Foundations of Govt.
He believed that people were born with natural rights.
Who was John Locke?
Type of powers kept for the states.
What are reserved powers?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Philosopher who believed that "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."
Who is John Locke?
Clause allowing Congress to pass laws connected to their listed powers.
What is the necessary and proper clause?
Document that created the structure of the US government?
What is the US Constitution?
This compromise settled the dispute over slaves and population counts.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
If a government fails to uphold its duties, the people should do this.
What is alter or abolish it?
This court ruling established that the Supreme Court has the power to review state action and that a state cannot limit established federal powers (supremacy clause)
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This was written to convince colonists to support independence from Britain.
What is Common Sense?
These 2 plans were combined to create the Great Compromise over state representation.
New Jersey and Virginia
Idea in the Declaration of Independence that an agreement exists between the government and government to protect natural rights.
What is social contract?
Who appoints and approves judicial appointments?
President and the Senate
Amendment which grants states rights not given to the federal government.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Case that made "separate but equal" legal in the US.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
Enlightenment philosopher who advocated for separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
An order issued by a higher court—most commonly the U.S. Supreme Court—to a lower court to send up the record of a case for review
What is a writ of certiorari?
This allows Congress to make laws on interstate business.
What is the commerce clause?
Case that set the precedent for Congress to regulate commerce between states.
What is the Gibbons v Odgen?