Principles of Government
The three powers of Government
What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
This theory was used in the justification for America's separation from Britain in the Declaration of Independence
What is the Social Contract Theory?
The first three words of the Constitution
What are "We the People"?
The three groups of powers under our system of Federalism.
What are reserved, implied, and, expressed powers?
Mr. Ware's favorite day trip location.
What is San Francisco?
Paying taxes, voting in elections, serving on a jury are all examples
What is being a good citizen?
This was the nations first constitution... luckily it did not last very long
What are the Articles of Confederation
The concept that all the political power resides with the people is known as this
What is popular soverignty?
This act is considered the first step in statehood where a territory is authorized to create a state constitution.
What is the enabling act?
Mr. Ware received his bachelors degree in this subject.
What is Political Science?
This the difference between between a nation and a state.
What is Location vs. Race
The authors of the constitution are referred to as these
What are the Framers?
This concept is the believe that all three branches of government are separate and coequal of each other.
What is separation of powers?
Names one of the expressed powers of the National Government.
What is Collect taxes, regulate foreign and interstate trade, Set a standard of weights and measures, raise and maintain armed forces, declare war, etc.
Mr. Ware wants to live and work here when he gets older
What is Japan?
In this system of government power is is distributed and shared between a central government and other regional governments
What is Federalism?
This plan called for a House and a Senate that were both based on state population. This made smaller states nervous.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This is a tool used by the courts to determine the constitutionality of government acts.
What is Judicial Review?
What amendment in the Bill of rights states what powers are reserved to the states or the people.
What is the 10th amendment?
A frequent vacation spot for Mr. Ware
What is Disneyland?
In this form of Government, which is sometimes referred to as one party rule. Those in power are free to rule without any accountability to the people they govern.
What is a dictatorship?
This compromise resulted in the slaves being counted as 3/5ths of one person.
What is the 3/5th compromise?
Name way the constitution can be amended.
1. Passed by both houses with a 2/3 vote and ratified by 3/4 of the states
2. Passed by a national convention at the request of 2/3 pf the nations governors and ratified by 3/4 of the states.
Name one concurrent power.
What is collect taxes, define what crimes are and their punishment, establish a police force, establish courts.
The number of siblings Mr. Ware has
What is 0?