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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is limited Government? | Government power is restricted by laws and the constitution |
| What is Republicanism? | people elect representatives to make decisions and pass laws on their behalf |
| What is Federalism? | The power is shared between the National and State governments. Each have their own responsibilities |
| What are checks and balances? | Each branch of government can limit the power of the others |
| What are the speration of powers? | Government power is divided among the three branches with each branch having its own responsibilities and duties. |
| In which Idea does the power come from the people? | Popular sovereignty |
| What is English common law? | English laws based on court decisions and customs, which influenced American legal ideas like trial by jury |
| What is one of the earlier documents that helped shape our constitution? | English common law |
| What is a constitutional debate? | Delegates disagreed about how much power the federal government should have and how states should be represented. |
| What is one plan for the U.S. Constitution? | The Virginia Plan favored big states by giving more votes to states with larger populations. |
| What is another plan for the U.S. Constitution? | The New Jersey Plan gave all states equal power, no matter their size. |
| What was the great compromise? | Combined the two plans—Congress would have two houses: one based on population and one with equal representation. |
| What is the Three-Fifths Compromise? | Decided how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxes. |
| What is federalist? | Federalists supported the Constitution; |
| What is an Anti-federalist? | Anti-Federalists worried it gave too much power to the federal government. |
| What was added to the U.S. Constitution for anti-federalists? | The Bill of Rights |
| What is due process? | The government must follow fair procedures and laws before taking away a person’s life, liberty, or property. |
| What is equal justice under the law mean? | Everyone must be treated fairly in court, no matter who they are. |
| What does equal protection mean? | The laws must apply equally to all people. |
| What are Elections and Representative gov't mean? | Citizens vote to choose leaders who represent their views. |
| What does the right to Private property mean? | People can own things, and the government can’t take their property without good reason and fair payment. |
| What is the rule of law? | Everyone, including leaders, must follow the law. |
| What is the Supremacy Clause? | The U.S. Constitution is the highest law in the land. If state and national laws conflict, the national law wins. |
| How to change or add an amendment to the U.S. Constitution? | An amendment must be approved by two-thirds of both houses of Congress and then ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures. |
| How to change or add an amendment to the Virginia Constitution? | An amendment must be passed by the General Assembly (Virginia’s legislature) two times and then approved by Virginia voters in a general election. |
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