Foundations of US Government
first United States government after the Declaration of Independence. It gave states a lot of independence and had a shared Congress.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This ancient place had a representative democracy that influenced the Founders of the USA.
What is the Roman Republic?
Enlightenment thinkers believed that human beings are born with fundamental rights like life, liberty, property, and the freedom to find happiness. The name for this concept is....
What are natural rights?
This supreme court case overturned the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson and established that separate could never be equal
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What is the Stamp Act?
this group believed that local governments best understood what citizens needed and would best protect citizens' freedom. They opposed parts of the Constitution that limited the power of the states and feared a strong central government
Who were the Anti-Federalists?
Locke and Rousseau's idea that _______ happens between a government and its people. The people agree to give up some freedoms if the government agrees to protect everyone's rights.
What is the social contract?
What are civic responsibilities?
How can the Legislative Branch make a law after a president vetoes it?
a fraction must be included in the answer
What is Congressional override with a 2/3 majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Creating a post office is a ______ power of Congress, while selling postage stamps is an ______ power.
Enumerated or Expressed, Implied
Name of the compromise that gave equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives
What was the Connecticut Compromise/ Great Compromise?
Montesquieu's ideas that most influenced American government (2 terms)
Separation of Powers/ Checks & Balances
The first amendment allows citizens to gather peacefully in groups to express opinions, protest, or support a cause. What is this right called?
assembly counts, too
Which amendment is this: "No State shall... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws"
What is the 14th Amendment?
This clause in the Constitution gives Congress the flexibility to make laws needed to carry out its listed powers—like creating a national bank even though it’s not mentioned in the Constitution.
2 names are accepted
2 Parts: This farmers' rebellion in western Mass made it clear that the United States needed a stronger federal government with the power to collect taxes, coin money, and establish the army.
1. Name the Rebellion
2. Name the meeting this led to OR what was made after this
What was Shays Rebellion?
Led to the Constitutional Convention/ New Constitution
This English document put a limit on the king's power, established the rule of law (laws and punishments were fair and equal), and due process of the law and fair trials
What is the Magna Carta?
These individuals work for interest groups and try to influence lawmakers to support laws that benefit their group's goals.
What are lobbyists?
Identify this amendment: "any powers that are not specifically given to the federal government, nor withheld from the states, are reserved to those respective states, or to the people at large."
What is the 10th amendment?
In Massachusetts, a bill becomes a law after it is passed by both chambers of the General Court (name for the MA Legislature) and then signed by this official.
Who is the Governor?
Identify at least one grievance from the Declaration of Independence.
"For imposing taxes on us without our consent"
“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people."
“For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Jury trial"
“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
The idea that a country's leaders should be chosen by citizens in a general election
What is republicanism?
This is the legal process by which a person born in another country can become a U.S. citizen. It includes steps like passing a civics test and taking an oath of allegiance.
What is naturalization?
This landmark 1803 Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, giving the Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional and strengthening the role of the Judicial Branch.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Establishing schools, conducting elections, setting marriage laws, and establishing local governments are examples of ______ powers.
Reserved powers... or state powers