GA CONSTITUTION EXEMPTION TEST UGA
VERIFIED TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Virginia Plan.
Answer: Proposed by the larger states; wanted gov't based on
population in states.
Proposed creation of a gov't with three branches—the legislative,
executive, and judicial, a 2 house legislature, and a legislature with
the power to select the executive and the judiciary.
◉ New Jersey Plan.
Answer: Proposed by the smaller states; wanted equal
representation of states.
Wanted to strengthen the Articles and not replace them, create a
one-house legislature with one vote for each state, and give Congress
the power to raise revenue from duties on imports and from postal
service fees. Create a Supreme Court
◉ GREAT COMPROMISE (Connecticut Compromise).
, Answer: SETTLED DISPUTES OVER THE VIRGINIA AND NEW
JERSEY PLANS; called for a lower legislative house based on
population size (House of Reps) and an upper house based on equal
representation of the states (Senate)
◉ Separation of Powers.
Answer: divides the power of government among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches, each staffed separately, with
equality and independence of each branch ensured by the
Constitution
◉ Checks & Balances.
Answer: constitutionally mandated structure that gives each of the
three branches of government some degree of oversight and control
over the actions of the others
◉ Federal System.
Answer: system of government in which the national government
and state governments share power and derive all authority from
the people
James Madison was a huge proponent of this
◉ Legislative.
Answer: Article I is about....
VERIFIED TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Virginia Plan.
Answer: Proposed by the larger states; wanted gov't based on
population in states.
Proposed creation of a gov't with three branches—the legislative,
executive, and judicial, a 2 house legislature, and a legislature with
the power to select the executive and the judiciary.
◉ New Jersey Plan.
Answer: Proposed by the smaller states; wanted equal
representation of states.
Wanted to strengthen the Articles and not replace them, create a
one-house legislature with one vote for each state, and give Congress
the power to raise revenue from duties on imports and from postal
service fees. Create a Supreme Court
◉ GREAT COMPROMISE (Connecticut Compromise).
, Answer: SETTLED DISPUTES OVER THE VIRGINIA AND NEW
JERSEY PLANS; called for a lower legislative house based on
population size (House of Reps) and an upper house based on equal
representation of the states (Senate)
◉ Separation of Powers.
Answer: divides the power of government among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches, each staffed separately, with
equality and independence of each branch ensured by the
Constitution
◉ Checks & Balances.
Answer: constitutionally mandated structure that gives each of the
three branches of government some degree of oversight and control
over the actions of the others
◉ Federal System.
Answer: system of government in which the national government
and state governments share power and derive all authority from
the people
James Madison was a huge proponent of this
◉ Legislative.
Answer: Article I is about....
