Dbq1 Unit 3

Name:Alyssa Cariaso Date: September 16

U.S. History Unit 1 Lesson 3 Assignment Sheet

Complete this assignment sheet as you go through the lesson. Follow these simple steps:

1. Complete all lesson Quiz Me questions and activities.

2. Add all answers on this assignment sheet as directed in the lesson.

3. Save this assignment sheet often so as not to lose your work.

4. Click on the Finish button at the end of the lesson to record your score in the grade book.

5. Submit this completed assignment sheet in the Unit 1 Lesson 3 Submission Assignment Folder for a grade.

Introduction (Page 1)

Quiz Me

Place your answer to the Quiz Me below. 5 points

a. That has a balanced budget.

b. That does not get involved in affairs of other countries.

Why It Is Important (Page 2)
Quiz Me
Place your answer to the Quiz Me below. 5 points
Laws are made with much deliberation, debate and research.

Creating a Government (Page 4)
Quiz Me
Place your answer to the Quiz Me below. 5 points
a. Override a presidential veto of legislation.
c. Impeaching the President.
d. Confirms presidential appointments.
e. Ratifies international treaties that the president has agreed to with foreign nations.

Creating a Government (Page 4)
Three Branches of Government
Read the document attached in the lesson. As you read, answer the questions below.
(40 points)
Question Answer
1.) How is the president involved in the law making process? The president doesn't pass laws. Congress passes the laws, but the president is involved in the lawmaking process, too
2.) List at least 3 differences between the House of Representatives and Senate different House of representatives has more members, senate serves longer terms, and has fewer restrains.
3.) What powers does the legislative branch have over fiscal (money) matters? The federal government, legislative branch, decides how much of your hard earned income it wants then passes legislation, starting in the House of Representatives, to steal about twice that amount to pay for cost overruns.

4.) Why is the judicial branch the least democratic? The United States, with its penchant for litigiousness, has an extensive court system. The nine justices who sit on the highest court form a unique elite. Appointed for life, they decide, with an aura of legal solemnity and expertise, what the Constitution means

Early Government Leadership (Page 5)
George Washington’s Farewell Address
Read the Short version or the entire version of Washington’s Farewell address.

Answer the questions below.

(30 points)

Question Answer

1.) Why did Washington warn against factions or divisions and what were his fears? He thought they would tear the nation apart. His fear

was political parties spring divisions that could eventually cause

divisions in the country.

2.) Why did Washington warn against permanent foreign entanglements? Washington begins his warnings to the American people by trying to convince them that their independence, peace at home and abroad, safety, prosperity, and liberty are all dependent upon the unity between the states. As a result he warns them that the union of states, created by the Constitution, will come under the most frequent and focused attacks by foreign and domestic enemies of the country.

Political Compromise (Page 6)

Conflict and Compromise

Read the document located in the lesson. As you read, answer the questions below.

(40 points)

Compromise Describe the compromise and how the issue dealt with slavery.

1.) Missouri Compromise (1820) Some of the most famous debates ever held in congress, a new compromise too place and it was decided that California would enter as Free state to the

Union.
2.) Compromise of 1850 The years leading up to the Civil war were a time of increasing polarization between the North and South. Despite a series of compromises.
3.) Fugitive Slave Act One of these, put the issue of runaway slaves under the jurisdiction of the federal government. This piece of legislation favored slave catchers to the point that a federal marshal could require a citizen to help.
4.) Kansas-Nebraska Act Six states entered the Union, three slave and three free. The problem was that the imaginary line of Missouri compromise ran through the middle of the state which then cut it in half.