The Ideas that Shape America
Who gets what, when, and how
What is politics?
This reveals the priorities of a government.
What is the yearly budget?
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
What is The Bill of Rights.
The two government types that combined to produce our federal system.
What are unitary government and confederacy?
The chamber of the U.S. Congress where representation is done by state population.
What is the U.S. House of Representatives?
List at least three of the four I's in the textbook.
What are ideas, institutions, interests, and individuals?
Ruling document for the alliance of states formed in 1777.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton both contributed to these essays.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Clear distinctions between national/state responsibilities, and at least as much authority to states as to national government.
What is dual federalism?
Addressed in Article II of the Constitution; key player in the Executive branch
What is the President?
The number of grievances in the Declaration of Independence.
What is 27?
What is a delegate representative?
The faction against ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The type of federalism in the U.S. currently
What is contested federalism?
What are the committees?
The term for a King 3,000 miles away who is ignoring his colonies.
What is salutary neglect?
A representative who votes based on what they personally believe is in the best interests of their constitutents.
What is a trustee representative?
The process through which the Bill of Rights has been applied to the states.
What is incorporation?
What is an unfunded mandate?
The head of state, top diplomat, and commander-in-chief.
Who is the President?
Thought some countries emphasize community, the U.S. has traditionally emphasized this.
What is rugged individualism?
The chamber of Congress that lends itself more to the trustee view of representation.
What is the Senate?
The clause requiring document recognition across U.S. states.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
Americans place the most trust in this level of government (national, state, or local).
What is local?
The number of federal courts in the judicial branch.
What is 13?