Constitutional Democracy
What is the difference between representative and direct democracy?
Direct you vote for everything, representatives vote and govern for you
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
27
What is the name for powers specifically given to one of the branches of government?
Enumerated/Expressed Powers
What governing document was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789?
The Articles of Confederation
What do we call it when the presidency is controlled by one party and the legislature by another?
Divided Government
List an example of a program funded by a categorical formula grant:
Food stamps, Medicaid
What state was the compromise that led to a bicameral legislature named after?
Connecticut
Name 2 checks the legislature has on President
Impeach
Overturn Veto
Not confirming appointees
What precedennt did McCulloch v. Maryland set?
Supremacy Clause
What compromise accommodated concerns over how to count slaves for apportionment?
Three Fifths Compromise
What was the precedent set in Marbury v. Madison?
Judicial Review
What do we call powers that are shared by both state and federal government?
Concurrent Powers
In the battle over Constitutional ratification, what group argued for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights?
AntiFederalists
What portion of the states does it take to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?
3/4s
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 gives the Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations. What is it’s name
Commerce Clause