Democracy
The right to life, liberty, and property, which government cannot take away.
What are natural rights?
The federal and state government are independent of each other and have separate duties.
What is Dual Federalism?
This document stated colonists discontent with the British crown and the inalienable rights granted to all people (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness).
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The idea that the people should have the main voice in the government, and the government should be held accountable to the people. The power is in the people.
A government ruled by representatives of the people.
What is a republic?
The failure of this document spurred the creation of the current U.S Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Instead of having centralized federalism where the power is mostly in the federal government, devolution is occurring, and there has been a movement to return some of the power back to the states.
New Federalism
This publication argued for stronger states rights and opposed a strong central government because of the potential for tyranny and suppression of individual rights.
This philosopher believed that all humans were born with natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
When people give up some of their rights in order for the government to protect their other rights and ensure a peaceful society.
What is a social contract?
This group supported a strong, central government and the overall ratification of the U.S Constitution.
What are the Federalists?
Money given to the states by the federal government that doesn’t have to be paid back.
What are Grants-in-aid?
This document proposes a government broken into three branches with each branch having checks and balances. It also highlights how three branches will prevent factions.
What is Federalist 51?
A type of democracy in which a small-group of people, usually wealthy and well-educated, make decisions.
What is elite democracy?
The theory that emphasizes the role of groups in the policymaking process.
What is pluralist theory?
This merged the Virginia and New Jersey plan, creating a bicameral legislature.
What is the Great Connecticut Compromise?
Constitutional clause that states the government can regulate interstate commerce.
What is the Commerce Clause?
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the SCOTUS ruled in favor of McCulloch and stated that the federal government had implied powers because of this Constitutional clause.
What is the necessary and proper clause?
Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters.
What is an initiative?
Referendums and initiatives are an example of this type of democracy.
What is direct democracy?
Body that determines how the President and Vice President gets elected. Electors from each state vote for the President and Vice President and the number of electors each state gets is determined by the number of representatives they have in Congress.
Grants that are given to the states for a specific reason.
What is a categorical grant?
"Liberty is to faction, what air is to faction" is a key quote in this document.
What is Federalist 10?
The principle of a two-house legislature.