Basic Principals
Define the term Popular Soverignty
Asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.
The basic constitutional rights of the people were first set out in the
The Bill of Rights
National debts, supremacy of national law, and oaths of office are discussed in which Article?
Article VI
Where does sovereignty rest in a dictatorship
With a single individual
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed
July 4,1776
Define the term limited government.
States that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away.
What group demanded a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Which article discusses amending the constitution?
Article Article V
How many representatives are there in the senate?
100
Powers shared by the National and States are known as
Concurrent Powers
Define the term Separation of Powers
The principle in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government are three independent and coequal branches of government.
What are the three parts of the Constitution?
If you can give me the number of amendments you will receive 50 points as well as the number of articles (50 points)
a.Preamble
b.Articles 7 articles
c.Amendments 27 Amendments
Ratifying the Constitution is discussed in what Article?
Article VII
What does the Executive branch of the government focus on ?
The Executive Branch of the U.S. government is responsible for enforcing laws. It is headed by the President, who also serves as Commander-in-Chief of the military and chief diplomat.
The power to coin money is what kind of power
An Expressed/Exclusive Power
Define the term Judicial Review. If you can give me the court case that this was established in you will receive an extra 100 points.
Consists of the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action. Established by the Court Case Marbury v. Madison
Who was the Father of the Constitution
James Madison
State laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other States is known as which clause that correlates with Article IV?
Full Faith and Credit Clause
What is the focus of the legislative branch? What are the two branches of the legislative branch? (50 points each for branch given)
Congress, which is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
List 4 Characteristics of a state
a.Population
b.Soverignty
c.Territory
d.Government
Define the term Federalism. If you can give me an example of what local governments refer to in the context of federalism you will receive an extra 50 points.
System of government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments. Local governments refer to counties, municipalities, townships, and special districts.
How many times has the Constitution been formally changed?
27
What form of government does the Constitution require of the National Government to guarantee to every state and what article corresponds with this?
Article IV, Republican Form of Government
What does the Judicial Branch focus on?
The supreme court.
How many representatives are there in the House of Representatives
435