Democracy
System of democracy by which citizens influence policy decisions but fo NOT make them
Participatory
Unofficial agreement shared by everyone in society that protects natural rights
Social Contract
This amendment grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States and provides for the equal protection clause
14th
The compromise that the north and south made when it came to counting people for representation
3/5
US v Lopez was contested by the government usind this clause
Commerce clause
A very AlexanderHamiltoney idea where citizens participation in the democratic process is reserved for the few
Elite Democracy
The process by which the number/how many legislators a state has is decided
Census
This amendment was repealed due to its ineffectiveness
18th
The formal end to the AOC and the developing, writing and voting upon the Constitution was done at this meeting
The Constitutional Convention
The Commerce clause is designed so that American citizens are not discouraged from this activity
Spending money
People vote for elected officials who in turn make laws for the greater good
Representative Democracy
The power that the president has to check the legislative branch
The Veto
It became illegal to prohibit someone from voting based on their gender
19th
This leading Anti-Federalist declared “Give me liberty or give me death”
Patrick Henry
McCulloch v Maryland expanded these type of powers for the federal government
Implied Powers
This philosopher declared that rebellion was only acceptable if he government does not protect the people
Hobbes
Instead a of the popular vote, the US uses this to elect the president
Electoral College
This amendment made it illegal to force someone to say something that was self-incriminating
5th
The Senate has this power over the Supreme Court
Confirming SCOTUS Judicial appointments
McCulloch v Maryland declared that the federal government had the right to establish
Banks
According to the Declaration of Independence, who endows the rights of the people
(their) Creator
He wrote the 2nd treatise on Civil Government
John Locke
This amendment limited the number of times someone could serve as president
22nd
This clause ensures that federal law supersedes state law
Supremacy Clause
In SCOTUS cases the long lasting impact of the ruling is the _________ it sets
Precedent