Stuff and Things
The bodies that make up Congress.
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Each branch of government has power to limit the power of the other two branches of government
What are checks and balances?
The most serious danger to a republic according to James Madison in Federalist #10
What are factions?
This model of democracy suggests that the wealthiest individuals control policy.
What is the Elite Democracy?
The part of Congress that was originally intended to be closest (most accountable) to the American people?
What is the House of Representatives?
A legislature with two separate chambers
What is bicameral?
a series of essays written in support of ratifying the constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
Resolved the issue of counting slaves in the population for apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
Document that created strong states governments and a weak, ineffective central government
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Type of democracy where citizens elect "representatives" to make policy on their behalf
What is representative democracy?
Referring to a division of power between the federal government and the states
What is federalism?
The Supreme Court case established Congressional use of the necessary and proper clause regarding a national bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
A resolution of the New Jersey and Virginia Plans creating a bicameral congress with equal representation in the Senate and apportionment based on population in the House of Representatives
What is the Connecticut "Great" Compromise?
This model of democracy suggests that citizens should have power in policy making decisions.
What is participatory democracy?
This type of grant is the most common used by the federal government because they can control it.
What are categorical grants?
Political definition of granting power to an independent executive branch, legislative branch, and judicial branch.
What is separation of powers?
The 10th amendment reserves power for
What are the states?
Article 2 Section 2 of the Constitution gives what kind of power to the Senate?
What is advice and consent powers?
The Americans with Disabilities Act is an example of which type of government action?
What is an unfunded mandate?
The three main clauses of the Constitution discussed in Unit 1
What are the supremacy clause, the necessary and proper clause and the commerce clause?
The bulk of legislative powers are found here in the Constitution (BE VERY SPECIFIC)
What is Article 1 Section 8?
Writing that argued that a free republic could not exist in an area as large as the United States
What is Brutus 1?
United States v. Lopez questioned whether or not Congress had the right to make the Gun Free School Zones Act under the ________________________.
What is the commerce clause?