General
People/ Quotes
Government
3 Branches
7 Principles
100
What era is characterized by differences and compromises in forming the new government?
What is the Constitutional Era?
100
In the United States we settle our disputes peacefully in _________.
What is courts?
100
Congress has two parts, or houses. It is called a ________ __________.
What is a bicameral legislature?
100
The three branches of government.
What are Legislative, Judicial, and Executive?
100
The most important Principle.
What is popular sovereignty, federalism, republicanism, separation of powers, checks and balances, limited government, and/or individual rights?
200
The first three presidents were...
Who are Washington, Adams, and Jefferson?
200
Name the Amendment to the Constitution / Bill of Rights. "For quartering large Bodies of Armed Troops among us." --Declaration of Independence
What is the 2nd Amendment?
200
The U.S. government is a ________________ democracy.
What is representative democracy?
200
The job that would require someone to represent them with foreign governments, enforce laws, and balance the power of Congress because of veto powers.
What is the President?
200
The Constitutional Principle where people create, rule, or alter the government.
What is popular sovereignty?
300
The President who appointed John Marshall Supreme Court Chief Justice in January 1801 on his last day in office.
Who is John Adams?
300
*Used judicial review for the first time. *Was Supreme Court Chief Justice in 1803. *Presided over Marbury vs. Madison
Who is John Marshall?
300
People make a social contract with the government to _______________.
What is natural rights?
300
The Executive Branch checks the power of the Legislative Branch by ________________.
What is vetoing bills?
300
The Constitutional Principle where powers are divided between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
400
An ability to discuss issues logically and make well-reasoned arguments is a requirement of which job in the three branches?
Who is a Supreme Court Justice?
400
"In a state of nature, everyone has a right to everything. This leads to constant war between all people. Lives are nasty, poor, brutish, and short." --Thomas Hobbes believed that life in a state of nature was _______________.
What is violent and rough?
400
The three Natural Rights according to Locke.
What are life, liberty, and property?
400
The Judicial Branch checks the power of the Executive Branch by ________________.
What is declaring actions unconstitutional?
400
Checks and balances keep each branch from gaining too much power by __________. (Be Specific--like the Graphic Organizer!) Show me how they are connected.
What is the Exe checks Leg by vetoing bills, Leg checks Exe by overriding a veto, Leg checks Jud by approving judges, Jud checks Leg by saying unconstitutional laws, Jud checks Exe by saying unconstitutional, Exe checks Jud by appointing judges.
500
Articles of Confederation: 13/13 votes to amend laws :: Constitution: __ /__ votes to amend laws
What is 2/3?
500
"The History of the Present King of Great-Britain is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, an absolute Tyranny over these States." The principle of _____ __ _______ keeps the US from having another tyrant.
What is checks and balances?
500
TRIPLE JEOPARDY: *John Locke says the Natural Rights are _____, _____, and ______, which led the Founding Fathers to say in the Declaration of Independence that we all have the right to ______, _______, and _________. *What was Locke's influence on Declaration?
What is *life, liberty, property *life, liberty, pursuit of happiness The Declaration of Independence was based on Locke's Theory of Government (Natural Rights and Social Contract). Social Contract was broken by King George III so they can break away from that gov't and make their own with a new social contract.
500
TRIPLE JEOPARDY: The Supreme Court can declare what three things unconstitutional?
What is an action of the president, a federal law enacted by Congress, the decision of a state supreme court?
500
TRIPLE JEOPARDY: Choose one of the points of view and make a well reasoned argument defending your opinion. *Electoral College needs to stay the same. *Make changes to the Electoral College. *Go to Popular vote only.
What is *Electoral College stays same = it's worked for 250 years, this allows us to have a well qualified president b/c ppl can be single-minded sometimes. *Make changes = pass laws telling the Electoral College to vote according to the ppl votes, eliminate the winner-take-all situation by having everyone's vote count instead of majority for a state. *Pop vote only = the ppl aren't being heard b/c only the Electoral College matters, this way everyone's vote counts
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