Constitution
The primary writer of the US Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
Theory that the government rules by will of the people.
What is the Social Contract theory?
Form of Government where one person rules.
The difference between expressed and implied powers.
What is expressed powers are directly outlined in the constitution whilst implied powers are suggested?
Veto.
What is when the President dismisses a proposed law?
The articles that explain all three branches of government.
What are articles 1 - 3?
Naturally endowed rights, and who wrote them.
Who is John Locke, and Life, Liberty, and Property?
The two types of Democracy.
What is Direct and Representative?
The types of powers held by each branch of government.
what is expressed for the Legislative branch, implied for the Judicial branch, and expressed + implied powers for the Executive branch.
Elastic Clause.
What is the 18th Enumerated Power listed in Article 1 of The US Constitution that grants Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper?
Three English Documents that influenced the US Constitution.
What is the Magna Carta, Petition of Right, and The English Bill of Rights?
He wrote about separation of powers.
A form of government where the "elite" rule
What is an aristocracy?
The 18 powers listed in the Constitution in regards to congress.
What are the enumerated powers?
State.
What is a territory with defined boundaries that has a government that can enforce laws.
The six major principles of the Constitution.
What is Popular Sovereignty, Separation of Powers, Limited Government, Checks and Balances, Federalism. and Judicial Review?
He said that if the government doesn't do its part, the people have the right to overthrow it.
Who is John Locke?
The 5 main characteristics of Democracy.
What is Individual Liberty, Majority Rule, Minority Rights, Free Elections, Competing Political Parties?
What are concurrent and reserved powers?
Supremacy Clause.
What is Article 6 of the US Constitution that states the Constitution is the supreme law of the land?
The number of states required to ratify the Constitution.
The difference between Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau.
What is Humans are evil by nature (Thomas Hobbes) vs People are born good but corrupted by the evils of society (Rousseau)?
The US government is.
What is a Republic?
The number of Supreme Court justices
What are 9?
Popular Sovereignty.
What is the idea that the government is ruled by the people?