"We the People"
The study of what it means to be a US Citizen.
What is civics.
In this type of government people elect representatives to govern on their behalf.
What is a Representative Democracy (Republic).
The ideal of American democracy doesn't guarantee an equal outcome but equal opportunity.
What is equality.
What was the French and Indian War.
This event highlighted the need for a stronger national government.
What was Shay's Rebellion.
The primary purpose of this was to introduce the Constitution's Prinicples.
What was the Preamble of the Constitution.
Courts determine constitutionality of legislative acts.
What is Judicial Review.
The Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments are part of this.
What is the President's Cabinet.
You are considered this if you were born in any US state or territory.
What is a natural born citizen.
Sovereignty, territory/border, population, and government are characteristics of this.
What is a state.
This principle establishes that no person is above the law
What is the rule of law.
Taxation was imposed without their consent by the British and they resented this.
Who was the Colonist.
The primary purpose of this event was to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What was the Constitutional Convention.
The primary purpose of this was to show the need of checks and Balance system.
What was Federalist Paper 51.
This person viewed the lifespan of the constitution should evolve with society.
Who was Thomas Jefferson.
The result of politicians having very different views of policies.
What is gridlock.
What is naturalization.
This is responsible for maintaining order.
What is a government.
Open competition results in better products offered at lower prices.
What is a free market system.
This event was initiated by the colonists' desire for independence from Britain.
What was the Revolutionary War.
This was an agreement proposed by Roger Sherman balancing representation of big and small states.
What was the Great Compromise.
People have the power to govern.
What is sovereignty.
What fraction of Congress needs to approve a proposed amendment to send it to the states?
What is 2/3.
This does not reflect the popular vote.
What is the Electoral College.
This is a legally recognized member of a country.
What is a citizen.
The idea that people give up their freedom in exchange for protection.
What is a social contract theory.
The ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
What is sovereignty.
This concept of John Locke deeply influenced the Declaration of Independence.
What is life, liberty and property.
The main purpose of this was to promote support for the constitution.
What were the Federalist Papers.
To prevent tyranny, the framers of the constitution believed in this.
What was limited government.
How can an amendment to the US Constitution be ratified.
What is 3/4 of the state legislatures.
A system where power is divided between national and state governments
What is federalism.
This is the counting of the population.
What is a census.
This system of government divides power between regional and national levels
What is a federal system.
In these systems, power is shared between national and state government.
What is a federal system.
A weak central government was a significant weakness of this.
What was the Articles of Confederation.
These people opposed the ratification of the constitution because they feared a strong central government.
Who were the anti-federalists.
In the U.S. government, this prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is Checks and Balances.
The first 10 constitutional amendments.
What are the Bill of Rights.
Collecting taxes is power shared by both federal and state governments.
What is a concurrent power.