Foundations of Government
Who was John Locke?
An English Philosopher whom Thomas Jefferson received many of his ideas from
What is a unitary state?
is a state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority.
What are expressed powers of the constitution?
Powers granted to the federal government of the United States.
Who is considered to be the President of the Senate?
The Vice President
Why were anti-federalists skeptical of the new constitution?
They feared America falling into the same pitfalls as England and adopting a tyrannical form of government.
What is an example of civic virtue?
Example of what a correct response could entail:
voting in elections
putting other citizens needs before your own
What was The Enlightenment?
An intellectual and philosophical movement with global influences and effects. The Enlightenment included a range of ideas centered on the value of human happiness, the pursuit of knowledge obtained by means of reason and the evidence of the senses, and ideals such as liberty, progress, toleration, fraternity, constitutional government, and separation of church and state.
What are the reserved powers of the constitution?
Powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law to the states or its people.
What are the president's two main roles?
Head of State
Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
Who was called "The Father of the Constitution"
James Madison
What is a social contract?
an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
What were two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Potential correct responses:
No regulation of commerce
No power to maintain army Government was dominated by states
Needed 9/13 states to pass a national law and unanimous consent to amend the articles
What two houses of congress do we have here in the U.S.?
House of Representatives
Senate
The President has the power to ________ congressional legislation.
Veto
Was Thomas Jefferson a member of the Constitutional Convention?
No, Jefferson was American Minister to France at the time of the Constitutional Convention.
What is direct democracy?
is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives
What did the Virginia Plan do?
The Virginia Plan was notable for setting forth the idea of population-weighted representation in the proposed national legislature. The Virginia Plan favored the interests of states with large populations
What are the five component freedoms of the first amendment?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Petition
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of Religion
What are the minimum legal requirements to become president?
35 years of age
Born in the U.S.
Lived in the U.S. for 14 years consecutively
What were the Federalist Papers?
Basically, the constitution's marketing strategy.
What is popular sovereignty?
is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (rule by the people), who are the source of all political power.
What did the New Jersey Plan do?
The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population. The less populous states were adamantly opposed to giving most of the control of the national government to the more populous states, and so proposed an alternative plan that would have kept the one-vote-per-state representation under one legislative body from the Articles of Confederation.
What is a politico?
It is a hybrid model of representation between delegates and trustees, depending on the issue.
If the president and vice president die at the same time, who would become president in that scenario?
Speaker of the House
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.