Philosophers and Ideas
the three most basic forms of Govt
Democracy, Autocracy, Oligarchy
What did the Declaration of Independence do and who wrote it
Made justification for the Independence of the Colonies from England. - Thomas Jefferson
Who were the federalists and the anti-federalists
Federalists supported the ratification of the constitution
Anti-Federalists were against ratification of a new constitution
What are the branches of government?
Executive/President, Legislature/Congress, Judicial/Supreme Court
What is the federal system of government?
Power is shared by the Federal and State Governments
what are three basic economic systems
Free-Market, Command, Mixed-Market
What was the significance of Shay's Rebellion in terms of the Constitutional Convention
The Govt.'s inability to respond efficiently convinced leaders to attempt to create a stronger constitution.
what was the great compromise
at the Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature, with the Senate having equal representation for all states and the House of Representatives having representation proportional to state populations
The Bill of Rights were passed primarily to concerns of which political group
The Anti-Federalists
What is an ex-post facto law and why is it illegal in the US?
After the fact law - cannot punish a person for something that was legal at the time.
What was the Social Contract theory
social agrrement of complimentary responsibilities between governments and citizens
what are 2 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Could not enforce national laws, no power to tax, lacked strong president/executive, no national army, no national courts, each state could make its own money.
What was the Virginia plan
Virginia Plan Proposed two Chambers/houses of congress with both houses represented in proportion to their populations
the relevant topics of first three Amendments that make up the Bill of Rights
1 - Speech, Religion, Press Assembly, Petition 2 - gun rights 3- quartering troops
What is the full faith and credit clause?
Contracts made in one state must be honored in another.
Which philosopher was famous for writing the Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Who were the Founding Fathers
Political elites who drafted the Constitution
What was the the Federalist Papers
Federalists argued stronger central government necessary for organization
What is meant by enumerated and implied powers of the Constitution
Enumerated powers , Implied powers
Who wrote the Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
The Founding Fathers were followers of which two belief systems
Christianity or Deism
what are the 7 articles of the constitution.
Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Federalism, Amending the Const, Constitution Supreme Law of the Land, How to Ratify Constitution
Describe the Unitary and Federalist systems
Unitary - people vote for federal government government controls the states
Federal - people vote for both the federal and state governments, federal and state governments share power