Origins of government
What is government?
The institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies
What economic system did Karl Marx believe in?
Communism
On which point did the Virginia and New Jersey plans disagree?
How the states should be represented in Congress
What are powers for the national government, suggested by expressed powers called?
Concurrent, Implied, Reserved
Implied
Which article in the Constitution gives direction as to how to pass an amendment?
Article 5
Which theory holds that God created the state and made it sovereign?
Divine Right Theory
Which form of government is when ... A group of people rule and have power to serve their own interests.
Oligarchy
What is a bicameral legislation?
A legislative body with two chambers
What did Anti-Federalists believe in?
-Liked the Articles
-Opposed strong central government
-Strong central government threatened state power
-Constitution favored the wealthy
-Lacked of Bill of Rights
-Opposed to omitting any reference to God
What is the 3rd Amendment
Freedom from quartering of troops
What is 'Force Theory'?
One person (or small group) claimed control over an area and forced all within to submit to that person’s (or group’s) rule
Which economic system... advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole?
Socialism
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
They were too weak to bind the states together
What is federalism?
Division of power between national, state and local governments
Which amendment reserves powers to the states?
10th
Which enlightenment thinker believed humans 'derive their rights from nature'?
John Locke
What is a mixed economy?
When private enterprise and government coexist in the same economic syste
What was Shays Rebellion?
A series of attacks on government buildings in Massachusetts
Former soldiers (now farmers) were angry about state economic policies that were causing poverty and foreclosures-- paying higher taxes than they had to Britain
Showed economic crisis in America that the national government had little control over what was happening in each state
What are powers that both the national government and states possess called?
Concurrent
Which compromise combined parts of the New Jersey and Virginia plans to make the legislature like it is today?
The Great Compromise/The Connecticut Compromise
Which type of government does the United States have?
Representative Democracy
What is a Representative Democracy?
People elect the government in order to have decisions made for them.
What are checks and balances?
Each branch of government has its own powers. and can keep the other branches in check
What are powers for the national government, spelled out in the Constitution called?
Expressed, Implied, Concurrent, Reserved
Expressed
How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect representation in Congress?
Every five slaves were counted as three free men