Foundations of Democracy
What principle states that the government gets permission to rule from the people?
The Consent of the Governed OR Popular Sovereignty
What is the major responsibility of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret laws
Which goal of the Preamble is demonstrated by the government giving “Food Stamps”
Promote the general welfare
What is the major responsibility of the Executive Branch?
To enforce laws
What is the major responsibility of the Legislative Branch?
To write the laws
What principles of Democracy is Montesquieu known for?
Which type of law is used to settle disputes between people or organizations?
Civil Law
Which goal of the preamble would be demonstrated in our “due process” rights
Establish Justice
These are our executive leaders
The President and Vice President
The Legislative Branch is sometimes referred to as this
Congress
His pamphlet “Common Sense” helped ignite the call for independence in the Colonies?
Thomas Paine
This Supreme Court Case is sometimes referred to as the “Separate but equal” case
Plessy v. Ferguson
The words “We the People” shows which principle of democracy?
Popular sovereignty
or
Consent of the government
or
Social Contract
This is a group of advisors to the president and its members serve as the heads of the departments of the Executive Branch
The Cabinet
These are the two chambers of Congress
The Senate and the House of Representatives
List one weakness of the Articles of Confederation
One branch
Couldn’t Tax
Hard to change or make laws
Couldn’t enforce laws
This Supreme Court case limited students rights to “free speech”
Hazlewood v. Kulmeir
What check(s) does the Senate have on the President?
Refusing to confirm treaty or appointment
The President of the United States can serve for a maximum of this number of terms
Each state sends two of these legislators to Congress.
Senators
List two political parties (from any time period) that think federal government programs should be the responsibility of the States:
Anti-Federalists
Republicans
What was the most important outcome of Marbury v. Madison?
It established the principle of judicial review.
“All men are created equal, they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights”
Which Enlightenment thinker inspired this passage?
John Locke
Control armed forces as "commander-in-chief," deal with foreign affairs, makes treaties, grant pardons, appoints judges and ambassadors
Powers of Executive Branch
This is a law that makes an act a crime AFTER the crime has been committed; means "After the fact" in Latin.
Ex Post Facto