SC Cases
This case established the principle of judicial review, giving the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Article III of the Constitution sets up this branch...
What is the Judical Branch
This model of democracy emphasizes broad civic participation in politics and civil society, where citizens vote directly or shape public policy at the grassroots level.
What is Participatory Democracy?
According to John Locke and Thomas Jefferson, these are fundamental rights inherent to all humans by virtue of being human, which no government can take away.
What are Natural Rights?
this plan favored larger states by basing legislative representation entirely on a state's population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
The Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the implied power to establish a national bank under this Article I clause.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
The number of Senators each state receives is...
Equal
Clue: This model asserts that non-governmental group-based activism—such as interest groups, labor unions, and non-profits—strives to influence political decision-making.
What is Pluralist Democracy?
This philosophical agreement states that people surrender some of their freedoms to a government in exchange for the protection of their remaining rights.
What is the Social Contract?
resolved the issue of counting slaves into the population for apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
What is the 3/5 Compromise
High school student Alfonso Lopez was arrested for bringing a concealed handgun to school, violating this federal statute.
What is the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990?
Congress proposes an amendment to the Constitution, which must then go through a state ratification process. This article establishes the formal amendment process
What is Article V?
This model posits that a limited group of wealthy, highly educated, or powerful individuals holds disproportionate influence over government policy.
What is Elite Democracy?
This famous three-word opening phrase of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution establishes the principles of Popular Sovereginty
"We the People"
A resolution of the New Jersey and Virginia Plans creating a bicameral congress with equal representation in the Senate and apportionment based on population in the House of Representatives
What is the Connecticut "Great" Compromise
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had exceeded its Commerce Clause power when it attempted to regulate guns near schools.
What is United States v. Lopez?
This article sets up the executive branch...
What is Article II
In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that a large republic best controls the dangers of factions, supporting this specific model of democracy.
What is Pluralist Democracy?
Clue: The U.S. Constitution demonstrates this ideal in Article I by explicitly listing (enumerating) what Congress can do and prohibiting specific actions in Article I, Section8.
What is Limited Government?
As a compromise between a direct popular vote and congressional selection of the executive, the Framers established this body to elect the President.
What is the electroal college
Although William Marbury had a legal right to his commission, the Supreme Court ruled it could not force Madison to deliver it because part of this 1789 congressional act was unconstitutional.
The Judiciary Act of 1789
This article outlines the powers of the federal Congress...
What is Article One, Section 8
The U.S. Electoral College system for choosing the President is frequently cited as a constitutional example of this model of democracy.
What is Elite Democracy?
In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that a large version of this form of government was the superior defense against the tyranny of factions.
A republic
The U.S. Constitution guarantees that no state can be deprived of this specific feature of the Great Compromise without its consent.
What is the Amendment Process?