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What is... participatory theory
a theory that widespread participation is essential for democratic government?
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Authority comes from the people through their representatives
What is the main idea behind popular sovereignty?
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F/ It is an agreement between people, explaining the balance of powers and forming a more organized society.
T/F: A social contract is When there is more than one place where power is kept
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All rights not given to the federal government are given to the states and the people. (Which amendment states this?)
What is the tenth amendment?
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Grants in aid, categorical grants, block grants, and unfunded mandates
What is one way that the federal government can impact state policies?
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What is... elitist theory
a theory of democracy that the elites have a disproportionate amount of influence in the policymaking process
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False, powers are split between the three branches so no one branch gets too powerful.
T/F Separation of powers split powers between federal, state, and local governments
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c. A clause that declares the Constitution, and any national laws and treaties, as the supreme law of the land.
Which statement best describes the supremacy clause?
a. A clause that establishes decisions made at state-level courts to be considered as the supreme law of the land. b. A clause that states the decisions made by the president regarding cases is the supreme law of the land. c. A clause that declares the Constitution, and any national laws and treaties, as the supreme law of the land. d. A clause that allows for the Supreme Court to take over any state-level case at any time during the life of the case. |
d. an agreement that states that slaves count as three-fifths of a person for representative purposes.
The Three-Fifths Compromise is BEST described as:
a. an agreement that allows only three-fifths of the votes cast by slaves to be considered in an election. b. an agreement that gives states where slaves are more than three-fifths of the population an extra seat in the Senate. c. an agreement that states that only three-fifths of the slaves in each state can vote in an election. d. an agreement that states that slaves count as three-fifths of a person for representative purposes. |
a. Americans feared a government that would become tyrannical as Great Britain had
Why was the national government left intentionally weak under the Articles of Confederation?
a. Americans feared a government that would become tyrannical as Great Britain had b. Americans did not want a government to tax the unjustly c. Americans could not find a suitable president immediately after the Revolutionary War. d. Americans did not want to feel misrepresented by a large national government |
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What is... pluralist theory
a theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of groups in the policymaking process
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B. Unitary
A. Confederal C. Federal
Matching the Systems: Unitary, Confederal, Federal
a. a system where the subnational governments have most of the power b. a system where the central government has all of the power over subnational governments c. a system where power is divided between the national and state governments |
d. A group of people with similar interests who use the government to achieve a goal, infringing on the rights of others in the process
According to James Madison, a faction is...
a. A group of people with the same political views who campaign for a president that shares similar values b. A group of people who protest the government to get certain legislation passed that is in their best interests c. A group of people who organize to overthrow the current government and establish their own government d. A group of people with similar interests who use the government to achieve a goal, infringing on the rights of others in the process |
In this order...
necessary and proper clause commerce clause supremacy clause privileges and immunity clause
Match: necessary and proper clause, privileges and immunity clause, supremacy clause, the commerce clause
____: grants the federal government the authority to pass laws required to carry out its enumerated powers. Also called the elastic clause ____: grants Congress the authority to regulate interstate business and commercial activity ____: establishes the Constitution and the laws of the federal government passed under its authority as the highest laws of the land ____: a constitutional clause that prevents states from discriminating against people from out of state |
Bicameral
A two-house legislature is…
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What is... Marbury v. Madison
Which of the following court cases established judicial review?
Engel v. Vitale Marbury v. Madison Gideon v. Wainwright McCulloch v Maryland |
When states and the national government share power. The national/central government is more powerful than the state governments
What is federalism?
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To make the number of seats in the House of Reps a more fair number
Why was the ⅗ compromise made?
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The 10th amendment
Which amendment does the following cartoon best represent?
1st amendment 7th amendment 10th amendment 19th amendment |
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which court case set the precedence of “separate but equal” and strengthened state governments' ability to impose Jim Crow laws?
Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. Board of Education Baker v. Carr Gideon v. Wainwright |
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What are... inalienable rights
Rights the government cannot take away are also called...
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It gives citizens the knowledge that their records will be recognized within every state
Why was the Full Faith and Credit clause so important?
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McCulloch v Maryland
Which court case dealt with the Necessary and Proper Clause and Supremacy Clause?
Yoder v Wisconsin McCulloch v Maryland US v Lopez Schenck v. United States |
United States v. Lopez
Which required court case dealt with Congress’s use of the Commerce Clause?
Marbury v. Madison Engel v. Vitale Roe v. Wade United States v. Lopez |
Enumerated powers are explicitly given to the federal government in the constitution while implied powers are not granted specifically but considered necessary to carry out enumerated powers.
What is the difference between enumerated and implied powers?
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