Constitutional Democracy
What is the difference between representative and direct democracy?
A direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of government wherein the citizens have a direct say in the formulation of laws and issues that affect them while a representative democracy is a form of government wherein its citizens vote for or elect a representative to represent them in Congress or the Senate.
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
27
What is the name for powers specifically given to one of the branches of government?
Explicit, Enumerated
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
List the first 5 positions in the line of succession.
Vice President
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
What governing document was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789?
What do we call it when the presidency is controlled by one party and the legislature by another?
Divided Government
What Constitutional Clause deems that Federal law trumps State law
Supremacy Clause
Which amendments expanded voting rights? (List 3)
15th - black suffrage
19th - women's suffrage
23rd - D.C. suffrage
24th - Poll Taxes
26th - voting age to 18
What state was the compromise that led to a bicameral legislature named after?
Connecticut Compromise
Name two checks the legislature has over the executive branch?
Override veto
Approval power
impeachment
Investigative power
What precedent did McCulloch v. Maryland set?
Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article 1, Section 8. The Necessary and Proper Clause gave Congress the power to establish a national bank.
List the authors of the Federalists Papers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
What compromise accommodated concerns over how to count slaves for apportionment?
3/5 Compromise
What was the precedent set in Marbury v. Madison?
Judicial Review
What do we call powers that are shared by both state and federal government?
Concurrent Powers
The process by which liberties found in the United States Bill of Rights are added to the states by the Supreme Court
Selective Incorporation
In the battle over Constitutional ratification, what group argued for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights?
Anti-Federalists
What portion of the states does it take to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?
3/4
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations. What is its name?
The Commerce Clause
In court cases where the United States is involved, who represents the U.S. in court?
The Attorney General