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AP gov
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the supremacy cluase? | The supreme law of the land |
| What are the five main roles that the constitution plays | creates political institution, divides gov power, guarentees rights, unwritten tradtions and precedents, set political rules |
| Why were the constitutional congress' made | 1st- to address the issue of taxes... 2- to discuss the issue of war and declaring freedom |
| what inspired the declaration of independance? | The revolutionary war, it showed the true desire for change |
| what is natural law | a set of basic laws that should always be protected in our gov. Our gov is to formed to protect it. The most basic example is freedom |
| what is the main purpose of government | to have a central power, and a government for, by, and bc of the people |
| after independance was declared, what did the revolutionaries fight for | a conservative government |
| what was the first article to govern the new free states | the articles of confederation |
| why did the articles fail (5 reasons) | couldn't form military, no central power, states could not regulate trade, one state one vote,congress couldnt pass taxess |
| who is the father of the constitution | James Madison |
| what was the original goal of the Philadelphia convention? | To edit the articles |
| What ended up happening at the PC? | A whole new document was made |
| the great compromise | making a house and senate in congress. The senate would have the same amount of representatives per state (smaller states) and the house would be based of pop (Larger states) |
| U.S. state rep qualifications | Must be at least 25, a U.S. resident for 7 years, and have residency in the states you represent |
| U.S. state senator qualifications | Must be 30+, have 9 year U.S. residency, and reside in state you represent |
| separation of powers | not every single person can have direct power in gov but all have equal opportunity to be represented |
| 3 main points of the Madisonian model | Preventing tyranny of the majority, and having a separation of powers as well as checks and balances |
| 5 main natural laws | life, liberty, good health, the pursuit of happiness, property |
| according to locke, government must be based on | consent of gov and must be a limited government |
| limited government | side by side with checks and balances |
| independance was not won until | 1783 |
| shays rebellion happened in | 1786 |
| delegates for the constitution | were wealthy college graduates |
| equality in the states resulted in a ________ government | bicameral |
| the new constitution changed money by | giving it a universal value and only allowing congress to coin it |
| under the new constitution, congress was mainly in charge of | legislation and currency |
| ex post facto law | if a law is changed about a crime, those who previously committed the crime cannot change their punishment |
| Anti Federalists were normally | Farmers and small business owners |
| federalists were normally | wealthy landowners and merchants |
| anti-federalists preferred | stronger state gov than national, direct election, shorter terms, run by common man, and individual liberties protected |
| Federalists wanted | stronger national gov than state, indirect election,longer terms, run by elite |
| date of declaration of independance | july 4 1776 |
| republic | |
| direct democracy | |
| how many votes needed to propose vs. ratify an amendment | 2/3 vs. 3/4 |
| formal amending process part 1 | must be proposed by 2/3 congressional vote or 2/3 state vote |
| formal amending process part 2 | must be ratified only with 3/4 votof either congress or state |
| the informal amending process is | changing government without altering the constitution |
| the judicial branch gives itself power to______ | determine the constitutionality of laws |
| our government is a ___________ modeled after ______ limited governemnt | republic, John Lockes |
| what year did britain obtain new land leading to new taxes on colonists | 1763 |
| when was the first continental congress formed | 1774 |
| first shots at lexington and concord were fired... | april 1775 |
| battle of bunker hill took place in | june 1775 |
| social contract | all of lockes purposes |
| when you see "personal freedom" you should think | John Locke |
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