Category 1
Three types of democracy
What are Participatory, pluralist, and elite?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws
What is the Judicial Branch?
Branch of government responsible for making laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
Branch of government responsible for enforcing laws
What is the Executive branch?
The most fun iCivics Game
What is Win the White House?
The foundational document that pushed for states' rights and advocated for small independent republics.
What is Brutus 1?
This group opposed the new Constitution & believed
in States’ Rights
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Emphasizes broad participation in politics and civil society
What is Participatory democracy?
Emphasizes the role of groups in policymaking
What is Pluralist democracy?
Emphasizes limited participation in politics and civil
society
What is Elite democracy?
This amendment protects American's right to bear arms
What is the Second Amendment?
This group wanted a strong national government over a large republic where the influence of factions would be reduced.
Who are the Federalists?
What is the A legislative body with two houses is known as
What is Bicameral?
Foundational document that established a unicameral Congress in which each state had 1 vote
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Foundational document influenced by major thinkers of the Enlightenment
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Each branch is given the ability to block or influence actions of the other branches
What are Checks & balances?
This section of the constitution outlines the powers of the Federal (National) government
What is Article I Section 8?
This type of federalism is liked by states because money is provided (sometimes) to help pay for federal programs within their state.
What is cooperative or marble cake federalism?
Federal and state governments are each supreme in their own sphere; their powers do NOT overlap
What is Dual or Layer Cake federalism?
Event that showed the weakness of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Powers directly stated in the Constitution
What are Expressed or enumerated powers?
Powers not directly stated in the Constitution; claimed by Congress; based on necessary and proper clause
What are Implied powers?
This foundational document argues that a large republic is the best way to control the effects of Factions
What is Federalist 10?
This court case increased the power of the national government through the supremacy clause and reaffirmed the necessary and proper clause.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The court established its role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of federal laws, the principle is known as judicial review.
What is Marbury V. Madison?
The Articles of Confederation did not provide powers to the federal government, name two.
What is the Right to impose taxes and to not have separation of powers
Clause that allows Congress to make laws necessary to carry out their expressed powers
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Clause that says when Federal and State laws conflict, the Federal law is superior
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The process of how people develop their political beliefs over time
What is Political socialization?