Chapter 1
Two parts of territory
What is defined and recognized borders?
Response to the Boston Tea Party from the British, included quartering troops and closing the Boston Harbor
What are the Intolerable Acts?
10th Amendment
What is Federalism, power to the states?
Not expressly stated in the Constitution but are suggested
What are implied powers?
Leader of the House of Representatives (position and name of current)
Who is the Speaker of the House and Pelosi?
Function of US Government as stated in the Preamble
What is Form a More Perfect Union, Establish Justice, Ensure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the Common Defense, Promote the General Welfare and Establish the Blessings of Liberty
Main idea of the Mayflower Compact
What is majority rule?
Determines candidates for president and congress, policies and programs, effect Supreme Court nominees and the amendment process
What are political parties?
Supremacy Clause says that this is the "supreme law of the land"
What is the Constitution?
Senate elections happen every __________ and __________ of the Senate is up for election
What is 2 years and 1/3?
Difference between Direct and Representative Democracy
What is vote for representatives?
This document was printed over 150,000 times in the colonies and inspired the colonists to fight for independence
What is Common Sense?
Power of the Supreme Court to decide what is Constitutional
What is judicial review?
Constitution ensures that states recognize the laws, documents, and court proceedings of other states
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
"To make all laws necessary and proper to the execution of any of the other expressed powers”
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause/ Elastic Clause?
How is the power of monarch passed from one to the next?
Birth into family
This group strongly opposed the Constitution and said it should only be added if this was also added
Who are the Anti-Federalists and the Bill of Rights?
4th Amendement
No unlawful search and seizure, probable cause
Current era of Federalism began after this event (era and event)
What is Fiscal Federalism and 9/11?
Presidents power to create formal rules/ regulations with force of law
What are Executive Orders?
Document written in 1215 that first limited the power of a monarchy
What is the Magna Carta?
The day, month and year this person presented the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress
What is July 4, 1776 and Thomas Jefferson?
In order to be ratified, an amendment must be approved by this number of state legislatures or states in convention
38 (3/4)
Requires all levels of government to work together instead of operating independently
What is Cooperative Federalism?
Order of succession of the President (3 spots)
Who are the Vice President, Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore?