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Stip US History Ch 1

US History Modern America (Prentice Hall) Ch 1 Review

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These people did not want to ratify the Constitution because it gave more power to the national government over the states. Antifederalists
type of legislature we have because of the Great Compromise bicameral
What government is based on according to the Declaration of Independence consent of the governed
type of government where people participate in the government democracy
people questioned this because of the Enlightenment authority
This was added to the Constitution because the Antifederalists objected to ratification Bill of Rights
This allowed the government to do deal with change in the future by allowing the Congress to do whatever was necessary and proper Elastic Clause
Intellectual movement that taught that reason could solve all problems and society could make progress and improve through Enlightenment
Where the idea of separation of church and state is found Establishment Clause in the First Amendment
Level of government that showed it had power by how it dealt with the Whiskey Rebellion federal
This amendment protects your rights of self-expression First Amendment
Great evangelist of the Great Awakening George Whitefield
Where the idea of democracy first came from Greece
This man wanted to create a National Bank. Hamilton
First legislature in the New World House of Burgesses
Name of chief justice who increased the strength of the Supreme Court through the use of judicial review John Marshall
Power the Supreme Court has because of Marbury v. Madison - allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional judicial review
taught the idea of natural rights which influenced Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence John Locke
Type of constitutional interpretation that allows the government to do more loose construction (interpretation)
Father of the Constitution James Madison
Limited the power of the king 1215 Magna Carta
Document created by the Pilgrims to govern themselves Mayflower Compact
Enlightenment philosopher who taught the idea of separation of powers that the Founding Fathers liked Montesquieu
Locke says you can overthrow a government if it violates these natural rights
Small State plan at the Constitutional Convention New Jersey Plan
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions contained this idea that has the potential to tear the nation apart nullification
The people have the power - like in the Constitution when it says, "We the people..." popular sovereignty
Three-Fifths Compromise solved the issue of __________ regarding slaves. representation
people choose representatives to serve in a legislature - type of government republic
Where did the idea of a republic come from? Rome
upper house of Congress Senate
Who had the most power under the Articles of Confederation? States
Type of Constitutional interpretation that only lets the federal government do what is expressly delegated in the Constitution strict construction (interpretation)
How many branches of government does the US have as a result of a belief in separation of powers? 3
These are rights that cannot be taken away from you. They include things like the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness unalienable
Jefferson and Madison thought the idea of a National Bank was _____________. unconstitutional
Big state Plan at the Constitutional Convention Virginia Plan
Articles of Confederation/why they needed to be changed weak central government
An excise tax led to this event in western Pennsylvania while Washington was President. Whiskey Rebellion
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