Fundamental Principles of US Government
This fundamental political principle states that the people are the source of any and all government power.
What is consent of the governed?
Which ancient document established the principal of the rule of law?
What is Magna Carta?
This deliberative, bicameral body creates laws.
What is the US Congress?
The branch made of the president, vice president, and federal agencies.
What is the executive branch?
I was the General in charge of the continental army, presided over the Philadelphia convention, and the first US President.
Who is George Washington?
The 1773 rebellion in Boston harbor against the Tea Act.
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This amendment defines citizenship.
What is the 14th amendment?
The fundamental principle which states that the government is not all powerful and may only do what the people have given it the power to do.
What is limited government?
This is the total number of representatives and senators.
What is 535?
The temporary body that comes together once every 4 years to elect a new president.
I wrote the US Declaration of Independence and was the first secretary of state.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
A gathering of delegates from every state, except Rhode Island, that were supposed to meet to amend the Articles of Confederation.
The first ten amendments of the US Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
A principle that states that the government and those who govern are bound by the law as are those who are governed.
What is rule of law?
This early document established the first form of the US national government.
What is The Articles of Confederation?
The principal that no branch of the US government is above the rest and all of them are to keep each other in line.
What are checks and balances?
The amount of time each side has to verbally present their case to the supreme court, including interruptions.
What is 30 minutes?
I wrote 51 of the federalist papers and was the first secretary of the treasury.
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
What was the civil war?
The right to freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition are found here.
What is the first amendment?
A principle that literally means People Rule.
What is democracy?
The supreme law of the land in the United States.
What is The Constitution?
The term for cases the supreme court must hear and must hear first, such as disputes between two states.
What are original jurisdiction cases?
This program was instituted after the assasination of President Garfield. It tried to ensure that qualified candidates received federal jobs ensuring competency, continuity, and fairness.
What is the Civil Service act?
I wrote 29 of the federalist papers and the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
The 1770 Conflict between British Troops and Members of the Sons of Liberty in Boston.
What was the Boston Massacre?
Citizens are granted the right to equal protection under the law and due process of law in this amendment.
What is the 14th amendment?
The people elect public office holders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf.
What is representative government or republican government?
This state constitution, written by John Adams, was considered a model for the US Constitution.
What was the Massachucetts constitution?
The name for all the unelected system of executive agencies that execute the laws made by congress?
The president holds what title in the military?
What is the commander in chief?
I wrote 5 of the federalist papers and was the first chief justice of the supreme court.
Who was John Jay?
The 1775 battle between 700 British Troops and 75 minutemen. Also called the shot heart round the world.
What was the battle of lexington and concord?f
This amendment sets the date for presidential inaugurations and the first date of congress.
What is the 20th amendment.
What is capitalism?
This law, passed under the articles of confederation, created an orderly system for admitting new states.
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
This amount of senators must vote to send a bill to the floor for debate. It's called a cloture vote to prevent a verbal filibuster.
What is 3/5th of the senate or 60 senators?
These people must be approved by congress and are in the line of presidential succession.
Who are cabinet secretaries?
I wrote the Preamble to the Constitution.
Who is Governeur Morris?
This state was the final one to join the union. They refused to ratify the constitution until it's largest city (and only port) threatened to leave the state for another one.
What is Rhode Island?
This amendment explains how to replace a president that either physically or mentally is unable to serve as president any more.
What is the 25th amendment.
A system of government that divides power between a national government and smaller government units called states.
What is federalism?
The series of essays defending the new US constitution and arguing for it's ratification.
What were the federalist papers?
This clause allows congress the ability to create laws that fulfill it's enumerated powers and adjust to circumstances unforseen by the founding fathers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
An ancient greek philosopher who believed that a mixed government that included people from all walks of life was the most stable.
Who was Aristotle?
This election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson that demonstrated the peaceful transition of power even between bitter rivals.
What was the Revolution of 1800?
This amendment bars restricting voting based on taxes, including poll taxes.
What is the 19th amendment?
A political and economic doctrine that emphasizes individual autonomy, equality of opportunity, and the protection of individual rights.
A proposal for the structure of the United States government featuring a strong national government with three branches of power, a bicameral legislature, and a separation of powers:
What was the Virginia Plan?
This method of drawing congressional districts tries to give one party an advantage over the other using creative districting methods.
What is gerrymandering?
These duties of Congress are laid out specifically in the Constitution.
What are the Enumerated Powers?
This philosopher warned of the dangers of "Leviathan" a government that ruled by fear.
Who was Hobbes?
During the Articles of Confederation, several hundred farmers in rural Massachucetts marched in protest on the state capital.
What was Shay's Rebellion?
This amendment says that Congressional raises cannot take effect until after the next election for the house of representatives.
What is the 27th amendment?
A philosophy that emphasized the right of all men to life, liberty, and property
What is Natural Rights Philosophy?
This state document served as a model for the Bill of Rights
What is Virginia Declaration of Rights
This type of committee irons out the differences between the version of a bill that passed a house and the version of the bill that passed the senate.
Powers that congress has that are understood as required to do their job but are not written specifically.
What are implied powers?
This philosopher believed that all people possess the inalienable right to life, liberty, and property.
Who was John Locke?
A widespread social movement in the United States during the mid-20th century that aimed to achieve equal rights for African Americans by ending racial segregation and discrimination. It led to several major laws and amendments.
What was the civil rights movement?
This amendment banned blocking voting rights on the basis of race, color, or previous enslavement.
What is the 15th amendment?