Unit 1: Political Philosophy and the Establishment of the Constitution
The major characteristic of a democracy
What is voting?
These are the 5 parts of the first amendment.
Freedom of:
Speech
Religion
Press
Assembly
Petition
This branch creates laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This is the number of electoral votes needed to win the presidential election.
What is 270?
This is the number of how many people participate in the NH Legislative.
What is 424?
The main weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
What are states held the power, and the central government was weak?
This amendment includes the right to equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This is what causes states to have different number of electoral votes.
What is population?
Article 10 of the NH Constitution (Right to Revolution) exhibits what constitutional principle?
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The original intent of the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
This group supported the Constitution.
What are the Federalists?
This branch of government can appoint federal judges.
What is the executive branch?
The United States has a ______-party system?
What is two?
This is the main purpose of the NH Executive Council.
What is balances the executive power with the Governor?
This political philosopher inspired the creation of separation of powers.
What is Montesquieu?
This group supported the Bill of Rights.
What are the Antifederalists?
This is where bills begin in the law-making process.
What is the house?
This type of election allows the citizens to have a more direct control over the selection of candidates.
What are primary elections?
NH practices same-day voter registration. This promotes _____________.
What is Democracy?
The Social Contract theory states that people gain this by giving up some rights?
What is protection?
This is what is required to pass an amendment.
This is the main reason why the Supreme Court would decide to hear a case.
What is when the case is providing constitutional matters?
These were the two other options the Founding Fathers came up with in regard to choosing a president.
What is Congress chooses OR popular vote.
NH has the _________largest legislative body in the world.
What is third?