Democracy and
Government powers
Government powers
_______had the first democracy
_______had the first republic
what is Athens and Rome?
First National Government of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation?
French Philosopher who is the principal source of the theory of separation of powers
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
The sharing of power between multiple levels of government.
What is the federalism?
U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
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SpongeBob Squarepants
Type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people
What is Representative Democracy?
The form of democracy under the Articles of Confederation
What is elite democracy?
Compact between the state and the governed.
What is a Social Contract?
Explain Enumerated vs concurrent powers vs Reserved
What are powers given to the federal government, powers not given are reserved for the states, and those that are powers shared by the federal government and the states?
landmark case of the United States Supreme Court concerning the Commerce Clause.
What is United States v. Lopez
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Barney Rubble
Direct Participation of many, if not most, people in a society, not only in government but in public life as well.
What is Participatory Democracy?
The event along with irregularities in commerce, made leaders realize the need to revise the AOC.
What is Shays's Rebellion?
Two main governmental Principles addressed in Federalist 51. Essay.
What are Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances?
Political arrangement in which power is divided between the federal and state governments in clearly defined terms, with state governments exercising those powers accorded to them without interference from the federal government.
What is Dual Federalism?
James Madison wrote about "The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments"
What is Federalist 51.?
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Bobs Burger
nongovernmental groups organize to try to exert influence on political decision making. (Interest Groups)
What is Pluralist Democracy?
Provide three compromises made at the Constitutional Convention
What is the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Electoral College.
People are the ultimate ruling authority.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the national government.
What is Cooperative Federalism?
The government that is necessary to prevent factions from forming?
What is a Large Republic?
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Dexter
Elected representatives who are people of resources and influence act as trustees for the people who elected.
What is Elite Democracy?
The promise made by federalists that influenced ratification for the Constitution in the large and later states.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Provide a check of power on each branch of government.
What are veto, override, approve justices, approve cabinet members and ambassadors, judicial review, impeachment, appointments by the president.
This Bakery Metaphor for Cooperative Federalism
What is Marble Cake?
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
What is Federalist 51.
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He-Man