Rebellion & Revolution
England passed this law to directly tax the colonists and hopefully pay the debts accrued from the French & Indian War
What is the Stamp Act?
National laws had no way of being enforced without this branch of government
What is the executive branch?
A plan that favored the larger states by giving them more representatives in Congress and thus more votes
What is the Virginia Plan?
This part of the U.S. Constitution sets forth the goals of the new government
What is the Preamble?
This early form of federalism made it clear that the federal government focus on foreign affairs and defense, while the states focus on domestic matters
What is dual federalism?
An altercation between the British colonists and soldiers ending in the death of 5 colonists
What is the Boston Massacre?
Disputes over territory, commerce, and more could not be resolved without this branch of government
What is the judicial branch?
A deal made between the North and South over the issue of factoring slaves into their population counts for purposes of representation
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
What are the enumerated powers?
This later form of federalism that took place in the 1930s-60s increased collaboration and sometimes blurred the lines between federal, state, and even local powers
What is cooperative, or fiscal, federalism?
A large boycott in which Boston colonists tossed 342 creates of tea into the Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The national government could not afford to put together and send an army to end Shays' Rebellion without this
What is the power to tax?
The delegates to the Convention did not quite trust us common folk to select the POTUS; they also did not want the POTUS to become a puppet of the legislatures; ultimately they decided on this method of choosing the POTUS.
What is the Electoral College?
According to this clause, Congress can actually do more than what's enumerated, as long as those things support the enumerated powers
What is the Necessary & Proper/Elastic Clause?
Ronald Reagan called for this form of federalism in the 1980s
What is New Federalism?
The Second Continental Congress had enough of Britain's tyranny in 1776; it voted to adopt this in July 1776
What is the Declaration of Independence?
9 of 13 were required to pass a law; All 13 were required to do this
What is pass an amendment?
A blend of two proposals that provided for a bicameral legislature, one house based on population, the other based on state populations
What is the Great Compromise?
This person "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed"
Who is the President of the United States?
This concept gains momentum in the 1990s as a way to transfer power from the federal government back to the states
What is devolution?
The Declaration's line "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..." is a concept taken from this Enlightenment philosopher
Who is John Locke?
This group of angry Revolutionary War veterans and farmers grabbed their weapons and worked to shut down the courts to prevent further trials for debtors' prison; it exposed the weaknesses of the Articles
What is Shays' Rebellion?
"I see the Convention has totally altered our government; I'm a little concerned about this new Federalist system and its powers over the states, as well as the lack of a bill of rights. I'm not so sure about ratification..."
Who is an Anti-Federalist?
This clause of Article IV insists that states must honor each other's laws and judicial proceedings
What is the Full Faith & Credit Clause?