Ideals of Democracy
In 1974, the House of Representatives approved a resolution granting the Judiciary Committee authority to investigate impeachment of President Nixon for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress. This constitutional ideal of democracy is demonstrated in this scenario.
A) popular sovereignty
B) Judicial Review
C) Limited Government
D) Federalism
What is C - limited government?
The primary audience Dr. King intended for his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail".
Who were Southern White religious leaders?
Federalism in the United States is the division of power between these entities.
What are the state and federal governments?
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The Constitution emerged from the debate about the weaknesses of this foundational document; it lacked the ability to collect taxes, did not establish a centralized currency and could not enforce laws to name a few issues.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The Declaration of Independence states “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” This was a revolutionary change from the system of British monarchy, which was based on the divine right of kings. This quote is foundational to this ideal of democracy.
A) Popular Sovereignty
B) Federalism
C) Separation of Power
D) Limited Government
What is A - popular sovereignty?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
List 3 powers specifically delegated to the Federal Government.
What are:
- declare war, armed forces, foreign policy, trade, copyright and patent law, coin money, establish money?
A two-word phrase that means ultimate power resides within the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The creation of a two-house (or bicameral) Congress was a result of this compromise. The House of Representative seats were based on population and there were two Senate seats for each state regardless of size or population.
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson used Locke's idea of "natural rights" when he drafted the Declaration of Independence. Locke defined these as "life, liberty, and property" and Jefferson changed the last one to this phrase.
What is "the pursuit of happiness"?
Written by James Madison, this essay defended the form of republican government proposed by the Constitution. Madison explored majority rule v. minority rights in this essay. He argued that factions would be forced to negotiate and compromise among themselves, arriving at solutions that would respect the rights of minorities. Further, he argued that the large size of the country would actually make it more difficult for factions to gain control over others.
What is Federalist 10?
This # Amendment says that any powers not explicitly given to the national government are given to the states and the people.
What is the 10th?
This amendment declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws and due process.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This compromise gave Southern states more seats in Congress and more electoral votes by counting slaves as a fraction.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Unlike a direct democracy, where every citizen meets to make decisions, the Framers choose to use elected representatives to administer governmental functions. This concept also sounds similar to the name of one of our current political parties.
What is Republicanism?
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
What is The Preamble of the US Constitution?
These were written into Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution naming the specific powers given to the federal government.
What are Exclusive (Enumerated) Powers?
This type of democracy recognizes group-based activism by nongovernmental interests striving for impact on decision making.
What is a Pluralist Democracy?
This faction fought against the adoption of the Constitution because they feared a stronger central government.
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
John Locke, a philosopher, is famous for an agreement in which the government promises to protect the natural rights of people. This "theory" is the belief that governments exist based on the consent of the governed.
What is Social Contract Theory?
These three men wrote the 85 Federalist Essays arguing for the adoption of the Constitution as drafted.
Who are Madison, Hamilton, and Jay?
Throughout most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, most African Americans were prevented from voting in many Southern states despite the Fifteenth Amendment, which extended the right to vote to African American males. Southern states were able to take this action because
A) the Fifteenth Amendment did not apply to all states
B) Congress passed legislation that restricted the application of the Fifteenth Amendment to placate Southerners
C) the framers allowed the individual states to create voting processes and voter qualifications
D) the Supreme Court had declared the Fifteenth Amendment unconstitutional
What is C - the framers allowed the individual states to create voting processes and voter qualifications
BONUS QUESTION (500 Points)
- Name 1 specific way in which voting was affected by racist policies or practices
The name of the clause stating that Congress can regulate interstate and international trade.
What is the Commerce Clause?
The Constitutional Convention ratified the document in this year.
What is 1787?