Unit 4 Study Guide for Test

Unit 4 Study Guide for Test

#R25 Know your Vocabulary Terms (L25 Frayer Model for 4 terms)

Compromise, Constitution, Bill of Rights, Federalists and Anti-Federalists, Federalism, Checks and

Balances, Legislative – Executive – Judicial Branches, Veto, Senate, House of Representatives, Cabinet,

Separation of Powers

Brain Pop Video:

The threat of Shay’s Rebellion (and future fighting) on the stability of the US leading many

state legislators to want to revise the Articles of Confederation in order to make a stronger national

government.

#L26 The Articles of Confederation

What was it?

Key Weaknesses and Successes

#R26 Wanted: A Just Right Government –

The Articles of Confederation - what type of government and what it lacked

US Constitution – Legislative Branch Plans and Houses

Governmental power from British Colonies to the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution

#27 Constitutional Comic: You should know Constitutional Convention Debate:

know the Great Compromise: Virginia and New Jersey Plans and the Northern and Southern attitudes

towards slavery in the 3/5ths Compromise

#R28 Anatomy of a Constitution and your foldable

Article I: the Legislative Branch’s House of Representatives and Senate; its powers

Article 2: the Executive Branch, the Presidency and its powers

Article 3: the Judiciary and how judges are selected

#LR29 A Summary of the US Constitution with the Preamble plus Checks and Balances / handout

Separation of Powers with laws

Checks and Balances between the 3 branches

16

27

38

49

510

#LR30Know what rights (key terms)are in each of the 10 Amendments in the Bill of Rights

Be prepared to answer the following questions:

What was the Articles of Confederation and why was it weak?

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and why did Shay’s Rebellion lead to it?

How did the large and small states compromise on representation in the Legislative branch?

Why did the compromise on representation lead to the 3/5ths Compromise?

Explain what each branch of government does.

Explain how the three branches demonstrate the separation of powers in our government.

Explain with examples how each branch can check and balance the powers of the other two branches.

What is the Bill of Rights and what protections does it offer American citizens?

What are your rights? Be able to identify each Amendment number and its right(s)

Why did the Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights when arguing about ratifying the US Constitution?