Types of Government
In a Constitutional republic, who elects representatives?
Citizens
The idea that we give the government PERMISSION to govern us is called:
Consent of the Governed
True or False: Anti-federalists supported ratification of the Constitution.
False
Why do we have separation of powers?
So not one branch is too powerful
The introduction to the Constitution is called the:
Preamble
True or false: In a Representative Democracy, citizens do not vote for their representatives.
False!
An agreement between two or more sides is called a:
Compromise
Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed primarily over the power of the:
Government
What branch of government is in Article 1?
Bonus 100: Who is in charge of that branch?
Legislative
Congress
Sharing power between State and National governments is called...
BONUS 1000: What two people first proposed this idea?
Federalism
Hamilton and Madison
In a Constitutional republic, what limits the power of the government?
BONUS 300: What country is an example of this?
A constitution
U.S.A
In America, the majority rules, but the rights of the minority are:
Protected
What compromise did the Anti-federalists come up with in order to ratify the Constitution?
BONUS 100 EACH: List up to 10 amendments in this document
Bill of Rights
What does the legislative branch do to the laws?
Which part of the Preamble talks about providing a military for the U.S.?
Provide for the Common Defense
The type of government in which EVERYONE votes for EVERYTHING is called:
Direct Democracy
Natural rights are rights people are with.
Born
What letters were written by the federalists to convince the anti-federalists to ratify the Constitution?
BONUS 500: What two federalists wrote most of these letters?
The Federalist Papers
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
What branch of government is in Article 2?
Bonus 200: Who is in charge of that branch?
Executive
President
Give and example from the Federalism video of a law in a state that is different than laws of other states.
BONUS 200: Give an example of a Waynesboro law that is unique to Waynesboro
Answers vary
The type of government that is led by one person with all the power is called:
BONUS 200: Give an example
Autocracy
Answers vary
Which of the following is NOT a key concept of Democracy?
Compromise
Natural Rights
Autocracy
Consent
Autocracy
Which amendment in the Bill of Rights outlines your freedom of speech?
1ST
What does the executive branch do to the laws?
Bonus 800: Who does the President pick to help him/her pick the laws?
Enforces
Cabinet
What state had an incident in 1957 about federalism with desegregating high school?
BONUS 700: What was the name of the woman in the video who talked about her experience?
BONUS BONUS 200: What was the name of the solider that escorted her?
Arkansas
Minnejean Brown
Marty Sammon
Do citizens directly vote for the executive branch in a parliamentary or presidential system?
Presidential
Who proposed the idea of natural rights?
Bonus 500: What else did John Locke primarily care about?
John Locke
Property
What percentage of voters in VA must pass an amendment for it to be ratified?
51%
What branch of government is in Article 3?
Bonus 300: Who is in charge of that branch?
Judicial
Supreme Court
The Preamble explains why the was written.
BONUS 400: The people that supported the Constitution were called...
Constitution
Federalists
In a parliamentary system, what branch does Parliament choose?
Executive
Give two examples of natural rights:
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
In order for an amendment to pass for the U.S. Constitution, what fraction of states must pass it?
BONUS 2.5: What is that fraction as a percent?
3/4
75%
What does the Judicial branch do to the laws?
Interprets
True or False: The supremacy clause says that STATE power trumps FEDERAL power
False