situation in which the military is charged with administering government functions and maintaining public order. sometimes used in times of crisis.
What is martial law
100
a form of government in which political power is held by citizens.
What is democracy
100
required colonists to quarter, or house british soldiers.
What is the coercive acts
100
list of powers specifically granted to the government. they are found in the first 17 clauses of articles I&8 of the constitution.
What is enumerated powers
100
what was a component of the Articles of Confederation?
What is unanimous consent of the states
200
political power, independence, or authority.
What is sovereignty
200
formal and legally binding approval.
What is ratification
200
what event directly resulted from the Coercive Acts?
What is the First Continental Congress
200
the principle that government must protect the legal rights of citizens. these protections are grounded in the Bill of Rights and inform the American judicial system.
What is due process
200
what led the founders to realize that the Articles of Confederation needed to be reconfigured?
What is the vulnerability of the new nation due to the lack of an executive.
300
a framework that outlines the structure and powers of government.
What is constitution
300
composed of two chambers. hint: two houses
What is bicameral
300
which section of the Declaration of Independence contains arguments on the right to revolution?
What is the second section
300
common term for the provision in the article IV&1 of the US constitution that requires each state to recognize and honor the laws, public records and judicial decisions of any other state.
What is Full Faith and Credit Clause
300
who was given the primary responsibility for drafting the Declaration of Independence?
What is Thomas Jefferson
400
alliance of sovereign states united for common objectives.
What is confederation
400
1st ten amendments to the US constitution containing the civil liberty guarantees to the states and individuals.
What is bill of rights
400
the articles of confederation specified that the United States would be which form of government?
What is a republic
400
common term for the provision in article VI of the constitution establishing that national law overrides state law in cases where the two conflict.
What is Supremacy Clause
400
What were the main ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
What is individual liberties and the governments duty to protect them
500
a form of government in which people elect representatives to act on their behalf.
What is republic
500
system of election in which voters select candidates or parties to hold power. by contrast, an indirect election is a system in which voters select officials who then select candidates or parties to hold powers; ex: electors chosen by voters to vote in the electoral college for president.
What is direct election
500
what concerned the founders in drafting the Articles of Confederation?
What is mob rule
500
which of the following plans for representations was incorporated into the Connecticut Compromise?
What is that each state would be proportionally represented in one house of a bicameral legislature.
500
As the constitution was being drafted, who was in MOST support of equal representation in the national legislature?