Bill of Rights
Who wrote the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
A division of governmental powers between the national government and the state
Federalism
Who and When were the Articles of Confederation adopted?
The Continental Congress, 1777
WHo wrote Fed #70 and 78?
Alexander Hamilton
A proposed law
A bill
What was the purpose in Robert Yates writing Brutus 1
To convince the people of New York not to ratify the constitution
How many times has a US Constitution been formally changed?
27
The AOC created a......
A weak central government that largely preserved state power
What was Federalist #10's main argument?
The union under the new Constitution protects against domestic faction and insurrection
Who is the current Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson(R-LA)
Protected by the Bill f Rights, the government cannot take them away
Civil Liberties
This article promises the Feds give to the States and the States give one another or defines relations among the states & between state and federal governments
Article IV
Government kept the most power under the AOC
State Governments
What does Fed#51 say about control among branches of federal government?
It is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others. Were the executive [branch], or the judges, not independent of the legislature…their independence in every other would be merely [insignificant]. But the great security against a gradual concentration of the several powers in the same department, consists in giving to those who administer each department the necessary constitutional means and personal motives to resist encroachments of the others
Name two powers of congress
Prepare a budget with discretionary(non-entitlement) and mandatory(entitlement) spending
Why is the Fifth Amendment crucial for people who are falsely accused of crime?
It is crucial because it provides protections for people accused of crimes. Serious criminal charges must be started by a grand jury. A person can't be tried for the same crime twice or have property taken from them without just compensation. People have the right to self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned with due process of law.
Explain two ways the constitution can be amended
1. proposed by ⅔ votes of each house of Congress and ratified by ¾ of state legislatures
2. proposed by ⅔ votes of each house of Congress and ratified by special conventions in at least ¾ of the states
Article III states what?
The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense
According to Hamilton, why aren't there multiple presidents in the United States?
The decisions, activity, secrecy, and dispatch would say a lot about the character of the President who is one person. Additionally, a small and feeble executive equals a small and feeble execution of the government.
Name the Powers of the Senate
Confirm Presidential appointments
Provide advice and consent on treaties
Puts the President on trial for their impeachment
Declares the constitution as the supreme law of the land
Article 6
Give one compromise of the constitution
A second compromise concerned the counting of African slaves for the purpose of determining population for representation in Congress for taxation. Southern states wanted slaves counted for representation but not for taxation. Northern states wanted slaves to be counted for taxation but not for representation. The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved it by having each state counting three-fifths of slave population for purposes of determining both representation and taxation.
What were the biggest weaknesses?
No power to tax
No power to regulate
No executive branch
No national court system
Required unanimous consent to pass (13)
What does Alexander Hamilton imply about "Energy in the Executive" in Fed #70?
Hamilton means decision making in the executive. “Energy” is the action of making your own decision in the best interest for the people to provide protection for their liberties.
Give an example of how committee chairs are selected by seniority
Republicans are the majority in the house right now, the head of the Agriculture Committee is a republican and they are the Committee Chair. The most senior member of the Democrats on the Agriculture Committee would be the Ranking Member. So for the Agricultural Committee in the House, the Committee Chair is Glen Thompson, R-PA, while the Ranking Member is David Scott, D-GA.