Unit 2 Study Guide

If you know the following information, you will get an Advanced on Friday's test!

1. What are the roles of the three branches of government?
2. What is federalism?
3. What does it mean to amend the Constitution?
4. What is an ordinance?
5. What is a Confederation?
6. What is a compromise?
7. What is a veto?
8. What is checks and balances?
9. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
10. What is was only strength of the Articles of Confederation?
11. Compare and contrast the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan.
12. What does ratify mean?
13. Compare and contrast federalists and antifederalists.
14. What was the 3/5 Compromise?
15. What does Congress look like (how many houses, what are they called, etc.)
16. What is the Bill of Rights?
17. Why is the First Amendment so important?
18. What were the Federalist Papers? Who wrote them?
19. Who wrote the Constitution?
20. Compare and contrast powers given to the national government (enumerated powers) and the state governments (reserved powers)
21. Where is the Northwest Territory?