Principles of American Gov't
What are life, liberty, and property?
The executive branch possesses the greatest amount of this necessary ingredient for good government.
What is energy?
These "internal structures" ensure each branch cannot overreach its power or influence.
What are checks and balances?
This court case legalized slavery across the whole of the United States in 1857.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford?
He was the president responsible for creating the New Deal, which was, in many ways, reflective of Progressive political thought.
Who was FDR?
According to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, this is the purpose of government.
What is to protect property?
The separation of government into different levels, most commonly, into national and federal.
What is federalism?
According to Hamilton, the necessary and proper creates these kind of powers.
What are "implied powers"?
This amendment extended voting rights to all men, regardless of race or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th amendment?
Progressives emphasized the importance of these people in policy-making, especially for their "scientific"/disinterested perspective.
Who are experts?
Abraham Lincoln believed this was the "apple of gold" and the reason for America's prosperity.
What is the principle of "liberty to all"?
The power of the judiciary to interpret the law according to the Constitution.
What is judicial review?
The judiciary lacks these two things, making it the weakest branch of the three, according to the Framers.
What are the sword and the purse?
Which Act of Congress did Taney rely on to legalize slavery?
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This term describes the shift towards state and federal governments working together on a more regular basis, especially after the mid-20th century.
What is cooperative federalism?
According to Madison, this is the definition of tyranny.
What is the combining of all powers -- legislative, executive, and judicial -- into the hands of one person or one body.
This Federalist Paper outlines the process for electing the president via the electoral college.
What is Federalist 68?
The Constitution is seen as this kind of law.
What is the supreme (or fundamental) law?
This principle applies federal protections at the state level.
What is the doctrine of incorporation?
The Progressives interpreted the Framers' world as being _______________, based on natural laws, and their world as being _______________, based on evolution.
What is Newtonian and Darwinian?
This Federalist Paper discussed the dangers of factions and how a confederate republic could help mitigate some of those dangers.
What is Federalist 10?
The Senate provides this to the legislative branch.
What is stability?
This part of the Constitution served as Jefferson's primary argument against the creation of the national bank.
What is the 10th amendment?
Justice Warren relied on this to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson, or to make segregation illegal.
What is psychology?
According to Pestritto, these are the three fundamental tenets of American Constitutionalism
What are
1. Non-delegation doctrine
2. No combination of powers
3. Administrators are responsible to the republican executive