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Principles of Gov't
Origins of American Gov't
The Constitution
Federalism
Misc.
100
One of these is a type of govt in which one person or one small group rules nation and power is arbitrary; NOT responsible to the people. The other is a type of govt in which power comes from the people and the govt is responsible to the people.
What is dictatorship vs. democracy?
100
the joining of several groups for a common purpose, our first form of gov't (but very weak)
What is a confederation?
100
enlightenment thinker who thought of the social contract
What is Jean Rousseau
100
this is an example of an unwritten custom in US govt
What is the Cabinet?
200
This is the difference between an autocracy and an oligarchy.
What is an autocracy is a govt with a single person holding unlimited political power whereas an oligarchy is a govt in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite?
200
plan in which the virginia plan and the new jersey plan reached a compromise
What is the Great Compromise/the Connecticut Compromise?
200
enlightenment thinker who believed everyone is born with a blank slate and natural rights
What is John Locke
200
This clause says that legal documents of any state shall be recognized and honored by other states within the US
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
200
grants with few strings attached, made for broadly defined purposes like health care, social services, or welfare
What are block grants?
300
The four characteristics of a state.
What is population, territory, sovereignty, and government?
300
These are three English documents that influenced the formation of American government.
What is the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights?
300
this is the name given to the first 10 amendments
What is the bill of rights
300
this is an example of a national power, a state power, and a concurrent power
What is -coin money -levy and collect taxes -establish public schools? (pg 93)
300
Great Britain is an example of THIS type of government.
What is a unitary government?
400
These are the four major political theories.
What is force theory, divine right theory, evolutionary theory, and social contract theory?
400
someone who supports a strong centralized govt vs. someone who fears the govt will become too strong unless a Bill of Rights is added
What is a federalist vs. an anti-federalist?
400
these are the 4 ways of the formal amendment process (also one of them is the most common)
What is 2/3 congress to 3/4 state legislatures (most common), 2/3 national convention to 3/4 state legislatures, 2/3 congress to 3/4 state, and 2/3 national convention to 3/4 state.
400
the Supremacy Clause was used in THIS court case
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
400
Clause that states that out-of-state citizens shall enjoy the same privileges as those citizens that live in said state
What is the Privileges and Immunities Clause?
500
The principles in the preamble/the purpose of a government
What is form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty?
500
These are 3 examples of weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What is Congress cannot lay and collect taxes or duties, no national court system, no executive to enforce acts of Congress, one vote per State, Congress cant regulate foreign and interstate commerce, amendments need consent of all the states, 9/13 majority to pass laws, "firm league of friendship"
500
these are the 5 different ways changes can be made to the constitution (informal amendment) (Hint: BCCEP)
What is basic legislation, court decisions, custom, executive action, and party practices?
500
process in which ppl who commit crimes and then flee that state to another state shall be apprehended by the authorities of that state and returned to the state in which they committed the crime
What is extradition
500
the goal of this was to officiate the Declaration of Independence
What is the Second Continental Congress?