1.1-1.2
What is the government in which people entrust elected officials to act in their best interest?
Representative Democracy
Which document laid out the first form of government in the U.S?
Articles of Confederation
What gave Congress the power to regulate trades between states and set tariffs on imports (but not exports?
Commerce Clause
The sharing of powers between national government and state government is called ____________
Federalism
What states that any power not listed in the constitution belongs to the state?
Tenth Amendment
What are people with widely varying interests who form groups to influence policymaking (Interest groups) called?
Pluralist
What is a group of citizens whose desire is to dominate government so that they can impose their own interest on a whole society referred as?
Faction
Who can be the commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of several states?
The President
What power is specifically delegated to the Federal government by the constitution?
Exclusive
How can Marijuana be illegal federally but legal on some states?
The states have the authority to establish their own laws using "police powers".
Which document provides foundation for popular sovereignty, Social Contract and Natural Rights?
Declaration of Independence
What document feared that a larger Republican government would reduce personal liberty?
Brutus 1
In what act did the Congress established lower courts?
Judiciary Act of 1789
What refers to the power of the Senate to approve any presidential appointments?
Advice and Consent
What was the conclusion of the case United States v. Lopez (1995)?
The Supreme Court sided with Lopez because the Congress had no power in passing gun regulation laws.
What is the democracy that allows people to express their political opinion with a broad participation?
Participatory
What did the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists argue about?
The new Constitution that has a centralized government
What made the federal law supreme to state law when they are in conflicts?
Supremacy Clause
According to Madison, how do we create a government that has power to protect liberty but not too much power to destroy it?
Through Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances
What refers to the specific powers of the federal governments including tax regulations, raising armies, borrow money, postal systems and immigration processes?
Enumerated Powers
What describes a government that is prevented from tyranny through a system of Checks and Balances and the Distribution of powers?
Limited Government
What event highlighted the weak power of Federal government to address economic grievances because the states held too much power?
Shay's Rebellion
What allowed the government to tap phones and seize information that could expose terrorist threats?
USA Patriot Act
What grant is given to the state by federal government for a broad purpose and the state chooses to spend it however they fit?
Block grants
Why did McCulloch believe that the federal bank was constitutional to build in Maryland?