Politics of the United States Questions

A plan for selling and governing the new lands west of the Appalachian mountains

each slave would count for 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation

citizens able to have power through an elected officials

How does the 25 th Amendment and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 affect the way that the President's powers can be transferred?

How many electoral votes are there in total, and how many are needed to win the election?

How and why has the number of executive departments increased since the presidency of George Washington?

What role does the popular vote play in electing the President?

How many electoral votes does each state receive (what formula is used to determine this)?

Besides the cabinet, which other groups of individuals assist the President in the West Wing?

How does the 22 nd Amendment prevent a President from becoming a dictator?

In Texas, primary elections are usually held in

The fight over ratification in Virginia proved to be very close due to Antifederalist arguments from

What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?

Opposition to the Constitution came from substantial majorities in which of the following three most populous states?

How did delegates decide to count slaves when determining the apportionment of representatives?

At the Constitutional Convention, the proposal to create a two-chamber legislature—with representation in both houses based on each state's population—was known as the

Robert Morris proposed increasing the revenue of the confederation government by

What did pro-Constitution forces call themselves?

In a new distinction between democracy and republicanism, the delegates to the Constitutional convention

What was the general consensus among delegates to the Constitutional Convention about the Articles of Confederation?