CONSTITUTION+STUDY+GUIDE

The review is also in a word doc at the bottom of the page __The Constitution__ 1) Know the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation a) What powers did Congress have and DID NOT HAVE? b) Who could tax? How could Congress raise money and an army? c) What were the financial difficulties of the time? d) What event led to a revision of the government? 2) Federalists and Anti-Federalists a) What did each side want? b) States Rights vs. a Federal government c) What were Anti-Federalists most concerned with 3) Checks and Balances a) Know what they are and what each one does b) the compromise over representation New Jersey plan vs. Virginia plan and the Great Compromise c) Who is in each - president and his cabinet - 2 representatives per state in the ___?(elected and re-elected) - 9 supreme court judges (appointed for life) - 435 in the House of Representatives c) How do they ensure that no one branch is more powerful than the other 4) Shared powers a) reserved powers (states) b) concurrent powers ( shared) c) delegated powers (federal) d) know the most important ones for each e) what are the major draw backs of this system? 5) A Living document a) what mechanisms were put in place to ensure that the Constitution could address “the changes the ages produce”? b) What does it take to pass an amendment to the Constitution? 6) Know the Bill of Rights especially 1-5, and 8. 7) Be able to apply amendments to a scenario

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