Constitutional Compromises and Powers
The Great Compromise addressed this key issue at the Constitutional Convention between big and small states...
representation of the states
These are rights we are born with and the government cannot take them away
Natural rights
Life, liberty, property
This case featured a high school senior who brought a gun to school
United States v. Lopez
This document, written by James Madison, describes factions and how the new government controls them
A person who supported a strong central government and wanted the Constitution ratified
Alexander Hamilton
Wealthy Merchants, Landowners
Strong National Government
Government by the elite
Weak State Governments
No Bill of Rights necessary
Powers that are reserved to the states OR the people; come from the 10th amendment
Reserved powers
This concept describes a system of government where the powers of the gov are restricted by laws and/or a constitution
Limited government
This case resulted from a state government suing the manager of the National Bank of the United States?
McCulloch v. Maryland
This document describes the dangers of the new Constitution and suggests the United States is too big to be a single republic
A person who opposed the Constitution and supported strong state governments
Anti-federalist
The powers that only the US government can do
Exclusive powers
The concept that power comes from the people, and that people consent to be governed. People can overrule a failing government
Popular sovereignty
This case officially recognized that Congress has "implied powers"
McCulloch v. Maryland
This document set up the first government of the Constitution, and famously lacked an effective central government without the power to tax
Articles of Confederation
Each branch has power to affect or "check" the power of another branch
Checks and balances
Powers that are shared between both the federal and state governments
A system of government where power is shared/divided between states and a central government
Federalism
This case limited federal/central authority as it relates to the commerce clause
United States v. Lopez
This document describes how the Constitution safeguards the rights of the states and people by setting up a system of separation of powers and checks and balances
Federalist #51
A system where power is shared among 3 branches to prevent 1 branch from having too much power
Separation of powers
1) These powers are directly named in the Constitution
2) These powers are not directly named in the Constitution, but can be assumed from the necessary and proper clause
1) Enumerated/expressed powers
2) Implied powers
A system in which the powers of government are divided into different, distinct branches
Separation of Powers
This clause of the Constitution was at the center of the SCOTUS case United States v. Lopez
Commerce Clause
This document is the supreme law of the land and sets up our system of limited government
The Constitution
This clause of the Constitution places federal authority above state authority
Supremacy clause