Party System
What are the 2 major parties?
Democratic and Republican
Politicians look to find middle ground
Compromise (notebook)
Regulated commerce, making war, and taxes.
What does Article I say?
How many options are there to propose an Amendment
2
What was a big weakness for the Articles of Confederation?
There was no national army
What is an independent voter?
Personal Freedoms
Individualism (notebook)
governmental authorities not expressly stated in the Constitution
What is Implied Powers?
These 2 political entities vote on a proposed amendment
The House and Congress
How was amendments proposed into the Constitution?
Two thirds of both houses can propose amendments into the Constitution.
Why does U.S. have a party system? (name 2 pros or cons)
acceptable answers
pros: discourage extreme change, encourages stability & moderation, makes it difficult to make changes quickly
cons:makes it difficult to make changes quickly
Nobody is better than anyone else, even political leaders
Equality (notebook)
Powers given to the states.
What is Reserved Powers?
What fraction of votes is needed to propose an amendment
two thirds
What are the cases that the Judicial power extend to?
They extend into Laws and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made under their Authority.
How does a 2 party system keep the U.S. stable?
Citizens vote in leaders based on their interests
Representitive Government (notebook)
Gives power to Congress, president, and courts (Articles I,II,III)
The Constitution
This political entity can ask Congress to call a national Convention to propose an amendment
State Legislatures
Two thirds of what can propose amendments into the Constitution?
Two thirds of both houses.
What started the tradition of the 2 party system?
Federalist and Anti-Federalist
When someone wins an election they cannot take away the loser's rights.
Majority Rules with Minority Rights (notebook)
Significant power that Congress has because they can regulate anything that crosses state boarders.
Commerce
Ratify Conventions are similar to what principle of democracy
Popular sovereignty
Before a Bill becomes a law you have to do what?
You have to saw it to the president of the United States of America.