Governmental Theory
The idea that a nation or group of people has the right to be self-governing and make their own laws
Sovereignty
The inalienable rights of the Declaration of Independence can be traced directly to beliefs of this British philosopher
John Locke
The primary emphasis of Madison in Federalist 10
Factions/Control of factions
Powers only the national government can exercise
Exclusive Powers
A form of grant-in-aid that gives the state more control over how to disperse federal funds
block grant
Elitist Theory
The major difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation
The DOI did not establish any particular type of government
What is the primary focus of federalist 51?
Checks and balances / separation of powers
Powers not specifically granted to the federal government but can be inferred from its language
Implied Powers
Key Constitutional component argued in US v Lopez
Commerce Clause
Concepts like referendums and initiatives reflect this type of democracy
Participatory
What type of government does the Constitution establish
Democratic Republic
Hamilton, Madison, and _________ authored the Federalist Papers
John Jay
requires states to recognize the public acts, records, and civil court proceedings from another state
full faith and credit clause
The Third Amendment of the Bill Rights
Prevents private quartering of soldiers
A persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon an agreement among them to form the society in which they live
Social Contract
What was a success of the Articles of Confederation?
Satisfied the desires of those who wanted a central government with very limited powers, protecting the sovereignty of the states
What was Yates major argument in Brutus I?
Free republics cannot exist in such a large territory like the US
What were the Constitutional principles argued during McCulloch v Maryland
Neccessary and Proper Clause, Supremacy Clause
James Madison
Describe the power distribution in a Unitary system of Government
Sovereignty and all major powers lie with the central government
Which plan of representation is most similar to the government of the Articles of Confederation?
NJ Plan, Unicameral legislature.
What was the publishing name of the authors of the Federalist Papers?
Publius
The Americans with Disablities Act is an example of what component of federalism
Unfunded Mandates
Rebellion that illustrated the weakness of the Articles and led many skeptics to agree to replace the Articles of Confederation