Balancing Government and Public
This idea, formed in 1762, laid the foundation of the government’s reliance on the people.
What is the Social Contract?
This collection of 85 documents by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay was written to defend the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
Essays published in opposition of the constitution because of the fear a large central government would oppress the states.
What is Brutus 1?
A system of government where citizens vote on a policy, instead of electing officials to do so.
What is a Direct Democracy?
These are what every man receives according to America’s Declaration of Independence?
What are natural/individual rights?
This Supreme Court Case granted the Supreme Court the Power of Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
A type of grant in which money is given to states on the condition that they comply with specific mandates.
What is a categorical grant?
The model of democracy that would be the separation of power between federal and state governments and states can make own laws provided they don’t conflict with national laws.
What is the participatory model?
This idea of democracy is most favored by James Madison’s Federalist 10.
What is pluralism?
In this Supreme Court case, it was ruled that states cannot tax the national bank rooted in the Supremacy clause of Federal Law.
What is McCulloch vs. Maryland?
The clause which outlines that states can't discriminate against a person from another state or provide privileges to their own resident.
What is the Comity Clause/Privileges and Immunities Clause?
Clause that states congress can make any law that’s necessary & proper to the execution of its enumerated powers.
What is the Necessary & Proper Clause (article 1 section 8)?
Congress can use this to deny the action when the president declares war.
What are checks and balances?
Supreme Court case that ruled that Congress had exceeded its authority under the commerce clause when it passed a law prohibiting firearms in school zones
What is U.S. v. Lopez?
A structure of federalism, also known as _ cake federalism, in which state and federal power and responsibility is not shared.
What is dual federalism/layer cake federalism?
The clause that says federal laws have greater authority than state laws.
What is the supremacy clause?
The political ideology is formed around a trust in the people and their capabilities to elect leaders.
What is Republicanism?
This is the formal statement of the rights of the citizens of the United States incorporated into the Constitution.
1. What is the bill of rights?
The amendment that extends the bill of rights to the states.
What is the fourteenth amendment?
These powers let Congress lay & collect taxes, Borrow money, coin money, declare war, raise & support armies, and maintain a navy.
What are the Enumerated powers of Congress?