and make laws together

The Legislative Branch: The Great Compromise
It has a Bicameral Legislature: The House of Representatives and the Senate
The Qualifications of the House of Representatives are: 25 years of age, 7 years U.S. citizen, must be resident of district living in, and a term of 2 years
The Qualifications of the Senate: 30 years of age, 9 years U.S. citizen, must be resident of state represented, and a term of 6 years with 1/3 up for re-election every 2 years

Section 8 is about the powers of commerce where there are 17 powers of Congress listed, Only Congress has the power to call war, The president can move troops where needed, and Clause 18 give Congress more power over the air force-STRENGTH
Section 9 is limits of Congress where they're not allowed to pass a bill of attainder, can't tax Articles exported from any state, and no money can be taken from treasury-WEAKNESS
Section 10 is limits on the states where they can't enter any treaty, alliance, or confederation, and they can't coin money -WEAKNESS

Congress can now trade as an nation Congress can regulate commerce with foreign nations and among several states Congress can now coin money National Court System now in place-Federal Judiciary Congress can now raise an army

Strength: Executive Branch where the President of the U.S. has the power: chief executive There's a term of 4 years There are two electors and both electors return to their state capitol
Qualifications: 35 years of age, Natural Born U.S. citizen, must live in U.S. 14 years prior to running, and a term of 4 years

Section one talks about some of the constitutional powers/duties of the president like, being commander and chief over the U.S. military

The Great Compromise was a final decision made by the Constitutionals Convention consisting of a committee to settle the disagreements between the Virginia and New Jersey plans. There was a bicameral legislature with the lower house elected by the people and the powers divided among the two houses It made national law supreme

It was written by James Madison. It was the first in the Constitution to be offered in Philadelphia It's where the National Government derives it's power from the people instead of the member states It has a bicameral legislature It has a executive and a judiciary branch chosen by national legislature

It was proposed by small states It's a one-house legislature, one vote for each state A congress with the ability to raise revenue A Supreme Court with members appointed for life

It was a compromise that came as a result of the problem of determining state populations so the Constitutional Convention reached an agreement where each slave would count as 3/5 of a person to determine population as purposes of the representation of the House of Representatives

It was suggested by Samuel Adams, and colonists created it so that they could be updated on British Developments

Acts as a result of the Boston Tea Party, that blockaded Boston Harbor preventing Bostonian's from getting many foods, and citizens were forced by another provision using the Quartering Act, to house British soldiers, allowing Britain to send more troops to patrol Boston

56 delegates met in Philadelphia to settle things with the king and on behalf of the intolerable actions against the now united citizens. They came up with a series of resolutions to oppose the Coercive Acts, including the boycotting of British goods, and they also developed Declaration of Rights and Reserves in hope that the King would redress the grievances placed on the citizens, but he rejected it They had sent a letter to Parliament asking that the taxes be repealed or they would meet again and take more measures.