Fed v. Anti-Fed
Is a famous 1787 essay by James Madison that explains how a large constitutional republic protects the nation from the dangers of political factions.
What is "Federalist No. 10"?
A system of government where each of the three branches can limit the powers of the other branches to prevent any single group from gaining total control.
What is Checks and Balances?
It was created before the end of the Revolutionary War. This was the prototype document to come before the United States Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
In this Supreme Court cast it was ruled that natural rights include the right to marry who you want.
What is Obergefell v Hodges?
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
a person who supports a system of government where individual states or regions share power with a central national government and would be controlled by separation of powers and checks and balances.
What is a "Federalist"?
power shared with federal and state governments with overlapping power but federal government has ultimate supremacy
What is Federalism?
This event showed the leaders of the new United States, that the Articles of Confederation were inadequate at dealing with problems, and quite weak.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This Supreme Court case ruled that the Federal government has power to establish a bank using "the necessary and proper clause" and ruled against the states taxing it.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The plan that James Madison presented at the constitutional convention, where representation was proportional to the population size.
What is the Virginia Plan?
This is an essay written by James Madison in 1788 that explains and defends the system of checks and balances and the separation of powers in the U.S. Constitution
What is "Federalist No. 51"
A constitutional design that divides government responsibilities into different branches to prevent any single group from holding too much power.
What is the Separation of Powers?
This document is made up of seven articles, that completely set up our framework for the Government.
What is the United States Constitution?
The head of a branch of government, who has the ability to interpret laws constitutionality.
What is the US Supreme Court?
The plan that William Patterson presented at the constitutional convention, where representation equally represented.
What is the New Jersey Plan?
They were political leaders who opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and fought against the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution.
What is an anti-federalist?
This is the political principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the ultimate source of all political power.
What is popular sovereignty?
They are granted all the power in the government and have complete autonomy from the the Articles of Confederation.
What are the States?
Supreme Court case that ruled a "gun free school zone" does not fall under the federal commerce clause. Which limited federal power over the states.
What is "US v. Lopez"?
A law passed by the Bush Administration where education is a reserved power belonging to states and focuses heavily on test scores.
What is "No Child Left Behind"?
This paper used to persuade voters from ratifying the US Constitution.
What is "Brutus I"?
This document is the Supreme Law of the land. And gives us a strong but limited central government.
What is The United States Constitution?
This principle is detailed in Article VI of the Constitution, that make federal law superior to state law whenever the two conflict.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
When Federal, state, and local governments all work together to complete projects.
What is Fiscal Federalism?
This Act gives the federal government power to gather information. To use surveillance when deemed necessary to protect the country from terrorism.