Influences
What form of government allows the people to have the authority and participate directly in law making?
Democracy
What type of government is described below?
A government that is ruled by a king or a queen and power is passed down from one generation to the next
Monarchy
Name the 5 essential elements for a democracy.
Citizen Participation
Stable Middle Class
Public Education
Social Consensus of Values
Volunteer Organizations
The supreme law of the land is the what?
Constitution
What does the 19th amendment say?
Women right to vote.
John Locke said all men had natural rights. What 3 things did this include?
Life, Liberty, Property
What type of government is described below:
A government in which all the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite group
Oligarchy
Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
What does the 24th amendment say?
Prohibited poll tax
Name one of the 3 English documents that reiterated the ideal of limited government.
Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Petition of Right
Name 3 out of 6 of the purposes of Government.
Form a more perfect union: Build a stronger, more cooperative bond between the states and the people than what existed before.
Establish justice: Create fair laws and equal courts so everyone is treated right.
Ensure domestic tranquility: Keep peace and safety at home within the country.
Provide for the common defense: Protect the nation from outside enemies and attacks.
Promote the general welfare: Help people live healthy, safe, and stable lives by providing public goods and services.
Secure the blessings of liberty: Protect basic rights and freedom for current and future generations.
Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Each state had 1 cote
No power to tax
No executive/judicial branch
Amendments required a unanimous vote
No national currency.
What are the first 3 words of the Preamble?
We the People
What does the 14th amendment say?
Natural born citizenship
Montesquiue called for a seperation of powers that would include checks and balances. What is this principal called now?
federalism
Name the 4 characteristics of a state.
Government, Land, People, Sovereignty
Describe Shay's Rebellion AND why it was significant.
Shays' Rebellion was a 1786–1787 armed uprising in Massachusetts led by Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays. Impoverished farmers, facing high taxes, debt, shut down courthouses to stop legal actions. It proved significant by exposing the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, prompting the Constitutional Convention
List 2 of the enumerated (delegated) powers of Congress under federalism.
What does the 3rd amendment say?
No quartering troops
Name the philosopher that said each quote:
1. "Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions"
2. "A perpetual and restless desire of power after power, that ceaseth only in death."
3. "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
1. John Locke
2. Thomas Hobbes
3. Rousseau
Name and describe 2 of the theories about how government formed.
Social Contract Theory
Devine Right Theory
Evolutionary Theory
Force Theory
At the Constitutional Convention, the "Great Compromise" helped settle a major dispute between two plans. What were they and who did they favor?
Virginia Plan - give representation based on population, favors large states
New Jersey Plan - give equal number of votes per state, favors small states
How does the U.S. Constitution guarantee popular sovereignty?
Citizens are granted the right to vote in government elections.
What does the 26th amendment say?
National voting age is 18.