Federalism
Powers are divided between State and Federal Government, both receiving power from the people.
What is Federalism?
Controversial means of selecting a head of state.
What is the Electoral College?
Consists of the president, cabinet, and other federal offices.
What is the Executive Branch?
Changes made in general to the Constitution.
What are Amendments?
Power established in Marbury vs Madison
What is Judicial Review?
Type of Democracy where people don't directly vote for policy.
What is a Republic?
Constitutional Compromise regarding delegates heavily rooted in slavery.
What was the 3/5ths Compromise?
This may happen if the President does something criminal.
What is impeachment?
12 people who decide your fate.
What is a Jury?
Madison argued these would keep the government from being too strong.
What are Checks and Balances or
What is Separation of Power?
Grant type preferred by the States.
What is a Block Grant?
Total Number of Articles in the Constitution
What is 7?
What are Checks and Balances?
This group advocated for adding a Bill of Rights.
Who are Anti-federalists?
Brutus 1 worried this clause would dissolve state powers.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Delicious metaphor that describes current state and federal relations
What is Marble-Cake Federalism?
Proposal that sought to have a bicameral legislature with proportional representation for each house.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Power must originate in House of Representatives.
What is Taxation?
Your WV drivers license carries over when you drive to Maryland.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
Court case broadly expanded the role of Federal Government over the States.
What is McCulloch vs Maryland?
Powers not given to the Federal government under the Constitution, nor prohibited to the states.
What are Reserved Powers?
William Patterson's proposal appealed to small states the most.
What is the New Jersey plan?
Right to know what crime you are accused of.
What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?
Gives broad powers to States in the Bill of Rights.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Case that limited the Power of the Federal Government in relation to states.
What is US vs Lopez?