Articles I - VII
Which artcle of the US Constitution outlines the powers and responsibilities of the legislative branch?
What is Article I?
Which clause in Article I of the Constitution grants Congress the authority to make all laws that are needed?
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Which group of people supported the ratification of the US Constution favoring a strong central government?
Who are the Federalists?
What is the principle that asserts the authority of the people to rule through elected representatives?
What is popular sovereignty?
What type of federalism is characterized by a clear division of responsibilities between the federal and state governments with minimal overlap?
What is dual federalism?
What article addresses the relationships between states and the federal government, including the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
What is Article IV?
What caluse in Article IV ensures that citizens of one state are entitled to the same benefitis of other states?
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
Which group opposed the ratification of the US Constitution fearing it would give the national government too much power?
What are the Anti-Federalists?
What constituional principle prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
What is checks and balances?
Which type of federalism involves greater cooperation between federal and state governments, often through shared programs and funding?
Which article establishes the executive branch and the powers of the president?
What is Artice II?
Which clause in the Constituion states that the federal law takes precendence over state law in case of conflict?
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Which group were supported more by farmers who felt that the government should be close to the people?
Who are Anti-Federalists?
Which principle divides government power into three branches to ensure that no single branch can dominate?
What is separation of powers?
What is term for a modern form of federalism where the federal governmetn provides funding for programs with more state discretion in implementation?
What is new federalism?
What is Article VII?
Which clause in Article IV requires states to recognize and respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states?
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
The pseudonyms Cato, Brutus, Federal Farmer were used by which group?
What is the Anti-Federalists?
Which principle limits the powers of governmetn by listing what it can and cannot do?
What is limited government?
Which type of federalism is characterized by the federal government setting strict regulations and requirements for states to follow?
What is regulated federalism?
What is Article III?
What clause in Article I grants Congress the authority to regulate interstate business?
What is the Commerce Clause?
Which compromise helped to resolve the disagreement between the Federalist and Anti-Federalists in ratifying the Constitution?
What is the addition of the Bill of Rights?
Which principle ensures that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, overriding any state laws that contradict it?
What is the Supremacy Clause?
What type of federalism often involves a balance of power shifting from the federal government to the states over time?
What is new federalism?