The Constitution
Biggest weak point of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation
Inability to tax the states
The Maryland tax on the national bank in the court case, McCulloch v. Maryland was deemed unconstitutional because the "power to tax is the power to __________"
To destroy
These powers are specifically given to the federal government through the Consitution
Enumerated Powers
Supremacy Clause
This state boycotted the Constitutional Convention and sent no delegates
Rhode Island
The compromise that allowed slaves to be counted towards a state's population in determining representation in Congress.
3/5 Compromise
This document argued that factions are most dangerous in small republics.
Federalist 10
This amendment gives states their "reserved powers"
the 10th Amendment
This type of federal aid gives the states discretion as to how they use the funds.
Block Grant
Most of our Declaration of Independence was plagiarized from this man
John Locke
"We the People" directly reflects which ideal of democracy?
Popular Sovereignty
This group argued that a centralized government posed a major threat to liberty.
The Anti-Federalists
The power to tax, which both state and national governments can do, is an example of this type of power
Concurrent Powers
This type of grant requires states to use the funds in a specific way.
Categorical grant
This country is today's only true confederation
Switzerland.
The Type of Government we have:
____________ _________________ ____________.
Constitutional Representative Democracy.
This document stressed the importance of separation of powers and checks and balances as the key to the success of a large republic.
Federalist 51
This court case related to federalism led to increased power of our national government.
Mcculloch v. Maryland
Type of federal policy that requires states to perform an action without giving them any funds to do so.
Unfunded mandate.
These two words NEVER appear in the U.S. Constitution
"Slave" and "Democracy"
______ of state legislatures must ratify an amendment to the Constitution (proportion)
Three-Fourths
Necessary and Proper Clause
This court case related to federalism reversed the trend of increasing national power through the commerce clause.
U.S. v. Lopez
The theory of democracy that states the top 1% control the government
Elitist
The number of U.S. Presidents that have been only children.
zero.