Constitutional Democracy
What is the difference between representative and direct democracy?
Representative - A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
Direct - A government in which all or most citizens participate directly.
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
27
What is the name for powers specifically given to one of the branches of government?
Enumerated/Expressed
What governing document was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789?
Articles of Confederation
What do we call it when the presidency is controlled by one party and the legislature by another?
Divided Government
List an example of a program funded by a categorical grant
Medicaid, Head Start, SNAP (food stamps), Title 1 (Education Grants)
What state was the compromise that led to a bicameral legislature named after?
Connecticut
Name two checks the legislature has over the executive branch?
Override a veto, Impeachment
What precedent did McCulloch v. Maryland set?
1 - Implied powers are a thing from the Necessary and Proper Clause
2 - The Supremacy Clause continues to be a thing.
What compromise accommodated concerns over how to count slaves for apportionment?
3/5 Compromise
What was the precedent set in Marbury v. Madison?
Judicial Review
What do we call powers that are shared by both state and federal government?
Concurrent Powers
In the battle over Constitutional ratification, what group argued for the inclusion of the Bill of Rights?
Antifederalists
What portion of the states does it take to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?
3/4
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 gives the Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations. What is it’s name?
Commerce Clause