8th Grade Chapt 8-9 study guide
Answer the following using your book. Some of these exact questions will be on the quiz
Chapter 8
8.1
· What are the Articles of Confederation? Were they effective?
8.2
· What is a territory?
· What was the Northwest Ordinance? What did it include?
8.3
· What is an arsenal?
· What was Shay’s Rebellion? Who was involved? Why did it happen?
8.4
· Who is the Father of the Constitution?
· Why was it important for secrecy?
· What is Enlightenment?
· What is a republic?
· What is a Constitution?
8.5
· What was the Virginia plan? What states liked it?
· What was the New Jersey plan? What did it entail?
8.8
What was the Three-Fifths compromise?
8.10
· What is the Electoral College?
8.11
· What does it mean to ratify?
· What date was the Constitution signed?
Chapter 9
9.2
· What is popular sovereignty?
· What were the 6 goals of the new government? (aka the Preamble)
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9.3
· What does the Legislative Branch of government do?
· What does bicameral mean? What are the two parts of the Legislative branch?
· What is a bill? How does a bill become a law?
· What is a veto? Who can do it?
9.4
· What does the Executive Branch of government do? Who is the head of it?
· What is the basic law of the land?
· How long is a term can a president serve? How many terms can they serve?
· What does it mean to impeach a president?
9.5
· What does the Judicial branch do? Who does it consist of?
· What are the two lower courts called? Which would you find in Kalamazoo
· What is the last stop of the judicial system?
· How many members are on the Supreme Court?
9.6
· How many branches of government are there?
· Be familiar with the picture on pg. 126 and be ready to label the basics (This WILL be on the quiz) Also below
9.7
· What is the process of changing the constitution?
9.8
· What is interstate commerce? Who can regulate this?
· What is federalism?
9.9
· What is an interest group?