Foundations
He argued that the only way to escape the state of nature (a solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short life) is to create a social contrat
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
The Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawks, boarded three ships in Boston harbor and dumped more than 92,000 pounds of British tea into the harbor.
Offered by the CT delegation, this led to the creation of a bicameral system of congressional representation.
What is the Great Compromise?
This legislative body has the power of the purse.
Who is the House of Representatives?
The case that expanded judicial power by creating judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
He postulated that at birth the mind is a blank slate (tabula rasa), and that knowledge is determined only by experience derived from empericism.
Who is John Locke
What were the Coercive Acts?
In this publication, Madison argues that a representative government will protect protect minority factions.
What is Federalist 10?
Accounting for over 60% of federal spending, this type is does not take place through appropriations legislation, and includes Social Security, Medicare and required interest on the federal debt.
What is mandatory spending?
The case that required states to set up and expand the public defender system.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
King Charles (1625-1649) statement that "princes are not bound to give an account of their actions but to God alone" refers to this doctrine?
What is divine right?
To recoup some of the massive debt from the war with France, Parliament passed a tax on a wide range of colonial transactions.
What is the Stamp Act?
This publication argues that a free republic cannot last very long in a country as large as the United States, and that exceedingly wealthy men will seek office who are likely to be corrupt.
What is Brutus No. 1?
The term used regarding the power of the president to influence, pressure and persuade though messaging.
What is the bully pulpit?
This clause appears in both the 5th and 14th amendments.
What is the due process clause?
In 1767, Parliament again tried to assert its authority by taxing goods that the Americans imported from Great Britain.
What were the Townshend Acts?
A system of government that divides power between the national government and state government.
What is Federalism?
The term that encompasses: 1. cabinet departments, 2. independent executive agencies, 3. independent regulatory agencies, 4. governmental organizations, and 5. presidential commissions
What is the federal bureaucracy?
What is the right to privacy?
This 1215 document was intended to limit the powers of King John.
What is the Magna Carta?
This allowed British military officials to demand accommodations for their troops in unoccupied buildings and houses in towns.
What was the Quartering Act?
A type of federalism where programs and authority are mixed among the national, state, and local governments.
What is cooperative federalism?
The term for an official who attempts to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles.
What is politico?
This amendment protects citizens from discrimination.
What is the 14th?