Chapter 5 Part 2 Review

The Federal Government

Where was the The United States Constitution

was written?

Philadelphia

The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia

was attended by how many delegates.

55

more interested in furthering one’s own

interests

self-serving

In what kind of government are representatives elected

to make the laws.

Republic

Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?

George Washington

Proportional representation is based on

what?

Population

Explain the Virginia Plan –

Proposed by

Edmund Randolph

of Virginia,

Large State Plan Bicameral Legislature Lower house members elected by qualified voters

membership Based on

free population,

state legislatures would select upper house

members

Explain the New Jersey Plan –

New Jersey

Small state plan, congress would be unicameral, each state would get

one vote

What settled the differences over

the makeup of the national legislature.

Great Compromise

A two-house legislature

Bicameral

The law-making body of government is the

Legislative Branch

In 2011, West Virginia’s two senators

John D. Rockefeller IV

&

(Joe Manchin 2011)

West Virginia has how many members in the

U.S. House of Representatives.

Three

West Virginia’s members of the House of Representatives are -

1. David McKinley 1st District

2. Shelly Moore Capito 2nd District

3. Nick Joe Rahall 3rd District

The U.S. House of Representatives has a

total of how many members?

435

The U.S. Senate has how many members?

100

What powers are those that are listed in the

Constitution.

Expressed

Name some expressed powers

1. Regulating commerce

2. Levying and collecting revenues or taxes

3. Coining and issuing money

4. Borrowing money

5. Establishing bankruptcy rules

6. Establishing the naturalization procedure

7. Establishing post offices

8. Issuing copyrights and patents

9. Regulating weights and measures

10. Establishing federal courts

11.Punishing counterfeiters

12. Providing legislation for territories of the United

States, such as the District of Columbia, and

providing for and maintaining national parks, federal

buildings, and other federally owned lands

13. Declaring war and making rules for warfare

and the operation of the armed services

powers not specifically stated

in the Constitution.implied powers

What clause gives Congress the right to

make all laws necessary to carry out its expressed

powers?Elastic Clause

Another name for roads and bridges

infrastructure

All money bills begin where?

House of Representatives

one who is reluctant to make changes.

Conservative

to bring charges against a public official while that person is still in office

impeach

The president of the United States heads the

what branch of government?

Executive

Presidential Line of Succession

1. Vice President

2. Speaker of the House of Representatives

3. President Pro Tempore of the Senate

4. Secretary of State

5. Secretary of the Treasury

6. Secretary of Defense

7. Attorney General

8. Secretary of the Interior

9. Secretary of Agriculture

10. Secretary of Commerce

The president of the United States is officially

elected by the-

Electoral College

Electoral College

• Common people not enough education to choose President

• The Electoral College has 538 votes

• 270 Votes to get elected

• West Virginia 5 Votes

• 2 Senators + 3 Representatives = 5 Votes

The Constitution gives the president a number of powers.

1. Appoint and dismiss thousands of federal employees including ambassadors, ministers and consuls, Supreme Court and federal

2. judges, cabinet officers, and those who serve under them. Major presidential appointments are made with the consent of the Senate

3. Act as commander-in-chief of the nation’s armed forces

4. Call extra sessions of Congress

5. Recommend legislation

6. Veto bills or sign legislative bills into law

7. Receive diplomatic representatives

The court system is the what branch of government?

Judicial

The highest court in the land

U.S. Supreme Court

West Virginia has how many

federal judges in district courts.

11

What is is the ability to declare an act of Congress

unconstitutional.

Judicial review

a legal judgment that a person or an organization cannot pay its debts; the assets of the person

or organization are administered to pay off those debts

bankruptcy

What are the requirements to become

president?• 35 years of age

• Natural-born citizen

• 14 years residence in U.S.

• 4 year term

What are the requirements to become a U.S. Senator?

• 30 years of age

• Citizen for 9 years

• Resident of state elected

• 6 year term

What are the requirements to become a U.S. Representative?

• 25 years of age

• Citizen for 7 years

• Resident of state elected

• 2 year term

process designed to assure that no one branch

of the government becomes too powerful

checks and

balances

Give some examples of how the Congress checks

the president.

1. Approves presidential appointments

2. Controls budget and money appropriations

3. May impeach the president

4. Can override veto

Give one example of how the judiciary checks

Congress.

It may declare laws unconstitutional

Give one example of how the president checks

Congress.

He may veto bills

Give one example of how the president checks the

judiciary.

He can appoint and remove federal judges

What branch of government

has the power to tax?

Legislative

What branch of government declares laws

unconstitutional?

Judicial

What branch of government settles

disputes between the federal and state

governments.

Judicial

What branch of government

enters into treaties with foreign countries.

Legislative