Declaration of Independence
What meeting did the Declaration of Independence eventually come out of?
Second Continental Congress
True or False? The US Constitution is the shortest in the world.
True
Which Federalist Paper famously wrote about factions?
Federalist #10
Which clause of the Constitution was used in McColluch v. Maryland?
Necessary and Proper Clause, Supremacy Clause
What are the three Democratic models?
Participatory, Pluralist, and Elite
Name a natural right
Social contract, (Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness, Property)
What was the first Constitution of the United States called?
The Articles of Confederation
What does Federalist #70 argue for?
A strong executive leader
Which SCOTUS case concerns racial gerrymandering?
Shaw v. Reno
Name the two Political Parties during the writing of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists and Federalists
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What are the first ten Amendments of the Constitution known as?
The Bill of Rights
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” What Federalist Paper is this from?
Federalist #51
Which of the SCOTUS cases we have studied included the commerce clause?
US v. Lopez
Explain the 3/5 Compromise
It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.
What part of the Declaration of independence did the colonist accuse King George of Tyranny?
The List of Grievances
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution
9 states
Who most likely wrote Brutus #1
Robert Yates
What was the issue for Baker v. Carr? Issue as in the I in FIHRR
Does the Supreme Court have jurisdiction over questions of legislative apportionment?
In other words, could the Supreme Court rule on that case?
Which plan concerning legislative organization was eventually adopted in the Constitution?
The Virginia Plan
If a government fails to protect people’s fundamental rights, what can the people do?
Alter or Abolish it
What does Article 1 of the Constitution talk about?
Congress and its powers
Doubled Points!!!!! How many Federalist Papers were written? Which newspapers were they originally published in?
85 essays, The New York Packet, The Independent Journal
Which article of the Constitution talks about the judiciary?
Article 3
What was the major cause for the rewriting of the Articles of Confederation to become the Constitution?
Shay's Rebellion