Constitution and Bill of Rights Study Guide

Constitution and Bill of Rights Study Guide

1. What was the Second Continental Congress? What did they achieve?

1. What does it mean to be unicameral?

1. Who holds the power in a democracy?

1. What is limited government?

1. What are the three branches of government?

1. What are checks and balances?

1. What were the Articles of Confederation?

1. Were the Articles of Confederation considered strong?

1. Why were the Articles of Confederation not successful?

1. Explain the key event that demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

1. What two plans were brought up at the 1787 Constitutional Convention?

1. Explain the New Jersey Plan and who supported it.

1. Explain the Virginia Plan and who supported it.

1. What was the Great Compromise?

1. What was the 3/5 Compromise?

1. Who were the Federalists?

1. Who were the Anti-Federalists?

1. What were the Federalist Papers?

1. What was the main point of Federalist Paper #10?

1. What compromise was reached between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

1. What is the preamble?

1. What are the articles?

1. What are the amendments?

1. What are expressed powers?

1. What are implied powers?

1. What are inherent powers?

1. What is the Supremacy Clause?

1. What is the role of the Executive?

1. Who is the President? Who is the Vice President?

1. What is the role of the Legislative Branch?

1. Is it bicameral or unicameral?

1. What two houses make up the Legislative Branch?

1. How many people in the Senate? That number is based on what? How long are the terms? How often are Senate elections?

1. How many people in the House of Representatives? That number is based on what? How long are the terms?

1. Who is the Senate Majority Leader? Which party?

1. Who is the Senate Minority Leader? Which party?

1. Who is the Speaker of the House?

1. Who is the House Majority Leader? Which party?

1. Who is the House Minority Leader? Which party?

1. What is the role of the Judicial Branch?

1. How many Justices serve at a time? For how long is their term?

1. What is federalism?

1. What is the capitol of California?

1. Who is the Governor of California?

1. Who is the Lieutenant Governor of California?

1. How long is a term for governor and how many terms allowed?

1. What makes up California’s Legislative Branch?

1. What are the requirements to be in the state assembly/senate? How long are the terms?

1. Who is our state senator and who is our state assemblyman?

1. What is California’s court system made up of?

1. How does one get on the California Supreme Court? How many total judges are there? How long are the terms?

1. Who runs LA County?

1. Who is the District Supervisor for CHAMPS?

1. Who runs the executive branch of the city of Los Angeles? Who runs the legislative branch of the city of Los Angeles? How long are the terms for the executive and legislative branches?

1. Who is our mayor? Who is our city councilwoman?

1. What are the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution?

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1. Summarize each of the 7 articles of the US Constitution.

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