Constitution
What did the supremacy clause establish?
Federal law/U.S. Constitution take precedence over state laws/state constitutions.
Thomas Jefferson mainly incorporated the ideas of which Enlightenment thinker in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
What document failed to create an effective government and needed to be replaced by the Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
What was the date that the 13 colonies declared independence from Great Britain?
July 4th, 1776
System of government where power is divided between a national government and the states.
Federalism
What are the 3 branches that were established in the Constitution?
What three rights did John Locke say were inalienable under natural law?
Life, liberty, and property
What were the pseudonyms for the writers of the Federalist papers and Antifederalist papers?
Federalist - Publius, Antifederalist - Brutus
Which case occurred second, U.S. v. Lopez or McCulloch v. Maryland?
U.S. v. Lopez
What is a group of self-interested people who use the government to get what they want, trampling the rights of others in the process? (Federalist 10 discusses these groups)
Faction
Which article of the Constitution was the longest and what does it discuss?
Article I, the legislative branch
Who was the Swiss Enlightenment thinker whose ideas regarding the nature of man and social contract theory indirectly influenced the Declaration of Independence and directly influenced the Constitution?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Federalist 51 described the importance of what?
Separation of powers.
What event was the catalyst for writing the Constitution?
Shays' Rebellion
Define popular sovereignty.
The idea that the government's right to rule comes from the people.
Add amendments to the Constitution.
What political concept used in U.S. government today did Baron de Montesquieu create?
Separation of powers
Why did Brutus 1 say a large republic wouldn't work?
He said that the nation was too big.
What was the court case involving the necessary and proper clause?
McCulloch v. Maryland
What is the difference between participatory democracy and elite democracy?
Participatory democracy involved widespread political participation while elite democracy involves elected representatives making decisions and acting as trustees for those who elected them.
In the Constitution, what is the difference between the full faith and credit clause and the privileges and immunities clause?
The full faith and credit clause states that state governments recognize and respect other states' judgements, laws, and records. The privileges and immunities clause states that all Americans have the same basic rights no matter what state they live or are travelling in. The full faith and credit clause focuses more on state governments while the privileges and immunities clause focuses more on the people in the states.
English Enlightenment thinker, Thomas Hobbs, is famous for discussing the idea of the social contract and highlighting the importance of a governing body in his book. What was the name of Thomas Hobbs's famous book?
The Leviathan
How many grievances are in the Declaration of Independence?
27
The following questions are constitutional questions from the McCulloch v. Maryland case. Answer them based on the ruling.
Did Congress have the authority to establish a bank under the Constitution? Did Maryland law unconstitutionally interfere with congressional powers?
Yes, Yes
The Grand Committee was created solve which issue?
How to apportion representatives in national legislature.