Gov 1
The system in which each brand of government has a check on the other branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
In the original constitution, Senators were selected this way.
An agreement between multiple people in which each side gives up something it wants.
What is a compromise?
What is the three fifths compromise?
This is how each state's electoral vote number is determined.
What is the number of representatives plus the number of Senators?
A government in which citizens vote directly on issues.
What is a pure democracy?
Who is James Madison?
This person is considered the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives is called this.
What is a republic?
The Articles of Confederation had this many branches of government.
What is 1?
This is the main idea of Federalist No. 10.
What are factions?
This person was the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention.
Who is George Washington?
This has the final authority on all laws under the federal system.
What is the Constitution?
The division of powers between the national and state government is known as _______________.
What is a federal system?
This keeps is how the Judicial Branch checks the legislative branch.l
What is Judicial Review?
This is the main idea of Federalist 51.
What is separation of powers?
This Constitutional Clause (and location) was the main idea of US v. Lopez.
What is the Commerce Clause (Article 1, Section 8)?
This is the type of legislature that resulted from the Great Compromise.
What is bicameral?
The legislative branch under the Articles of Confederation was set up like this.
What is unicameral, requiring a supermajority to pass legislation?
This is the main reason that the United States has a 2 party system.
What is the winner take all system?
This constitutional clause (and location) was the main idea of McCulloch v. Maryland.
What is the Supremacy Clause in Article VI?