Foundations of Democracy
DEFINE: Government
an organization that exercises authority and makes decisions for a group
What were the Federalists in favor of?
What is a large central government?
What is the purpose of the judicial branch?
What is to interpret laws?
DEFINE: Popular sovereignty
What is authority that comes from consent of the people?
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
What do Federalists want?
What is... (any of the below)
Strong national government
More “republican” ideas
In favor of “elites”
Expected government would avoid abuses on its own
What is Brutus 1 in favor of?
What is more power for state governments?
Which branch has the power to impeach?
What is the legislative branch?
DEFINE: Devolution
What is giving some of the responsibilities assumed by the federal government back to the states?
Which process to amend the Constitution has never been used?
The national convention method (proposing an amendment via a convention called by Congress upon the application of two-thirds, or 34, of state legislatures).
DEFINE: Social Contract
What is an agreement where both ruler and ruled have expectations; breaking the contract has consequences?
What is the main purpose of the Supremacy Clause?
What is to specify that the central government is supreme over the state government?
What is a Block Grant?
What is a large sum with few restrictions and with a broader purpose
Did the Virginia Plan become the Senate or the House of Representatives?
What is the House of Representatives?
What “event” led to the Constitutional Convention?
What is Shay's rebellion?
Name three of the Key Principles the U.S government is based on
What is..
Limited Government
Natural Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Social Contract
List 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
No chief executive, No federal courts, Amendments required unanimous votes, No national currency, No tax collection system?
Which of these is NOT an example of a categorical grant?
A. WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)
B. Medicaid (provides healthcare coverage to low-income individuals and families)
C. TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
D. Headstart (offers offering early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income families)
What is TANF?
What did the Compromise of the Election of the President create?
What is the Electoral College?
Name two of the main competing interests at the Constitutional Convention?
What is...
Big vs. Small States
Majority vs. Minority rights
National vs. State Power
Slave vs. Free States
What are the 3 main types of democracy?
What is participatory, pluralist, and elite?
What were the 4 Compromises of the Constitution?
What is The Great/Connecticut Compromise, Compromise of the Election of the President, ⅗ Compromise, Compromise on the Importation of Slaves?
What is the most common way to amend the Constitution?
What is a proposal by a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress, followed by ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures?
What compromise created the bicameral legislature?
What is The Great Compromise/The Connecticut Compromise?
What did the “Full Faith and Credit” clause of Article IV help with?
What is that it helped preserve the relations between the states by saying they should all acknowledge the laws, records, and judicial proceedings of their fellow states?