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Federalism
The Papers
Constitution
Other
100

What was the name of the US federal government that did not have the ability to tax or to oversee trade?

What is the Articles of Confederation?

100

What group advocated for more federal power in the national government?

What is the federalists?

100

What federalist paper focused on the idea of factions and how they should be avoided?

What is Federalist no. 10?

100

What compromise counted every 5 enslaved people as 3 people?

What is the 3/5 compromise?

100

What type of democracy uses direct public voting on every issue?

What is participatory democracy?

200

What are the differences between funded and unfunded mandates?

What is funded mandates have money involved. 

200

What were anti-federalists afraid of?

What is a strong federal government, turning into England

200

What paper focused on why a large republic is dangerous to liberty and representing the public?

What is Brutus No. 1

200

What clause in the Constitution allows for the Legislative branch to pass laws regarding anything necessary and proper?

What is the necessary and proper clause?

200
What type of democracy allows citizens to vote for representatives to make decisions for the nation?

What is elite democracy?

300

What type of grant has "strings attached" when it comes with what the state has to do with the money?

What is categorical grants?

300

What type of federalism is using money to gain more federal power?

What is fiscal federalism?

300

How does Hamilton in Fed. 51 state that the federal power can be checked? How does Fed. 51 prove that a powerful federal power can still represent the people?

What is Checks and Balances, three branch government where each branch interacts with each other

300

What clause in the Constitution puts Federal laws above state laws?

What is the supremacy clause?

300

What rebellion lead to the Constitutional Convention?

What is Shay's Rebellion?

400

What is the commerce clause/what does it do?

It allows for the federal government to oversee trade with foreign nations, native american tribes and interstate commerce. 

400

What group favored the New Jersey plan at the Constitutional Convention?

Anti-Federalists

400

What are the characteristics of a good republic according to Madison?

Government represents and derives from the people

Representatives follow the rules set out for them 

400

Name one Court Case that expanded the necessary and proper clause. 

What is McCulloch v. Maryland

400

What is the idea that the federal branches of the government have different rules to prevent one branch from getting to powerful?

What is checks and balances?

500
Name one court case that restricted the commerce clause. 
What is US. v. Lopez?
500

At the Constitutional Convention, what were the main fears of both the federalists and anti-federalists?

Federalists: Lack of strong central power, turning back into Articles of Confederation

Anti-Federalists: Small states don't get representation, nothing to prevent federal government from overexerting its power.

500

Name the 5 examples that Madison provides on Federalist no. 39 that proves that states still have power in the federal government. 

The House

The Senate

Amendment Ratification

Constitution Ratification

The Federal Government



500

Name what were the results of the Great Compromise. 

House of Representatives based on population

Senate based on state (2 per)

Three branches of government (Legislative, Executive, Judical)

500

What ideas did the founding fathers gain from enlightenment philosophers?

Idea of a republic as best form of government, role of government to protect natural rights (life, liberty, property), government should represent the people and its interests.