Separation of Power (C&B)
Name one check the Executive Branch has on the Legislative.
Veto Laws. Propose Bills/ Budgets.
Define Federalist.
Favoring the ratification of the constitution.
What is a two-party system?
Political system primarily dominated by two parties.
What is the Bill of Rights?
First 10 Amendments of the Constitution.
Author of "Common Sense"
T-Paine
List the purpose of all three branches.
Make Laws. Enforce Laws, Interpret Laws.
What were the Federalist Papers?
Collection of essays that urged the ratification of the constitution.
Define Partisanship
Government action in favor of a political party.
What did the 10th Amendment do?
Gave all powers not directly given to the federal government to the states.
Name all 4 major types of media.
Print, Radio, Television, Internet
Which branch can declare war and tax?
Legislative.
Names of main three federalists
Hamilton, Madison, Jay
Difference between open and closed primaries?
Only voters registered with a party can vote in closed primaries.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Abolish Slavery.
Why are Supreme Court Justices appointed for life?
To liberate them from any outside pressures allowing independent unbiased decisions.
Two checks the legislative has on the executive?
Override Veto, Impeachment.
Name 2 beliefs of Anti-Federalists
thought that congress would overwhelm people with taxes
- did not want a very strong central government
- believed judicial branch would swallow up state courts
- felt the need to have a bill of right
What did Washington warm the U.S about in His Farewell Address?
Beware foreign alliances and political parties.
What were the Articles of Confederation and why did they fail?
The original constitution of the U.S and they were too weak.
What two U.S presidents were impeached?
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton
Define Judicial Review.
Ability to declare law or action unconstitutional.
Main Anti-Federalists(3)
Yates, Mason, Henry
Kansas-Nebraska Act had a heavy influence on the downfall of which political party?
The Whig Party
What is the Electoral College?
body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
Name the polocy-making relationship between Congressional Comitees, Interest Groups, and the Bureaucracy.
Iron Triangle