Foundations
Name the document: We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain alienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, & the pursuit of happiness
Declaration of Independence
This model of representative democracy relies on broad participation of "the people"
Participatory
This first us Constitution was based on state sovereignty
The Articles of Confederation
The only truly elected body of the Federal government as originally written in the Constitution was the?
House of Representatives
What are powers shared between the national and state governments called?
Concurrent
In the Declaration, Jefferson would state the governments should be "derived from the consent of the governed"... Which ideal of democracy is this?
Popular Sovereignty
The model of representative democracy would imply limited access and participation for many Americans
Elite
Define sovereignty:
The sole power to rule
What is the requirements to pass an amendment?
2/3rds proposal from Congress, 3/4ths vote for ratification by the states
Powers listed in Article I, Section 8 are known as?
Enumerated powers
A type of government in which elected officials are chosen to run the government
A republic
It is said that Madison's Federalist #10 addressed how to control "the mischiefs of factions" or this model of representative democracy?
Pluralist
What did Shays' Rebellion demonstrate?
The Articles was too weak
Madison's Federalist #51 was about what constitutional concepts?
Separation of powers & checks and balances
Implied
A concept in which "the people" have the ultimate say over the government
Popular sovereignty
This Foundational Document written by an Anti-Federalist argued against the merits of a large pluralist republic.
Brutus #1
All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles except:
a. The federal government couldn't pass laws
b. They couldn't collect taxes
c. They couldn't enforce laws
d. They couldn't support a military
A
What is the impeachment process?
A simple majority vote by the House of Reps to impeach and a 2/3rds supermajority vote to remove from office
This supreme court case was a victory for the implied powers doctrine?
McColloch v. Maryland
John Locke, Hobbes, & Rousseau all argued for this give and take relationship between the government and the people
Social Contract
Federalist #10 argued that the solution to majority rule was what?
A large republic
This compromise at the Constitutional Convention solved the issue of representation between large and small states
The Great (Connecticut) Compromse
The concept of two sovereign levels of government is known as?
Federalism or Federal System
These type of Federalism demonstrated that both levels should remain sovereign in their own responsibilities and powers?
Dual Federalism