Founding Ideals
The principle that documents like the constitution and laws are used to determine what gov't can and cannot do.
What is Limited Government?
Established that all people are created equal and listed the grievances against the British gov't.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The principle that Federal law supersedes any state or local law.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This branch of government was intended by the founders to be the most powerful due to its connect to the people.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The idea that the power of the government originates from the consent of the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The first in a series of Anti-Federalist papers that argued Congress had to much power under the constitution and that a large republic would be ineffective.
What is Brutus 1?
This clause in the 14th amendment has been utilized to selectively incorporate the Bill of Rights to the states.
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
The article of the Constitution that lays out the Executive Branch.
What is Article II?
A form of democratic institution in which a small number of the citizenry that are wealth and connected hold and influences political power.
What is Elite Democracy?
Argued that individuals have a duty to fight for justice and equality because oppressors never willingly give rights to the oppressed. Also criticized moderates who agreed with the notion of civil rights but challenged the way the movement went about it.
What is a Letter From A Birmingham Jail?
This clause in Article I of the constitution is what allows for laws to be implemented as needed.
What is the Necessary & Proper Clause or Elastic Clause?
SCOTUS has this ability to check if executive orders issued by the President and legislation passed by Congress are constitutional
What is Judicial Review?
The powers given to each branch as listed in the Constitution.
What are Expressed/Delegated/Enumerated Powers?
A strong and united republic would be the most effective in controlling "factions" due to more representation and a greater # of opinions.
What is Federalist 10?
States must honor the laws of others, and honor citizens and judicial proceedings of other states.
What is the Full Faith & Credit Clause?
Bills of appropriation originate here.
What is the House of Representatives?
A form of representative democracy that gov't is responsive due to broad involvement of citizens in politics.
What is Participatory Democracy?
Proposed 3 branches of government with an emphasis on a separation of powers and checks and balances to keep any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is Federalist 51?
Allows for Congress to regulate and control international interstate trade.
What is the Commerce Clause?
The executive branch executes the laws with help from this large entity meant to organize and enforce legislation passed by Congress.
What is the Federal Bureaucracy?