Democracy
This is considered by many to be the purest form of democracy.
What is direct democracy?
This document lists Americans' grievances towards King George III.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Madison argued in Federalist 51 that we need separation of powers and checks and balances because men are not this.
What are angels?
This 1995 case suggested that there may be limits to Congress's power in Article 1, Section 8.
What is U.S. v. Lopez?
The AP test is broken up into these two sections.
What is multiple choice questions, and FRQs?
In Federalist 10, James Madison wrote about the dangers of these.
What are factions?
The author of this document felt as if the nation was too large to be governed by a representative democracy.
What is Brutus?
Madison suggested in Fed. 51 that this branch might be the most powerful.
What is the legislative?
This portion of the Constitution states that powers not "delegated to the United States by the Constitution" are reserved to the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This is at the top of the list of demanding prompt calls- to-action on the FRQs.
What is explain?
This is the form of government that Madison proposed in Federalist 10.
What is a republic? (or representative democracy)
Proponents of the 10th Amendment could be accused of favoring this document over the Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
These crucial concepts (total of six words) are most often associated with Federalist 51.
What are separation of powers and checks and balances?
This landmark case of 1819 established broad powers for the federal government.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
There are four required Federalist Papers, which are all addressed to the people of this state.
What is New York?
Town meeting is an example of direct democracy because it allows for this.
What is majority rule? Or one-person-one vote?
This writer of most of the Federalist Papers favored a strong central government.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Madison proposed that the executive may require this, "an absolute negative on the legislature."
What is a veto?
Many consider these two clauses in Article 1 to be among the most important in the Constitution.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause, and the Commerce Clause?
These two required Supreme Court cases in Unit 1 - Foundations of Democracy - are 176 years apart, but they are about a core principle of our government.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland and U.S. v. Lopez?
Fill in the blank from Federalist 10: "Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interest; you make it less probable that a BLANK of a whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens."
What is majority?
This philosopher's ideas about property and natural rights influenced Thomas Jefferson.
Who is John Locke?
What is human nature?
What are categorical grants?
These are the four catgories of questions on the AP exam.
What is concept application, Supreme Court comparison, data analysis, and argumentative essay.