AP US Government

Documents

100

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

What is the Declaration of Independence

200

Our written plan of government

What is the Constitution

300

Frist document to take power from the king

Magna Carta

400

What is meant by enumerated and implied powers of the Constitution?

Enumerated powers - those specifically listed in the constitution, Implied powers - powers interpreted through the necessary and proper clause

500

It outlines the state government's structure in 1780, including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and includes a Declaration of Rights.

The Massachusetts Constitution

Court Cases

100

14th Amendment, Equal Protection Clause, you can't be separate and equal.

Brown vs Topeka board of education

200

14th Amendment, Equal Protection Clause Racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional

Shaw v Reno

300

14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause 1 man 1 vote

Baker v Carr

400

Necessary and Proper Clause

Supremacy Clause

McCullough v Maryland

500

Established Judicial review

Marbury v Madison

Making the Constitution

100

Who were the federalists and the anti-federalists (what did each support/oppose)

Federalists supported the ratification of the constitution (and a stronger central government), Anti-Federalists were against ratification of a new constitution (and feared a return to tyrannical policies)

200

Identify/Describe one of the two Constitutional Compromises discussed in class.

The Three-Fifths Compromise - For purposes of representation slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person. The Great Compromise - Two Houses of Congress (one proportional to population, another giving each state two representatives.

300

What were the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?

Virginia Plan - Proposed two Chambers/houses of congress with both houses represented in proportion to their populations, New Jersey Plan - proposed one-vote-per-state representation in a single house of congress.

400

What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers? Identify an argument of the Federalists.

Federalists argued stronger central government necessary for organization, prosperity and to protect minorities, would divide branches of government to prevent too much power in one place, will have single executive who can efficiently execute laws.

500

Identify the subject related to each of the 7 articles of the constitution.

A. I Legislative Branch, A. II Executive Branch, A. III Judicial Branch, A. IV Federalism, A. V Amending the Const, A. VI Constitution Supreme Law of teh Land, A. VII How to Ratify Const

Amendments

100

What are the branches of government?

Executive/President, Legislature/Congress, Judicial/Supreme Court

200

The Bill of Rights were passed primarily to allay the concerns of which political group?

The Anti-Federalists

300

Identify the relevant topics of three of the Amendments that make up the Bill of Rights

1 - Speech, Religion, Press Assembly, Petition ; 2 - guns; 3- quartering troops; 4 - unreasonable search and seizure; 5 - due process, self-incrimination, double jeopardy; 6 - speedy trial; 7 - jury trial; 8 - cruel and unusual punishment; 9 - protection of rights not mentioned in Const.; 10 powers not given to Fed Govt. in Const. given to states and people.

400

How can a constitutional amendment (formally) be proposed?

Proposed: a. by two-thirds vote of both houses of congress, b. by national convention requested by two-thirds of the States

500

How can a Constitutional Amendment be ratified?

Ratification: a. by 3/4 of state legislatures b.by 3/4 of ratifying conventions in the states

Laws

100

What is the federal system of government?

Power is shared by the Federal and State Governments

200

following the Mexican-American War, including the admission of California as a free state, the establishment of territorial governments in Utah and New Mexico, and the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

Compromise of 1850

300

Received Florida from Spain

Adams-Onis treaty

400

aims to address historical discrimination by actively promoting equal opportunities for underrepresented groups, including minorities and women, in employment, education, and other areas

What is affirmative action

500

It established a framework for governing the Northwest Territory, outlining a process for admitting new states to the Union, and guaranteeing the rights of its inhabitants. The ordinance also prohibited slavery in the territory.

Northwest Ordinance