Articles and Amendments
Creates the Legislative Branch and grants Congress various enumerated powers and the ability to pass laws "necessary and proper" to carry out those powers
Article 1
What document says - There are two methods of curing the mischiefs of faction: the one, by removing its causes; the other, by controlling its effects.
There are again two methods of removing the causes of faction: the one, by destroying the liberty which is essential to its existence; the other, by giving to every citizen the same opinions, the same passions, and the same interests.
Fed 10
What was needed to amend the Articles of Confederation?
13/13
uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. Armed bands forced the closing of several courts to prevent execution of foreclosures and debt processes.
Shay's Rebellion
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UCONN
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.
22nd Amendment
The idea that a citizen gives up certain freedoms to the government, and in exchange the government agrees to protect the citizens' rights.
Social contract
What are two failures of the Articles of Confederation?
No executive, no courts, no power to tax, Shays Rebellion, no national currency, one vote per state,
DOUBLE JEOPARDY The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens
Limited Government
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What is Avatar?
summarizes how the United States Constitution can be changed or amended from its original wording.
Article 5
The process of determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue.
Politics
What are 3 functions that national governments throughout the world perform:
Maintain a national defense
Provide public goods and services
Preserve order
Socialize the young
Collect Taxes
Gives Congress implied powers (powers needed to carry out enumerated powers)
What is the Elastic/Necessary and Proper Clause
What is the square root of 64
DOUBLE JEPOARDY Which amendment eliminates poll taxes?
What is the 24th amendment?
Rights inherent in human beings, not dependent on governments, which include life, liberty, and property.
Natural Rights
A theory of American democracy emphasizing that the policymaking process is very open to the participation of all groups with shared interests, with no single group usually dominating.
Pluralism
This compromise provided for a bicameral federal legislature that used a dual system of representation: the upper house would have equal representation from each state, while the lower house would have proportional representation based on a state's population.
Connecticut Compromise
Who wrote game of thrones?
George R Martin
Double Jeopardy!
The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
Article 7
The political channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the policy agenda. In the United States, they include elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media.
Linkage Institutions
Which Enlightenment thinker is known for ideas like natural rights and social contract?
Who is Locke?
A court order requiring jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody.
Writ of Habeas Corpus
What are the 3 Secondary Colors?