T5L7 - Principles of the Constitution
"we the people" establishes this principle of the Constitution, government exists by consent of the governed and there is a accountability to the majority
What is popular sovereignty?
To maintain equality in power, the system of these is put into the government to keep each branch in the rules. Examples would be vetoes, impeachments, and judicial review
What are checks and balances?
This term is interchangeable today with the word national
What is federal?
This country took a fat L in the Revolutionary War
What is Britain/England?
the first 5 rights protected by the Bill of Rights are all in this amendment, including freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
The USA has this kind of government, meaning we elect people to represent us in the affairs of the government
What is a Republic?
originally not included in the Constitution, exists to specifically spell out rights citizens have, which cannot be violated by the government
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the Senate?
This was the flavor of Boston Harbor after the Boston Tea Party
What is tea?
leader of the Anti-Federalists
Who is George Mason?
the Framers were wary of large government, so they made the government with built in these L words
What are limits?
name for a change to the Constitution, we have 27 of them so far
What are Amendments?
This chamber of Congress is based on population, there are 435 in total, they have 2 year terms and are all at least 25
What is the House of Representatives?
This man was the first patriot killed in the Revolution
Who is Crispus Attucks?
This founding father persuaded the public by saying that this Constitution is the closest to perfection he believes they can get
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This F word lends itself to sharing power between states and national governments, this is where enumerated, reserved, concurrent and implied powers come into play
What is Federalism?
This clause in the Constitution gives the government an elastic authority, wide ranging ability to combat any threats, anything needing to be done
This branch is elected by the electoral college, each officeholder must be 35 years old, they serve 4 year terms, and are limited to 2 terms
What is the executive branch?
process to become a US citizen
What is Naturalization?
Year in which the Constitution outlaws the Intl Slave trade
What is 1808?
This principle exists because to ensure a government does not get too powerful, different groups are assigned different responsibilities, and therefore given powers within those areas
What are Separation of Powers?
Name for the 1st 10 Amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the Judiciary?
These two men had profound influences on the Framers, they are both Enlightenment thinkers, one French and one Brit
Who are Montesquieu and Locke?
What is the 5th and 14th Amendments?