Principles of Government
What are the six principles of U.S. Democracy?
Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism.
What set up the basic structure of the U.S. Government?
The Constitution
List the four characteristics of a state.
Population, sovereignty, territory, government
Who is the writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The introduction to the Constitution is called the
Th Preamble
What is the system that allows the branches to check each other's actions?
Checks and balances
How many articles are in the Constitution?
Seven
Articles of Confederation
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
What article discusses amending the Constiution
Article 5
What is the principle that involves independent and coequal branches of government?
Separation of Powers
What are formal changes to the Constitution called?
How many are there? (For 50 points)
Amendments
What was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed
What group demanded a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Define the term federalism
is a system of government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments
What principle states that government is restricted in what it may do?
Limited Government
What are the three parts of the Constitution?
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
One vote for each state
congress powerless to lay and collect taxes or duties
congress powerless to regulate foreign and interstate commerce
no executive to enforce acts of congress
no national court system
amendment only with consent of all states
9/13 majority required to pass laws
articles only a "firm league of friendship"
How many times has the Constitution been formally changed?
27
Which group requested a Bill of Rights to the Constiution?
The Anti-Federalists
What asserts that the people are the source of any and all government power?
Popular Sovereignty
What does Article IV's Full Faith and Credit Clause state?
State laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other states.
What were the two plans discussed at the Philadelphia Convention
Virginia Plan and The New Jersey Plan
What court case established Judicial Review?
Marbury v. Madison
What date did the new congress meet for the first time after the creation of the constitution? )Hint: chapter 2 notes
March 4, 1789