Foundational Documents
In the US Constitution, based on the ideas of Baron de Montesquieu, there is a separation of powers. As a result, there are THIS many branches of government.
What is three?
In addition to taxing citizens directly, this branch of government is responsible for creating laws that support the natural rights of citizens.
What is the Legislative Branch?
What is a veto?
These two groups engaged in a battle over whether or not to ratify or approve the Constitution.
Who are the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
Life, Liberty, and Property are examples of THESE, which inspired Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.
What are Natural Rights?
As mentioned in the Constitution, Congress has the power to levy taxes directly on citizens. THIS article in the Constitution allows for this power.
What is Article 1?
Based on the 22nd Amendment, the head of THIS BRANCH can only serve a total of eight years in office before a new one must be elected.
What is the Executive Branch?
If the President uses a veto to stop a law from passing, Congress is able to override it with this percentage of representatives and senators.
What is 2/3rds?
This compromise allowed for one house of Congress to be determined by a state's population while the other house would be based on equal representation with each state getting two representatives.
What is the Connecticut Compromise or Great Compromise?
This represents a division of power between the federal government, the state government, and the local government. For example, you can get a driver's license from a state but if you want a passport, you have to visit a federal post office.
What is federalism?
The Articles of Confederation allowed for the federal government to REQUEST funds from the states but not tax citizens directly. Now, the federal government can tax citizens directly. THIS foundational document allows for direct taxation.
What is the Constitution?
In this branch of government, Justices are nominated by the President but have to be approved by the Senate in a majority vote.
What is the judicial branch?
If there is a corrupt Supreme Court Justice or President, Congress can exercise this power. It was used once against President Johnson, once against President Clinton, and twice against President Trump.
What is impeachment?
According to Article 2 of the Constitution it reads that "the President shall take care the the laws be faithfully executed." President Eisenhower used this power in response to "Brown v Board of Education" when he sent the national guard into THIS STATE.
What is Arkansas?
This Supreme Court case decided that Congress cannot use the power of the Commerce Clause to expand federal power to create the Gun Free School Zones Act.
What is United States v Lopez?
In Federalist 15, Alexander Hamilton argues that the United States is on the brink of "national humiliation" and anarchy. This FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENT, the first form of government, led to this.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Proponents or supporters of Separation of Powers state that we need to have this principle in order to promote this kind of government?
What is limited government?
This Required Supreme Court case gave the Supreme Court under John Marshall the power to look at previous cases or laws and decide whether they are constitutional or not.
What is Marbury v Madison?
In the "New York Times v US," the Supreme Court ruled that the NY Times could publish President Richard Nixon's "Pentagon Papers" based on the First Amendment. President Nixon was wrong to invoke THIS EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE in the name of National Security.
What is Prior Restraint?
In McCullough v Maryland, the Court expanded the powers of the Federal Government by deciding THIS.
It defined the Necessary and Proper Clause of Congress by stating that a state agency does not have the power to tax a federal bank.
Nations with extended territory cannot fairly represent their citizens in a republican form of government. Supporters of THIS foundational document would have this belief.
What is Brutus 1?
Make at least one argument that proves the Judicial Branch is the weakest branch of government.
What is that the Supreme Court has no power of enforcement? What is that the Supreme Court has no power to create legislation necessary for enforcement?
In the 2000 Presidential Election, Vice President Al Gore earned the popular vote against Governor George W. Bush. However, George Bush won the election and served as President from 2000-2008. This group of people are responsible for Bush's victory.
What is the Electoral College or the Supreme Court?
THIS idea, which is found in the Declaration of Independence, states that people have the right to vote for government that will protect their natural rights. q
What is consent of the governed?