Foundations
"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" are these
Natural rights, or inalienable rights
The Plan that was the basis for discussion of a new government at the Convention
Virginia Plan
The "lower house" of the US Congress
House of Representatives
The main figure within the executive branch
The President
The Constitution sets up three branches of government. They are?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Political ideology that favors free market concepts and states' rights, or local control, for the most part
Conservative ideology
The time before governments are formed is known as this, in which it's every man for himself; we played a card game at the beginning of the semester to simulate this concept
State of Nature
James Madison
Senators serve for a total of how many years?
Six
A President may ____ a law passed by Congress, rejecting it.
Veto
This clause creates implied powers of the federal government
Necessary and Proper Clause
American ideology that opposes government interference in almost any way, including personal choices like drug use and abortion
Libertarian ideology
The rebellion that forced the Founders to create a new government
Shays Rebellion
This compromise gave us our bicameral legislature
Great Compromise, or Connecticut Compromise
Federal elections occur every ___ years
Two
These act as temporary laws, but are really just directives by the president on how to carry out existing laws
Executive orders
This feature of the Constitution allows it to be adaptable
It can be amended
The primary conservative party in the US
Republican Party
The Articles of Confederation did not feature this crucial commercial power
Taxation
The Southern states pushed for this compromise, whereby their population numbers would be propped up to assist them in being represented in the House of Representatives at a better ratio than they otherwise would have *whew that was long, no TLDR*
Three-Fifths Compromise
Congress may _____ a public official, like the president or a Supreme Court justice, for "high Crimes and Misdemeanors"
Impeach
Controversial documents issued by presidents upon passing legislation - they sometimes act to veto certain parts of a bill while accepting the rest
Signing statements
This clause is related to the infamous "toilet talk"
Commerce Clause
The primary liberal party in the US
Democratic Party
Declaration of Independence
Madison hoped that an extended republic might avoid the ills of _____, or of people's natural tendency to form groups opposing one another
Factions
2/3
Article we read in class that dealt with the growing demands of the job of the presidency
"The Hardest Job in the World"
Constitutional principle that is defined by the sharing of power between levels of government
Federalism
Our own ideological subscription forms during this time, according to political scientists
Impressionable Years; or 15-24, roughly
Will accept: teenage years to early 20s