The father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
Unlike a federal system, this type of government has one government body that holds power
What is a unitary government?
One main task of the bureaucracy is this, which can be done through coordinating resources to accomplish its goals, creating a new agency to carry out a task, or many other things
What is policy implementation?
This is the process of applying the Bill of Rights to the states
What is incorporation?
The United States' first Constitution; states were given power
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This amendment gives states reserved powers
What is the Tenth Amendment?
These Congressional committees are formed to work out differences of a bill
What are conference committees?
This amendment guarantees "equal protection of the laws"
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This was called to revise the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
These are powers held by the federal and state governments
What are concurrent powers?
This is the process of a formally indicting a government official, which is done by the House of Representatives
What is impeachment?
Throughout American history, groups such as women and African Americans have fought for this fundamental right, later provided by constitutional amendments
What is the right to vote (or suffrage)?
This event, orchestrated by impoverished debtors, brought attention to the issues of the Articles of Confederation
What was Shays' Rebellion?
What is cooperative federalism?
Courts with this are the ones who first hear a case, no matter if it is a civil or criminal case
What is original jurisdiction?
What is the right to privacy?
This group favored state sovereignty and opposed the Constitution
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
This is the process of transferring more power to the state and local levels of government from the federal government
What is devolution?
The president appoints justices to the Supreme Court, subject to the approval of this
What is the Senate?
These policies give benefits to groups that previously faced discrimination and inequality
What is affirmative action?