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59 Cards in this Set
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Confederation |
A group of individuals who band together for a common purpose |
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Limited Government |
The principle that the powers and functions of the government are restricted by the US Constitution and other laws |
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Reserved Powers |
Powers that the Constitution neither gives to congress not denies to the states |
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Supremacy Clause |
States that the Constitution, federal laws made to pursuant its authority, constitutes the supreme law of the land |
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Popular Sovereignty |
The idea that the majority vote of the people get the say on what the government does LIKE A DEMOCRACY |
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3/5 Compromise |
Stated that 3 our if 5 slaves would count towards the population total (to determine how many representatives the house would have) |
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Checks and Balances |
A system where each branch of government is able to limit the power of other branches IS NOT THE SAME THING AS SEPARATION OF POWERS |
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Bicameral |
Two house legislature |
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Federalism |
The principle of having shared powers between the national and state governments National has supremacy over state |
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Bicameral |
Two house legislature |
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Federalism |
The principle of having shared powers between the national and state governments National has supremacy over state |
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Judicial Review |
The power of the Supreme Court of the US to review actions taken by other branches and to decide if the actions are legal under the constitution |
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Bicameral |
Two house legislature |
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Federalism |
The principle of having shared powers between the national and state governments National has supremacy over state |
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Judicial Review |
The power of the Supreme Court of the US to review actions taken by other branches and to decide if the actions are legal under the constitution |
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Preamble |
The introduction to the Constitution |
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Bicameral |
Two house legislature |
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Federalism |
The principle of having shared powers between the national and state governments National has supremacy over state |
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Judicial Review |
The power of the Supreme Court of the US to review actions taken by other branches and to decide if the actions are legal under the constitution |
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Preamble |
The introduction to the Constitution |
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Concurrent Powers |
Powers shared by state and the federal government |
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Bicameral |
Two house legislature |
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Federalism |
The principle of having shared powers between the national and state governments National has supremacy over state |
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Judicial Review |
The power of the Supreme Court of the US to review actions taken by other branches and to decide if the actions are legal under the constitution |
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Preamble |
The introduction to the Constitution |
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Concurrent Powers |
Powers shared by state and the federal government |
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Separation of Powers |
Division of the governments powers among the executive, legislative and judicial branches. NOT THE SAME THING AS CHECKS AND BALANCES |
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Bicameral |
Two house legislature |
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Federalism |
The principle of having shared powers between the national and state governments National has supremacy over state |
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Judicial Review |
The power of the Supreme Court of the US to review actions taken by other branches and to decide if the actions are legal under the constitution |
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Preamble |
The introduction to the Constitution |
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Concurrent Powers |
Powers shared by state and the federal government |
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Separation of Powers |
Division of the governments powers among the executive, legislative and judicial branches. NOT THE SAME THING AS CHECKS AND BALANCES |
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Federalist Papers |
Collection of essays written by Alexander Hamilton (and others) about the topic of federalism in the United States Argued that the nation would not survive without a strong central government |
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What happened at the Second Continental Congress |
They decided to make themselves 13 separate countries (states) instead of one large country |
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
Thomas Jefferson |
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What were the ideas behind the Declaration of Independence? |
•all people are equal •people have certain natural rights |
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How many countries were created due to the Declaration of Independence? |
13 countries |
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How did the states immediately confirmed their independence? |
By writing their own (state) constitution |
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Why did the states create the Articles of Confederation |
They needed a form of government to govern them, but they couldn’t have too much power |
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What were the characteristics of the Articles of Confederation? |
•one house legislature (each state has a vote) •congress had few limited powers (powers to control the army & deal with foreign invaders) |
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Why were the Articles of Confederation so weak? |
Due to bad experiences with the British Government (No power to tax & no power to force laws) |
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What was the significance of Shays Rebellion? |
Made it clear that we needed a stronger government |
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Where was the Constitutional Convention held? |
Philadelphia, PA |
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Why did the delegates gather at the Constitutional Convention? |
To revise the Articles of Confederation, ended up writing a whole new document |
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What were the characteristics of the Virginia Plan? |
Designed by James Maddison Included President, courts, congress, representation based on population NOT GOOD FOR SMALL STATES |
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What were the characteristics of the New Jersey Plan? |
Equal representation NOT GOOD FOR BIG STATES |
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What was the Great Compromise? |
AKA as the Constitutional Compromise Connecticut delegates suggest a way to satisfy both sides by proposing that the new congress would have two houses (a mix of both plans) |
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What was the Great Compromise? |
AKA as the Constitutional Compromise Connecticut delegates suggest a way to satisfy both sides by proposing that the new congress would have two houses (a mix of both plans) |
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Why was the Great Compromise so important? |
It created the congress we use today |
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What was the Electoral College |
Each legislature chooses an elector |
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What was the ratification process for the Constitution? |
9 out of 13 states had to approve for it to be ratified |
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Who was the last state to ratify the constitution? |
Rhode Island |
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What were the views of the Anti-Federalists? |
They opposed the Constitution. Thought too much power was being taken away from the states and being given to the national government |
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What were the views of the Federalists? |
Supported the ratification of the Constitution. Believed that the nation wouldn’t survive without a (semi) strong national government. Pointed out that the Articles proved their point |
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What were the purposes of the Constitution? |
Provided a framework for the US government and had legal & political force |
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What were the goals of the Constitution? |
•to form a more perfect union •to establish justice •to ensure domestic tranquility •to provide for the common defense •to promote the general welfare •to secure the the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity |
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What are the 6 principle that the founding fathers strongly believed in? |
1. Popular Sovereignty 2. Limited Government 3. Federalism 4. Separation of Powers 5. Checks and Balances 6. Judicial Review |
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What were the differences between the Federal System and the Confederal System? |
Federal System divides Powers over people and territory between a national government and regional levels of government Confederal System each state joins together to form a central government. The states each have limited powers |
