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Define human rights
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Describe the Great Compromise
2 houses in congress with 1 proportional and 1 equal
What is federalism?
Shared powers between state and national government
What were the biggest weaknesses of the articles
No tax or military power
Name the first 5 freedoms in the bill of rights
Speech, press, religion, press, petition
Describe a principal of the constitution and define it
Describe the impeachment process
House impeaches, senate removes
Define Block Grants
Grants for a broad purpose given to states
Federalist 10 argues what?
Factions are inevitable but bad, and a large republic is best equipped to fight it
What is article 6 and the 10th amendment
article 6: supremacy
10th amendment: States reserved powers
Federalists believe in
Ratifying the constitution
What is the slavery importation clause?
Stopped transatlantic slave trade until 1808
What is the dual federalism and cooperative federalism?
Dual: Distinct relationships between state and federal government
Cooperative: Lines are blurred
Federalist 51 argues what?
Checks and balances/ Double security for congress/ men are not angels
How do we amend the constitution
2/3 of both houses and 3/4 of states
Define republican government
Representative government
What was Shay's Rebellion
Angry farmers overthrew govt in Massachusetts because they did not have a standing militia and a terrible economy
Give an example of a supreme court case that dealt with federalism and describe it
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Brutus No 1 complained about...
Standing armies, big government, taxes, necessary and proper clause, president, congress
What is the 17th amendment
Popular election of senators
Elite: Only rich and powerful have power
Pluralist: groups influence govt
Participatory: people participate in government directly
List a check for each branch of government on another branch
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US V Lopez. Describe the case.
Guns and the commerce clause.
McCulloch V Maryland
BUS got taxed by Maryland
Implied powers exist
States cannot tax federal government
List 4 powers from Article 1, section 8 (Expressed powers)
Post Offices, Taxes, Coin Money, Commerce, Standing Army and Navy, naturalization