People
Name the main federalists?
Anti-federalists?
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Thomas Jefferson
Who was arrested in US v Lopez court case?
Alfonso Lopez
What is the document that laid out the first form of government in the US?
Articles of confederation
What document protected rights of people, rallied troops to fight at home, and secured foreign allies?
Declaration of Independance
Groups of people that come together because they share a common belief. Referred to as dangerous and threatening.
Factions
Who acted as a "steward of people" in federal environmental policymaking?
Teddy Roosevelt
What was Maryland's argument in Mcculloch v Maryland?
National Banks are unconstitutional
What document was a list of essential rights that the government can't take away? Who was for it?
Bill of rights. Anti-federalists
What document develops the idea of checks and balances as well as establishing branches?
Federalist No. 51
-Makes laws
- President/edits laws
- Interprets laws
- Legislative
- Executive
- Judiciary
Which enlightenment figure believed in natural laws and the idea that the governed should consent to the government?
John Locke
What was the final decision in Mcculloch v Maryland court case, where it was a unanimous vote 6-0? (Also established supremacy of national laws over state laws)
Mcculloch won
What was the error that led to US v Lopez with the federal and state?
Both established Gun laws (which led to the drop of state charges and federal law brought against him).
What Anti-Federalist document argued that a large central government would take away much of the state power and individuals power?
Brutus No.1
Gives congress the power to regulate trade between states and set tariffs on imports
Commerce Clause
What famous Anti-Federalist said "Give me liberty, or give me death!" and who opposed having a Constitution without a Bill of Rights?
Patrick Henry
What was the final decision 5-4 in US v Lopez which also balanced power between federal and state?
Lopez
What act allowed the government to tap phones and seize information that could expose terrorist attacks however became a conflict due to the fourth amendment?
USA Patriot Act
What part of the constitution is referred to the most, and establishes the power congress holds?
Article 1 section 8
- Broad involvement of citizens in politics
- Interest groups
- Elected representatives act as trustees
- Participatory
- Pluralist
- Elite
What man wrote Federalist No. 10 and No. 51 and played a key role in establishing the checks and balances system?
James Madison
What was the US's argument in US v Lopez that was a very far reach which failed to make sense?
Negative commerce effect
National power is above the states but is limited by the enumerated powers?
Supremacy Clause
What document answered the question of how the new constitution will protect the liberty of the people?
Federalist No. 10
Each government (state and federal) is dominate in its sphere.
Dual federalism