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“This document became the supreme law of the United States in 1787”
What is the The Constitution?
“This branch of government makes laws and includes Congress”
What is the legislative branch?
“All powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution are given to the states”
What is the 10th Amendment?
“This branch of government interprets laws and includes the Supreme Court”
What is the judicial branch?
“This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to support independence from Britain”
What is Common Sense?
“This system of government allows citizens to elect officials to make decisions for them”
What is representative democracy?
“This principle divides government power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches”
What is separation of powers?
“This principle allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches”
What are checks and balances?
“These are sums of money the federal government gives to states for programs and projects”
What are grants?
“This meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 created a new Constitution for the United States”
What is the Constitutional Convention?
“This first U.S. government system gave most power to the states and created a weak national government”
What are the Articles of Confederation?
“This 1786 uprising by farmers showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation”
What is Shays' Rebellion?
“This type of federalism keeps state and national powers mostly separate and is nicknamed ‘layer cake federalism’”
What is dual federalism?
“This type of federalism describes state and national governments working together on public policy”
What is cooperative federalism?
“James Madison described this as a group that could harm the rights of others or the public good”
What is a faction?
“This type of grant has strict rules and must be used for a specific purpose chosen by the national government”
What is a categorical grant?
“This type of grant gives states more flexibility in how they spend federal money”
What is a block grant?
“These are federal requirements states must follow, sometimes without enough funding provided”
What are mandates?
“This system describes how state and national governments work together financially through taxes and grants”
What is fiscal federalism?
“This form of government allows citizens to vote directly on laws and policies”
What is direct democracy?
“This Federalist Paper written by James Madison argued that a large republic could control the dangers of factions”
What is Federalist No. 10?
“This Federalist Paper written by Alexander Hamilton defended a strong single president”
What is Federalist No. 70?
“This Federalist Paper explained why the judicial branch would be the weakest branch of government”
What is Federalist No. 78?
“This group supported ratifying the Constitution and wanted a stronger national government”
Who are the Federalists?
“This Anti-Federalist paper warned that the Constitution gave too much power to the national government”
What is Brutus No. 1?