Democratic Theory
The right of the government to govern
What is legitimacy?
The original purpose of the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 was to
What is to make changes to the Articles of Confederation?
The Bill of Rights was written by
Who is James Madison?
The simple definition of Federalism is
What is a power relationship between states national and state governments?
The supreme court case that invalidated congressional law's power to regulate slavery, which helped start the Civil War
What is Dred Scott v. Stanford?
Majoritarian tyranny and Prone to manipulation are dangers of
What is democracy?
The political disputes over the constitution were
- Large states vs small states (NJ plan vs VA plan)
- democracy (limited direct popular rule)
- North vs South (slavery)
The series of essays produced at the NY Convention were called and written by
What are the Federalist Papers? Who is Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay?
The only three structures of government that have been used
What is Unitary, Confederal, and Federal?
The supreme court case that asked what states can do other than tax, and if a federal bank had the right to exist
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
- upheld federal commerce authority and implies powers
- was the first big federalism case
Liberal democracy was birthed from Jefferson's idea of
What are inalienable rights?
The first three articles of the constitution are about
What are the 3 branches of government? (I. legislative, II. Executive, III. Judicial)
"Democracies are fully capable of voting themselves out of...
What is "...Existence?"
The single most potent source of implied Congressional police power and and the main legal key to Federalism
What is interstate commerce?
The Supreme Court case that restricted state regulation of interstate commerce
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
Also known as the "Steamboat Case"
The difference between socialism and Marxism
What is radicalness and feasibility?
The clause in the constitution that guarantees due process and freedom from arbitrary imprisonment
What is Habeas Corpus?
The leader of Hungary for 20 years who held "free but not fair" elections, and practiced "illiberal democracy"
Viktor Orban
Powers specifically listen in the Constitution for respective branches of the federal government
What are enumerated powers?
The ruling statement of US v. E.C. Knight CO.
What is that manufacturing is not part of interstate commerce and therefore cannot be regulated (Dual federalism)?
Joe Biden said this to Vladimir Putin when they met in 2011
What is "I don't think you have a soul?"
The clause indented to send a message to the states that they must respect the lawful actions of other states
What is "full faith and credit?"
"Illiberal democracy" is also referred to as
What is "managed democracy" and "soft autocracy?"
The term created by Robber Barons which alleges that people became rich because they were genetically superior
What is "Social Darwinism?"
Cooperative federalism was ushered in by NLRB v. Jones Steel which enabled which transformative act?
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?