Democcracy
This document signaled to world that the American Colonies were “dissolving their political bonds” with Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence
■The system in the US that provides for each branch of government to have some control over the other branches of government
■Checks & Balances
Finish this statement Federalism is the constitutional division of
■Powers between different levels of government
■Federal & State (local) Government
■This document was the first law of the land in the US
■Articles of Confederation
■Federalist 10 warns that America is subject to conflicts that evolve when there are
■Factions
The 27 reasons for the American colonies to separate from Great Britain
Grievances
■The aspect of the US political system that assures that no one person or group is allowed to make all of the laws, rules, and policies
■Separation of Power
■Federalism allows for unity without this
■Uniformity
■This event noted the major inadequacies of the AOC wih regard to how respond to a miliarty threat
■Shay’s Rebellion
■Fed 10 declares that one of America’s obstacles for a true representative government is that it is
■Too Large of Country
System in which the people decide on policies/laws without going through a representative or elected official
Direct Democracy
■Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are considered to be natural or these kind of rights
■Unalienable
■The type of federalism by which the national and state governments remain supreme within their own arenas
■Dual Federalism – Layer Cake
■This type of vote had to happen in order for the AOC to be changed or amended, it was reduced to 2/3 in the Constitution
Unanimous
■Finish this quote, “If men were angels…
■“… no government would be necessary”
The type of unorganized & chaotic results that the Founding Fathers thought would result from a true democracy
Mob Rule
■Government in which elected leaders represent the interests of the people.
■Republicanism
■The mingling of responsibilities between state and federal governments
■Cooperative or Marble Cake Federalism
■The clause that outlines the rule that Federal Law must be followed ahead of or before state law
■Supremacy Clause
■Madison declared that the three AUXILLARY PRECAUTIONS prevented this
■Tyranny
a type of political system where officials are elected by the public
Representative Democracy
■Government power comes from the will of the people or the consent of the governed
■Popular Sovereignty
■The function provided by US Federalism & Constitution that allows for states to have different laws regarding the same issue; therby granting these types of powers
■Unenumerated Powers or Cup Cake Federalism
■The clause the allows the federal government to make laws they deem necessary and proper
■Elastic Clause
■The article of the Constitution which Brutus finds to be the most problematic
■Article 6 (VI)