Founding Docs
This letter was basically a breakup letter to Britain
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This clause makes federal law the “supreme law of the land.”
What is the Supremacy Clause?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Government gets its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The intro to the Constitution is called this.
What is the Preamble?
The U.S. tried this first form of government before the Constitution. It flopped.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Power shared between federal and state governments is called this
What is federalism?
This event showed how weak the Articles of Confederation were.
What is Shays’ Rebellion?
Dividing power between different branches
What is separation of powers?
“We the People” means this idea is important
What is popular sovereignty?
This Federalist Paper said factions are inevitable but manageable in a large republic.
What is Federalist No. 10?
These are powers specifically given to the national government.
What are enumerated powers?
This compromise created a two-house Congress
What is the Great Compromise?
Each branch can limit the power of the others.
What are checks and balances?
This philosopher inspired the idea of natural rights
Who is John Locke?
This Anti-Federalist paper feared a strong central government.
What is Brutus No. 1?
These are powers given to the states (like running elections).
What are reserved powers?
This compromise counted enslaved people as part of the population.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
People are born with these and can’t be taken away.
What are natural rights?
This article of the Constitution describes Congress.
What is Article I?
The Constitution fixed the Articles by giving the national government these powers. Name two.
What are taxing and regulating interstate commerce?
This type of grant gives states money with very few strings attached
What is a block grant?
This was added to the Constitution to get Anti-Federalists on board.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The idea that government is limited by what’s written down.
What is constitutionalism?
This principle keeps the national and state governments in check.
What is federalism?