Checks and Balances
What was the purpose for checks and balances?
Each branch of government checks (limits) the powers of other branches so that one branch does not become too powerful.
What is federalism?
The Division of power between the federal and state governments.
What were federalists in favor for?
Federalists- In favor of strong Federal Government
What was the 1st amendment?
RAPPS (Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, Speech)
Veto definition
To reject a law or idea. (The President can veto bills passed by Congress)
Where was checks and balances created?
Constitutional convention
Where was federalism created?
Constitutional convention
What were antifederalists in favor for?
Anti-Federalists- In favor of strong state governments
What was the 2nd amendment?
The right to bear arms
Repeal definition
To cancel or remove
What power did the legislative branch have over the other two branches? (name one for each)
Executive:
Override Presidential veto
Confirms people appointed by Executive Branch
Legislative:
Creates lower courts
Impeach judges
Propose Amendments to overrule decisions.
Approve appointments of Federal Judges
What were the powers of the federal (delegated)
Name 2
Regulate trade
Set standards for weights and measures
Create and maintain armed forces
Declare war
Name one antifederalist and one federalist
Federalists:
John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Rufus King, John Marshall, Timothy Pickering and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Antifederalists:
Patrick Henry, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee, Samuel Adams, Elbridge Gerry, and Mercy Otis Warren
What was the 9th amendment
Individual freedoms extend beyond what is written in the Constitution
Amendment definition
A change or addition to an official document
Executive:
-Veto laws
-Call special sessions of congress
-Propose laws
Judicial:
- Appoint Federal Judges
-Can grant pardons to federal offenders
What were the powers of the shared gov'ts (concurrent)
(name 2)
Provide public welfare
Taxes
Administer criminal justice
Borrow money
Name 2 things federalists believed in
Believed in the importance of a strong federal government, including the supremacy clause
Believed in the importance of having a President (One Person)
Did not believe a Bill of Rights was necessary because the government already had limits on its power through Checks and Balances/Separation of Powers/ and Federalism. Worried listing every right could mean that rights not listed may not be protected.
What was the 13th amendment?
Abolished slavery
Ratify definition
To officially approve of something
What power did the judicial branch have over the other two branches? (name one for each)
Executive:
-Can declare executive actions Unconstitutional
Legislative:
-Can declare laws unconstitutional
What were the powers of the state gov't (reserved)
name 2
Driving laws
Establish and maintain schools
Establish local government
Drinking age/ Drug legalization
Name 2 things antifederalists believe in
Believed in strong state governments and that states had the best abilities to understand the needs of the people.
Believed the nation should be run by a group of people
Believed in the need for a Bill of Rights to ensure that freedoms could never be restricted by our government
What was the 19th amendment
Womens suffrage
What was shays rebellion?
A rebellion led by a Massachusetts farmer that helped the nation to realize the faults in the Articles of Confederation.