Foundations of Democracy
This document argues for natural rights, explains the purpose of government, and says people should revolt against any government that fails to protect these rights.
Declaration of Independence
This principle in the Constitution means citizens elect representatives to govern on their behalf, rather than direct rule by the people
Republicanism
This document argues for natural rights, explains the purpose of government, and says people should revolt against any government that fails to protect these rights.
Declaration of Independence
This case established the 1 person, 1 vote principle.
Baker v Carr
What is a check the legislative branch has on the executive branch?
Override Vetos
Senate must approve appointments and treaties
An agreement between the federal government and citizens in which the government promises to protect individual rights and liberty.
Or Natural Rights
Social Contract
Which part of the Constitution has been used to most expand the power of the federal government?
Commerce Clause
This essay argued that a large republic would threaten individual liberties and state sovereignty due to the dangers of consolidated federal power
Brutus 1
In this case the Supreme Court ruled that while race can be a factor in redistricting, it cannot be the predominant factor, and districts drawn solely based on race are subject to strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
Shaw v Reno
Gives Congress the power to enact laws as needed to enforce the Constitution and carry out its powers given in the Constitution.
The source of Implied Powers
the necessary and proper clause
Governments derive their power from the consent of the governed is an example of what?
Popular sovereignty
Gives Congress the power to enact laws as needed to enforce the Constitution and carry out its powers given in the Constitution.
The source of Implied Powers
the necessary and proper clause
This Federalist Paper famously argued that a large republic is the best way to control the 'mischiefs of faction' and prevent majority tyranny
Fed 10
This Supreme Court case strengthened the Supremacy Clause and limited the powers of State Governments
McColloch v Maryland
The compromise created a bicameral legislature, meaning Congress would have two chambers, the house and the senate.
What was the great compromise?
Fundamental rights such as trial by jury and due process of law – protection against the wrongful taking of life, liberty, or property were first articulated in what document?
Magna Carta
When the Constitution was originally ratified, which part of the government was "closest to the people" and represented the most purely democratic part of the Government?
House of Representatives
This document argues that checks and balances and the separation of powers within the government are necessary to prevent tyranny and protect liberty.
Fed 51
The ruling overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established in the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson. The ruling did not specify how to end segregation, but in 1955 the court ruled in Brown II that states must desegregate "with all deliberate speed".
Brown v Board of Education
The strategic drawing of US House district lines to concentrate or dilute the voting power of a political or racial group, named for a 19th-century Massachusetts governor.
Gerrymandering
DAILY DOUBLE!
According to Aristotle, this is the ultimate goal of life, achieved by living virtuously and exercising reason
It’s about reaching a state of fulfillment, excellence, and living in accordance with one’s true purpose
Eudaimonia
Explain the difference between dual and cooperative federalism.
Dual or Layer Cake - The national government and state governments have distinct areas of power
Cooperative or Marble Cake - The national government and state governments work together in the public interest.
In this essay James Madison argued that the new constitution would help control faction by creating a large republic, the new constitution made it less likely that a faction could gain enough power to completely dominate.
Fed 10
Marbury v Madison deals most specifically with which section of the Constitution?
Article 3
To stop a bill in the Senate, opponents use this tactic, which requires a cloture vote of 60 members to overcome.
Filibuster