Poli-Phil
According to Thomas Hobbes, the ______ __ ______ is the state of war.
What is the state of nature?
These documents were published anonymously under the pen name "publius."
What are the Federalist Papers?
This type of government relies on the people's votes to decide on the laws of their nation.
What is direct democracy?
This document was signed on July 4th, 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A Federalist system relies on *this* type of dual chamber legislature.
What is bicameral?
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This state was a major holdout in the ratification process of the Constitution and necessitated the publication of persuasive essays.
What is New York?
This was the positive form of democracy according to Aristotle.
What is polity?
This reason for revolution was economic in nature and came from the teachings of Locke on property.
What is excessive taxation?
These types of powers are stated in the constitution and set up the federal government.
Locke believed that the chief end of the government was __________________.
What is protecting natural rights?
or
What is ensuring safety of citizens and protection of life, liberty and happiness?
This revolutionary wrote 51 pro-federalism essays.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
What is political equality?
What is The Articles of Confederation?
Passing ex-post facto laws and giving titles of nobility are two of *these* type of powers.
What are prohibited powers?
According to the fundamental law of nature, humans are born ___________ to one another.
or
What is equal and independent?
This person authored 29 essays and wrote all three of the ones we read for this class.
Who is James Madison?
Protecting citizens, providing public goods and ensuring some degree of equality are some of the basic ________________.
What are functions of government?
This term refers to the method of addressing slavery in the constitution with regard to state population counts.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This amendment gives states the power to establish laws around the sale and consumption of alcohol.
What is the 21st amendment?
In his writing, Rousseau distinguished *this concept* from the "will of all."
What is the "general will"
These are the numbers of the pro-federalism essays we read for this class.
What is Federalist #39, 45, 51
_______________ refers to the idea that groups have a significant impact on the system.
What is pluralism?
This constitutional plan was authored by James Madison and relied on a dual legislature and stronger central government.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This Supreme Court case tested the supremacy clause in the Constitution and established that states cannot tax the federal government in the carrying out of its constitutional powers.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?