Powers
How is the power divided in the U.S.?
Between the Federal & state Government
The government is not all-powerful, it only has the ability to do what the people allow. What Concept is this?
Limited Government
This English document was signed in 1215 and was the first to establish limits on the monarchs power
Magna Carta
The principle that government is not all-powerful, it may only do those things that the people have given it the power to do, is known as
Limited Government
Describe the Supremacy Clause
When State & Federal laws conflict Federal laws wins
Define the word Amendment?
A formal change to the constitution
John Locke stated that Life, Liberty, and Property were all peoples'...What?
Natural rights
This theory states that people voluntarily agreed to create states to make a safer/better society
Social Contract theory
that the president cannot represent you because he is not of your own immediate choice, that if you adopt this government, you will incline to an . . . aristocracy or monarchy, that the president possessed of the power given to him by this frame of government differs but very immaterially from the establishment in Great Britain. who likely said these words a FEDERALIST OR AN ANTI-FEDERALIST?
Anti-federalist
Which government system is the executive power elected by the people and thus part of the executive power?
Presidential System
The power of courts to determine whether what government does is in accord with what the Constitution provides
Judicial Review
“The best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful.”
Montesquieu
How did Shays’ Rebellion reflect how weak Congress was under the Articles of Confederation?
Lacked the authority to provide assistance to Massachusetts to put a speedy end to the rebellion.
What did the federalists believe in?
A strong central Government
Small group of self appointed elite that hold all the political power.
Oligarchy
Enumerated Powers belong to?
Federal Government
What are the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution called?
Bill of rights
Which Government is often described as a centralized government, is one in which all powers held by the government belong to a single, central agency
Unitary
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which statement BEST explains the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy
Direct democracy means citizens agree on items directly, while representative uses individuals to represent a larger group.
Implied powers are tied to what clause
Necessary and proper clause or elastic clause
What is the MOST common way that amendments to the Constitution have been passed? its 2 steps
Proposed by 2/3 of Congress – Ratified by ¾ of state legislatures
Congress has the power "to regulate [trade] with foreign nations, among states and with the Indian tribes." Article I Section 8 U.S Constitution
Commerce Clause
Reserved powers are for?
State Government
How is the American presidential system different from most parliamentary systems?
Legislative and executive powers are separated.