Democracy
This foundational document restates the philosophy of natural rights, and provides a foundation for popular sovereignty.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This compromise provided a formula for calculating a state's enslaved population for purposes of representation in the House and for taxation.
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
A strange man who teaches AP Government at RCHS.
Who is Mr. G?
What are implied powers?
What are mandates?
This democratic ideal can be defined as 'an implicit agreement among the people in a society to give up some freedoms to maintain social order.'
What is a social contract?
This event highlighted a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Two principles that ensure that no one branch of the government becomes too powerful.
What are 'separation of powers' and 'checks and balances'?
This is the proper definition of 'federalism.'
What is 'a system of government in the United States in which power is shared between the national government and state governments'?
This specific enumerated power has been used most frequently in conjunction with the Necessary and Proper Clause to expand the power of the national government.
What is Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce?
Emphasizes group-based activism by nongovernmental interests striving for impact on political decision making.
What is pluralist democracy?
This compromise created a bicameral system of congressional representation with the House of Representatives based on each state's population and the Senate representing each state equally.
What is the Great (Connecticut) Compromise?
This foundational document explains how constitutional provisions of separation of powers and checks and balances control potential abuses by majorities.
What is Federalist No. 51?
Supreme Court case that limited Congress' use of the commerce clause.
What is United States v. Lopez?
Supreme Court case that solidified the concept of implied powers and the Supremacy Clause
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This foundational document adhered to popular democratic theory, emphasized the benefits of small, decentralized republic, and warned of the dangers to personal liberty from a large, centralized republic.
What is Brutus No. 1?
In for the Constitution to be amended, it must be ratified by this percentage of states.
What is 3/4?
If a public official is deemed to have abused their power, the House can formally charge that official with misconduct. This is the term for this process.
What is the impeachment process?
These powers are shared between both levels of government. Examples include the power to collect taxes, the power to make and enforce laws, and the power to build roads.
What are concurrent powers?
These powers are specifically written in the Constitution.
What are enumerated powers?
This foundational document reflects a view of democracy that is more filtered and aligned with pluralist/elite theory.
What is Federalist No. 10?
This Article of the Constitution established an amendment process.
What is Article V?
The amount of the Senate that is required to remove a public official from office.
What is 2/3?
This amendment best promotes the idea of reserved powers.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Refers to national funding that is restricted to specific expenditures. Preferred by the national government, and is the most commonly used form of funding.
What are categorical grants?