Federalism
Articles of Confederation
Founding Fathers & Constitutional Convention
Political Philosophers
The Constitution
100

Type of Federalism described by Layer Cake

What is Dual Federalism?

100

Rebellion which revealed insecurities in Articles of Confederation

What is Shay's Rebellion?

100

Father of the Constitution

Who is James Madison?

100

The Father of Political Science

Who is Aristotle

100

powers not granted to national government nor denied to states

What are reserved powers?

200

Type of Federalism described by Marble cake?

What is cooperative federalism?

200

Articles of Government provided no way to fund a ________

What is a standing army?

200

Characteristics of the Founding Fathers

What is white, wealthy, well educated, men?

200

Thought men were corruptible

Who is Montesquieu?

200

Established Judicial Review under the Judiciary branch

What is Marbury V. Madison

300
The four types of federalism included in the "evolution of federalism" 

What is State centered, Dual, Cooperative, Centralized?

300

Under the articles of confederation the only body of government was _______

What is congress?

300

Plan opting for bicameral government based on population

What is the Virginia Plan?

300

Locke's Inalienable Rights

What is life, liberty, and property?

300

Establishes US constitution as the supreme law of the land

What is the Supremacy Clause

400
The two categories of fiscal federalism

What is block grants and categorical grants?

400

The Articles of Confederation had no way to allow for _____ and ________

What is checks and balances?

400

Compromise which decided the house would be based on population and senate equal representation

What is the Connecticut/Great Compromise?

400

Wrote "The Republic"

Who is Plato?

400
Number of amendments in the constitution

What is 27

500
The two types of categorical grants

Formula grants and project grants

500

Problems with national government under Articles of Confederation

  • Could not compel states to pay for national government to do anything 

  • Congress couldn’t tax people 

  • Could not control commerce between states 

  • No way to pay for standing army 

500

Established the Electoral College

What is the Executive Compromise?

500

Wrote the Spirit of Laws

Who is Montesquieu

500

Two examples of restrictions on government listed in Article I: Legislature

What is Ex-post facto law, bill of attainder, and/or habeas corpus

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