Constitutional Principles
Federalism
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
Political Culture
100
Who wrote the "Second Treatise"?
What is John Locke
100
What is federalism?
What is the division of governmental powers on 2 levels: national/central and state
100
What is the Constitution?
What is fundamental law of land; establishes the national government; gives powers to the national government
100
What are the Bill of Rights?
What is freedoms, guarantees, protections from the government; freedoms the government cannot take away
100
What is political culture?
What is a nation's political 'personality', or views the people have about their government
200
Who wrote the "Declaration of Independence"?
What is Thomas Jefferson
200
According to which Article of the Constitution, national law is supreme to state law?
What is Article VI (6)
200
Why did the Founders separate the government into branches?
What is to avoid tyranny, or the concentration of power into one group/person
200
What are civil rights?
What is government protections from discrimination
200
Name three things that can influence or change the dominating political culture
What is war, economic crisis, social upheaval, immigration
300
In our democracy, we vote for representatives to make laws, we don't make laws ourselves. This principle is called
What is republicanism
300
Those powers in the Constitution given to the federal government are known as?
What is delegated powers
300
Article I describes which branch of government?
What is Legislative
300
Which Amendment protects you from unreasonable search and seizures?
What is Amendment IV (4)
300
This is the principle that all people are inherently equal, and deserve to be treated equally by the government
What is egalitarianism
400
The 3 branches of government are an example of this principle that divides governmental powers
What is separation of powers
400
Which Amendment gives reserved powers to the states?
What is Amendment X (10)
400
Articles II and III describe which branches of government?
What is Executive and Judicial
400
The Anti-Federalists did not agree with the original Constitution as proposed--why?
What is it did not have a Bill of Rights
400
What is the rule of law? what two founding principles relate to it?
What is agreed upon rules of society that both the people and the government are bound by; consent of the governed, limited government
500
The people are the ultimate authority and power in society
What is popular sovereignty
500
Name one delegated power and one reserved power.
What is coin money, declare war; education and business regulation
500
What is the Preamble?
What is it explains the purpose and function of the Constitution; and We the People, demonstrating popular sovereignty
500
Which Amendment guarantees you to have due process, or fail judicial proceedings?
What is Amendment V (5)
500
Describe political tolerance
What is accepting other's points of view that you may not agree with; allowing other to express their ideas whether or not you agree with them
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