Government Unit Test Review PDF

Government Unit Test Review Please use your notes, handouts, and homework assignments to complete the review. Write as much as possible about each topic. You need to understand the idea and how it affected the USA at that time. 1. **[The Articles of Confederation (AOC):]** What is it? Is it s...

Government Unit Test Review Please use your notes, handouts, and homework assignments to complete the review. Write as much as possible about each topic. You need to understand the idea and how it affected the USA at that time. 1. **[The Articles of Confederation (AOC):]** What is it? Is it strong or weak and WHY? List what the 5 powers. What parts of government does it not have? How many branches does it have and which one? 2. **[The Constitutional Convention]**: What is it? Where did they meet? Why did they meet and what did they eventually accomplish? Why did they close the windows and doors? 3. **[The Virginia Plan]**: What is it a plan for? How many branches did it want? How did they want the legislative branch to be designed? Is this plan for large or small states? Why do they feel that they need more representation? 4. **[New Jersey Plan]**: What is it a plan for? How many branches did it want? How did they want the legislative branch to be designed? Is this plan for large or small states? 5. **[The Great Compromise:]** What branch did they compromise on? How did they design the legislative branch: how many houses, how many reps in each house? 6. **[The Constitution of the USA:]** What is this? How many branches are there and what are they? Is it a strong or weak govt and WHY? Why is it called the "Supreme law of the land?" 7. **[Executive Branch:]** What is the main power of this branch? Who works in this branch? Be able to recognize the 7 other powers. 8. **[Legislative Branch:]** What is the main power of this branch? Who works in this branch? Be able to recognize the 9 other powers. Know the 2 houses in the branch. 9. **[Judicial Branch:]** What is the main power of this branch? Who works in this branch? Be able to recognize the 3 other powers. 10. **[Bill of Rights:]** What are they? Who were they written for? What are the first 5 amendments? 11. Why didn\'t **Anti-Federalists** want a constitution without a BOR? What did the **Federalists** want? 12. Define **Federalism** and define **Amendment**: 13. **[Separation of Powers:]** know the definition and why they did this 14. **[Checks and Balances:]** know the definition and examples of how the branches \"check\" on each other