American Founding
The founding documents incorporated this principle created by John Locke
What are natural rights?
These powers are issued to the national government because they are the head of our country
What are inherent powers (or explicit powers)
Article 5 of the Constitution deals with these types of constitutional changes
What is the amendment process or amendments?
This type of democracy has everyone in the country actively participating and advocating for change.
What is direct democracy?
States are bound to honor marriage licenses granted in the other 49 states because of this constitutional clause
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
This uprising made the founding fathers realize that the Articles of Confederation weren't working
What was Shay's Rebellion?
This constitutional principle states that government comes from the consent of the governed
What is popular sovereignty?
This amendment grants trial rights, including the right to an attorney and a speedy and fair public trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
This type of democracy has at least two parties and makes its changes through interest groups and other types of "factions."
What is a pluralist democracy?
In 2012, Colorado and Washington passed laws on marijuana that conflicted with federal law, calling this constitutional clause into question
What is the supremacy clause?
Under the A.O.C., this number of states had to agree to pass a law
Marbury v. Madison matters because of this Constitutional principle
What is judicial review?
This clause, which might make you think of street fashion or pizza, declares the Constitution and federal gov. as the highest in the land.
What is the supremacy clause?
A loose group of associated "friend" states gets together to form this type of government.
What is a confederation/confederacy?
U.S. V Lopez limited the scope of the federal government's powers in regard to this clause
These are two weaknesses of the Articles
1. No power to tax
2. No power to raise an army
Also acceptable answers: No national courts and no trade regulation
This is the system of shared power between the national and state governments.
What is federalism?
Madison argued the benefits of this element of our Constitution in his Federalist 51/.
What are checks and balances/separation of powers?
In this type of government, states and the national government share powers.
What is federalism/federal government?
This Article 1 clause has greatly expanded the federal government's power by granting implied powers
What is the Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause?
This foundational document was demanded by anti-Federalists during ratification
What is the Bill of Rights?
This Enlightenment thinker was known for the separation of powers
Who is Montesquieu?
26 out of 27 amendments have been passed with this method.
This Federalist paper argued that a large republic is best suited to control the effects of factions
What is Fed. 10?
This constitutional clause allows you to move between states and buy property in different states without discrimination
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause?