Principles/Ideas Of Democracy
Which idea means the government’s power is restricted?
Limited government
Which group supported ratifying the Constitution?
Federalists
Which compromise created a Congress with two houses?
What is the Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise
Under the articles, what type of legislature, consisting of a single chamber where each state had one vote, was created?
unicameral legislature
Define Federalism.
Separates the power between the national government and state government.
Who is most closely linked to the idea of natural rights?
John Locke
Which side argued that only a large republic could prevent any single faction from gaining too much power
Federalists
Which compromise counted enslaved people for representation and taxes?
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise
What major power did Congress NOT have under the Articles that made it hard to raise money?
What is the power to tax
What grants powers not given to the national government belong to the states?
What is the 10th Amendment
Which TWO principles are shown by dividing power among the three branches of government?
What is Separation of Powers AND Checks and Balances
Advocated for the Bill of Rights
Anti-federalists
Which compromise delayed banning the slave trade until 1808?
What is the Slave trade compromise
Which event showed the weaknesses of the Articles?
What is Shays’ Rebellion
Which clause is most often used to expand federal power over the economy?
Commerce Clause
Which document is considered a social contract between the people and the government?
U.S. Constitution
Which document argued that a large republic could threaten individual freedom?
Brutus No. 1
What system was created to elect the president?
What is the Electoral College
What was the union named under Article I of the AOC?
"The United States of America"
Which clause of the U.S. Constitution requires states to recognize each other’s public acts, records, and court decisions?
Full Faith and Credit Clause
The idea that government gets its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty
Which type of democracy emphasizes broad citizen involvement in political decisions and best aligns with the Anti-Federalists belief?
Participatory democracy
What ended up giving Southern states more influence in government?
What is the Three‑Fifths Compromise
What does Article XI of the AOC say?
Canada may join the Union.
What clause prevents states from discriminating against out of state residents.
Privileges and Immunities Clause