People
According to this philosopher, government exists to protect and serve its citizens
Who is John Locke?
Theory of government which dictates that people give up certain rights in return for protection.
What is the social contract theory?
What is "consent to govern?" OR popular sovereignty
This clause stretches the power of Congress
What is the necessary and proper clause?
What is the elastic clause?
The principle that establishes 3 equal and independent branches.
What is separation of powers?
According to this philosopher, government exists because people cannot be trusted to rule themselves.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Theory of government in which people assume power through a God or Gods
What is the Divine Right theory?
Name of the 85 essays designed to argue for ratification of the Constitution.
What were the federalist papers?
This clause indicates that people are free to practice whichever religion they want.
The principle that people vote for others to represent their views in government
What is republicanism?
Hobbes and Locke believed in this same THEORY of government that people should give up their rights in return for protection.
What is the social contract theory?
Theory of government in which a state evolves overtime often out of an extended family.
What is the evolutionary theory?
Constitutional Compromise which created a bicameral legislature with one house based on equality per state and the other based on population equality.
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
What is the Great Compromise?
This clause constitutes a separation of church and state.
What is the establishment clause?
the principle that government power is divided between the national government and the states.
This author of the Declaration of Independence, borrowed Locke's idea of natural rights.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Theory of gov't in which the state comes about and expands when one group of people conquer others, much like the Roman Empire.
What is the Force theory?
This part of the Constitution sets out it's goals.
What is the preamble?
This clause says that Constitution is the highest law in the land.
What is the supremacy clause?
What is popular sovereignty?
The three authors of the federalist papers are...
Who are James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
What is the Mayflower Compact?
According to the Constitution, what are the 3 requirements to run for office of the President?
35 years old,
natural born citizen
lived in U.S. past 14 years.
This clause gives congress the power to regulate trade between the states.
What is the commerce clause?
the principle that everyone must follow the same policies.
Rule of Law