Founding Documents
The person who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The philosopher who coined the term "Social Contract".
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
The return of power to the States.
What is the devolution of powers?
The reason the Constitution was created
What is to create a stronger federal government?
The majority of what the Declaration of Independence consisted of.
What is a list of grievances the colonies had against the Colonies?
The committee tasked with resolving differences at the Constitutional Convention
What is the Grand Committee?
Powers Congress is explicitly given.
What are enumerated powers?
This plan created a bicameral legislature.
The first governing document of the US.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
The least direct form of democracy.
What is Elite Democracy?
Grants that have "strings" attached.
What are Categorical grants?
The reason Federal law trumps state law
What is the Supremacy clause?
The longest section of the Constitution.
What is Section 1?
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Strict separation of Federal and State power
What is Dual Federalism?
The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is 9 states?
The reason Section 1 is the longest in the Constitution.
What is the establishment of the Legislative Branch?
Founders desired government for the US
What is a Democratic Republic?
The overlap of Federal and State power.
What is Cooperative Federalism?
The number of Articles in the Constitution.
What are 7 Articles?