Principles of American Democracy
The act of splitting up power and responsibilities of government between difference branches?
What is Separation of Powers?
Constitutional Compromise that concerned the representation of the states in government.
What is the Great Compromise?
The thesis statement of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble of the Constitution?
First state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Delaware?
A change or addition to the Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
Line from the constitution that affirms popular sovereignty.
What is "We the People"
The original plans proposed during the creation of the Constitutional Compromise.
What are the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
Article of the Constitution responsible for the creation of the Executive Branch?
What is Article II?
Third State to Ratify the Constitution.
What is New Jersey?
People who thought to include provisions that can change the Constitution to fit the needs of future society
Who are the Framers of the Constitution
A Government that is in support of a representative style of rule.
What is Republicanism?
The Compromise that concerned the selection of the head of the executive branch?
What is the Electoral College Compromise?
Article of the Constitution responsible for the creation of the Judaical branch?
What is Article III?
Article of the Constitution responsible for the creation of the legislative Branch.
What is the Article I?
The process of the Supreme Court interpreting the Constitution.
What is Judicial Review?
A government where legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated authorities.
What is Limited Government?
State with the highest reported number of enslaved peoples by the drafting of the 3/5th Compromise?
What is Virginia?
What is France?
Article of the Constitution that allows for addition of new Amendments.
What is Article #5?
The power of congress to make laws necessary to carry out its enumerated responsibilities.
What is the Elastic Clause?
What is freedom of speech, property, religion, and assembly all examples of?
What are Individual Rights?
Year that the Slave Trade compromise was set to ban the importation of Enslaved peoples from Africa?
What is 1808?
Article of the Constitution responsible for managing the relationship between states.
What is Article IV?
Article of the Constitution that secures the federal government as the Supreme Law of Land.
What is Article VI?
Name given to the set of powers afforded to congress. AKA the things they have to do to carry out their jobs.
What are the Enumerated Powers?