Foundational Documents
The main theme of Federalist 10 is:
Factions
Which form of democracy involves a direct vote by all people
direct/pure democracy
What sugary analogy did we use to describe Federalism?
Layer-Cake Federalism
Which Article describes the Enumerated powers of the Executive Branch
Article 2
Who wrote Brutus 1?
Participatory Democracy involves participation by people, but in the form of
Groups, parties, factions
Which amendment gives the States their Reserved Powers?
10th Amendment
According to Article 3, how long do Supreme Court Justices serve?
For good behavior (usually life)
Which foundational document is the first? Who wrote it?
The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson
Which Compromise made by the Founding Fathers best shows Elite Democracy
Electoral College, 3/5 Compromise
What are the powers shared between the Federal and State governments called? What is an example?
Concurrent Powers, teacher's discretion
Where in the Constitution does the Government explicitly gain it's Implied Powers?
The Necessary and Proper Clause
The Articles of Confederation were missing which of our current branches of government
Executive and Judicial
Our country runs as a Republic, which means that we
elect representatives
What is the system of government that favors state power over federal?
Confederate government
Where in the Constitution does Congress gain it's Enumerated Powers?
Article 1 Section 8
What Constitutional clause serves as Brutus 1's main complaint/objection? Why is he against it?
Which house of Congress MOST shows Pure Democracy
The main way that Congress can keep the State governments in line. Give an example
Funding, grants and mandates
How many Amendments in the Bill of Rights give the people any explicit freedoms/rights?
9