Political ideology in which people believe in an active government that promotes social programs
What is liberalism?
100
Influential philosopher that believed in the concept of a social contract and natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
100
Article V of the Constitution deals primarily with this.
What is amending the Constitution?
100
The state and national governments sharing in policy making and working together to solve problems. Also known as "marble cake" federalism.
What is cooperative federalism?
100
Democracy is a system of many groups having so much strength that government is often "pulled" in numerous directions at the same time, causing gridlock and Ineffectiveness.
What is hyper pluralism?
200
Government rule by a small group
What is an oligarchy?
200
First attempt at establishing a government following the Revolutionary War.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
200
The introduction to the constitution.
What is the Preamble?
200
Court case that ruled that the federal government was supreme over the state governments and the necessary and proper clause allowed for the government to create a bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
200
Group of people that fought against ratification of the Constitution, partly because it lacked a Bill of Rights.
Who are the anti-federalists?
300
Who gets what, when, where and how.
What is politics?
300
Plan proposed at the Philadelphia Convention that favored large states In terms of representation in the national legislature.
What is the Virginia Plan?
300
To create an amendment, congress must propose it with a 2/3 vote of both house of congress and it must be ratified by
----- of the states.
What is 3/4?
300
Amendment that says that any powers not granted to the national government or denied to the states belong to the states.
What is the 10th amendment?
300
The people are the source of government's authority
What is popular sovereignty?
400
Type of government in which all citizens gather together to make public policy decisions.
What is direct democracy?
400
series of letters to the people of New York that sought to convince them that the new Constitution was a good idea.
What are the Federalist papers?
400
In order for the Constitution to be ratified, this many states had to agree.
What is nine?
400
Requirement imposed by the national government on the states and local governments often times at their own expense
What is an unfunded mandate?
400
A division of governmental powers between the national government and the states
What is federalism?
500
Requires that all people give consent to be governed.
What is Social Contract Theory?
500
He was the primary author for the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
A way to change the Constitution informally.
What is through...
Legislative action
Executive action
Judicial interpretation
Custom and usage
500
Article of the constitution that provides national guarantees to the states such as a republican form of government.
What is article IV?
500
Money given to the states from the federal government with very few strings attached