Transcript United States & Georgia Constitution Review

United States
&
Georgia
Constitution Review
According to the Georgia
Constitution the state’s voters do
what?
What was called
to revise the
Articles of Confederation
after Shay’s Rebellion?
Why is the U.S. Constitution
a good example of
Federalism?
What was the Southern
States objection that led to
the 3/5 Compromise?
Who was the first president
of the United States?
Who is known as the
“Father of the
Constitution”?
Who were
William Few and
Abraham Baldwin?
What type of government
shares power between a
strong central government
and weaker local ones ?
The ___________ plan called for a
unicameral legislature with each state
receiving one vote in Congress.
TRUE / FALSE
According to the 1789 Georgia
Constitution, the state
legislature was bicameral.
According to the 1787
US Constitution, the legislature
was to have how many houses?
TRUE / FALSE
Under the principle of separation of
powers, an individual holding the office
of vice-president, can work for another
office of the federal government at the
same time?
Changes to the US Constitution
are called what?
What is the
Georgia General Assembly ?
The Bill of Rights marked the first
changes to the Constitution which
guaranteed certain freedoms to the
American people. How many
changes were there?
When was the Governor of
Georgia limited to a one year
term?
The Georgia Constitution of
1777 and the Articles of
Confederation had what in
common?
Which is the only Georgia
county named for a female
Revolutionary Hero.
TRUE / FALSE
A major weakness of the Articles of
Confederation was the fact that the
national government represented
all thirteen states.
What was a major strength of
the Articles of Confederation?
What is a written document called
that describes a government’s
power and its people’s rights?
The fact that the US and GA
each have three branches of
government demonstrates
what political concept?
During the Constitutional Convention of
1787, the ___________ plan called for a
bicameral legislature with each state’s
representation in Congress to be based on
population .
What is the main tool used by the
executive branch to check the
legislative branch?
The basic rights and freedoms that
the government cannot take away
are guaranteed in what?
TRUE / FALSE
Under the principle of separation of
powers, an individual cannot hold a
position in more than one branch of
state or federal government at the
same time?
The answer is, “It would create a strong
national government, slavery was not
banned, and it would expand the
territory.”
What is the question?
The U.S. president is in charge of
which branch of the federal
government?
What Georgian voted for the small
state plan and created a tie and
forced the Constitutional Convention
of 1787 to create the Great
Compromise?
TRUE / FALSE
According to the 1777 Georgia
Constitution, the state
legislature was bicameral.
For what reason is
Button Gwinnett
most famous?
TRUE / FALSE
The Articles of Confederation did
NOT provide for a way to collect
taxes directly?
Under what document did GA have a
unicameral legislature?
According to the Georgia
Constitution all government
power comes from where?
TRUE / FALSE
The Articles of Confederation
provided for a strong president?
What does the Electoral College do?
The New Jersey plan called for a
_________ legislature with each state
receiving one vote in Congress.
The state legislature can override a
governor’s veto and Georgia courts
can declare laws unconstitutional.
These are examples of what
political concept?
The branch of government that
ensures that all laws do not violate a
citizen’s rights according to the
Constitution is which one??
According to the separation of powers
concept, the federal government is
divided into how many branches?
To keep any one branch of the
government from becoming too powerful,
the U.S. Constitution uses a system of
what?
What do we call the legislative
branch of Georgia government?
The U.S. Constitution controls
government power by splitting it
in thirds. This is known as what
political principle?
What type of government
shares power between a
weak central government and
stronger local ones ?
The first ten Amendments
to the U.S. Constitution
are known as what?
Its definition means to politically
approve or support something.
What is the term?
Under the Georgia state
constitution of 1777, how did the
governor get his position?
The United States’ first
federal constitution was
called what?
What is a written
contract between a
government and its
people called?
TRUE / FALSE
A major weakness of the
Articles of Confederation
was the fact that the
national government was
too STRONG.
Because they had just freed
themselves from the strong,
powerful government of Great
Britain, the authors of the Articles
of Confederation wanted what type
of government?
The Governor is in charge
of which branch of
Georgia government?
Abraham Baldwin voted for the
small state plan and created a
tie and forced the
Constitutional Convention to
create what?