Constitutional compromises
The official name of the first ten amendments
what is the bill of rights
Each branch can keep the others from gaining too much power by using these:
What is checks and balances
A anti-federalist essay, that argues against the ratifying of the US Constitution
What is Brutus No.1
A court case that established the power of congress to create a national bank and ruled the states cannot tax federal institutions
What is McCulloch V. Maryland
This gave enslaved people the rights to count as 3/5ths of a vote in 1787
What is the 3/5ths compromise
The sharing of powers between national, federal, and state governments
What is federalism
An essay written by James Madison that is NOT against the ratifying of the US constitution. Considered one of the most important discussions in American history
what is federalist No.10
A student brought a gun on school campus, and he was charged under the state, but got that got revoked and he was charged under the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
What is United States V. Lopez
The proposal was presented at the constitutional convention that outlined a strong government with 3 different branches
What is the Virginia plan
This divides responsibility to the branch’s to keep from one having to much power
What is the separation of powers
An essay written by James Madison, that explains the structure of the US constitution, and it tells how checks and balances and separation of powers limit each government branch from getting to much power
What is Federalist No.51
The proposal at the constitutional convention for a unicameral legislator with equal representation for each state
What is the New Jersey plan
A political system where leaders and public officials are restricted by law, usually through the constitution
What is limited government
An agreement that made a bicameral US congress with population based representation in the House of Representatives
What is the Great Compromise
The political theory where citizens elect officials to make laws
What is republicanism