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Marbury v Madison(1803) gave the supreme court the ___________
right to judicial review
The Declaration of independences ______ the colonies' decision to become an _____________ and ______________ against the king.
Justified, Independent nation, Listed grievances
The anti-federalists considered the __________ a limit on the power of government.
Bill of rights,
M_______, H_______ and j__ were the three primary authors of the federalist papers.
Madison, Hamilton and Jay
Brown v Board of education of Topeka(1954) made
public school segregation illegal
In the United state congress, representation in the house of representatives is based on _________and in the senate on _______. This part of the _________________ reached during the ______________________
population, equality, great compromise, constitutional convention
An amendment to the constitution must be proposed by ____ of congress and approved by ____ of the states.
2/3, 3/4
Madison was concerned about the ______________ (masses).
"tyranny of the majority"
Republicans are on the _____, democrats are on the ____, and moderates are in the _____
right, left, middle
James was the
primary author of the U.S constitution
The articles of confederation provided the _______________ in our nations history.
first form of government
Federalist #10 argued that factions could be controlled in a large republic through ___________ and ________.
"Separation of powers" "Federalism"
McCulloch v Maryland upheld the ________________ and the ________________________
elastic clause, supremacy clause of the constitution
In colonial America, anti - federalists agreed to support ________________ with passage of ______________ (the first ____________)
constitutional ratification, the bill of rights, 10 amendments
_____rebellion demonstrated the need for a strong central government that that provided by the ________________.
Shay's, Strong central, articles of confederation
Federalist #51 outlined the need for ______________ between the three branches of government
"checks and balances"
In colonial America, the ____________ opposed the __________.
Anti-federalists, Constitution
The ___________________________ argued that a __________________ government would better protect the peoples liberty than one strong central government.
anti-federalist paper Brutus #1, confederation of 13 state
The three major concepts of the U.S. constitution are: _____________, _______________, _________.
Separation of power, checks and balances, and federalism.
Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress e_______, d______, e__________ and s_____ p_____.
"enumerated, delegated, expresses and stated powers"