Matching Pairs Origins of American GovernmentOnline version Match ideas and terms from your notes - Origins of American Government. by Tanya Rasmussen [Green Valley HS] 1 Currently how many representatives does Nevada Have? 2 How is the President of the United States elected? 3 What is the Great Compromise? 4 Currently how many Senators does each state get? 5 What are the Articles of Confederation? 6 What is a confederation? 7 Why did the articles of confederation not work? 8 What is proportional representation? 9 What is bicameral? 10 What is unicameral? 11 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 12 What is the Continental Congress? 13 What is the Stamp Act and why did it happen? 14 How many votes are needed to pass a bill? 15 What is equal representation? 16 What is the Three-Fifths Compromise? Every state had one vote (when making laws and passing bills) Thomas Jefferson It is a tax imposed on colonists to pay for the French Indian war. 2 Through the Electoral College The number of representative from each state would be determined based on the state’s population. The more people in a state, the more representatives they could have in both houses of congress. Large and small states each got a little of what they wanted. Congress would be bicameral. The House of Representatives would be elected by the people and follow the system of proportional representation, and the Senate would have equal representation of the states. Just one form of our central government – Congress, there was no president, house of representative, or judicial system. The first constitution of the United States A group of individuals united together for a purpose (13 states) Two chamber legislature with proportional representation. Congress would be made up of House of Representative and the Senate. 218 out of 435 to pass a bill – the bill moves to senate. 51 out of 100 in the senate need to agree on the bill for it to pass. Counting 3 out of 5 slaves for its population which counted for both representation and taxation. 4 1774 – 1789 served as the first government of the 13 colonies Very weak government, could not impose national laws – tax system – weak military
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