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Desiree Payne
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In 1781, what did the 13 colonies adopt as the basis of their government? | Articles of Confederation |
| The federal governments primary law-making authority rests with whom? | Federal legislature (Congress) |
| What is the significance of the elastic clause? | It has been the basis of many implied powers of Congress. |
| Why did the Framer's decide to elect the president through Electoral College instead of by the vote of the people? | They were reluctant to have ordinary citizens to select the president. |
| The political philosopher Montesquieu influenced the framers of the constitution through his writings, which advocated a separation of powers and a system of checks and balances | True |
| The Great Compromise recommended a bicameral legislature with representation in one house based on population and equal representation by the state in the other house | True |
| A committee was appointed at the Constitutional Convention to work out the differences between the proposals of the large and small states. The result was the | Great Compromise |
| The New Jersey Plan was popular in states with large populations | False |
| What are the weakness of the Articles of Confederation? | No power to tax from Nat'l Gov, no mention of president, or independent leader to direct gov, no power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, amendments required a unanimous vote. |
| the Articles of Confederation provided for a strong national gov | False |
| The gov under the Articles of Confederation was unable to ensure that states abided by what agreement? | The Treaty of Paris |
| In what gov system is the national gov weaker than the sum of its parts? | Confederacy |
| Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to argue for American independence from Great Britain | True |
| What was the First Continental Congress concerned about? | The extend of British authority over the coloines |
| what were the colonists upset over in 1765? | The Stamp Act |
| How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act? | Boycotts and riots |
| The amendment process is described in which article of the constitution? | 4 |
| what did the anti-federalists fear about the newly drafted constitution? | overly powerful central gov |
| what did article 1 establish | |
| what did article 2 establish | |
| what did article 3 establish | |
| a system of gov in which the power is divided between the state and the national gov is called a... | federal system |
| how does the electoral college work? | each state determines how it will select its electors, electors then select the president. |
| the stamp act congress represents the first... | official meeting of the colonies |
| why did the british parliament enact the sugar act of 1764, which taxed good imported by the colonists such as sugar, wine, and coffee? | To pay for the french and indian wars. |
| once the constitutional convention was completed, the drive for ratification in the states began. those who opposed the ratification were known as the... | anti-federalists |
| the enumerated powers of congress are explicitly listed in the necessary and proper clause. | false |
| the division of authority among the three branches of gov is called... | seperation of powers. |
| the document establishing the structure, functions and limitations of gov is called... | the constitution |
| the type of gov in which the nat'l gov derives its power from the states is called... | a confederation |
| 18 to 21 years olds received the right to vote with ratification of the... | 26th amendment |
| at what meeting in 1774 did the reps adopt a resolution opposing the coercive acts? | first continental congress |
| to facilitate the flow of info among the colonies about the developments with the british, the colonists created the ... | committee of correspondence |
| did the judicial branch exist under the articles of confederation? | no |
| what was the significance of shay's rebellion? | it convinced the colonies that the articles of confederation were too weak. |
| in 1787, a constitution convention was called for the purpose of... | amending the articles of confederation |
| what was the 3/5 compromise? | an agreement between the north and south reached during the constitutional convention that said only 3/5 of the slave population was counted for the purpose of taxation and representation in congress |
| what kind system of gov is the us? | federalist |
| where can the enumerated powers be found in the constitution? | Article 1, section 8. |
| the implied powers are derived from the... | necessary and proper clause (elastic clause) |
| what concurrent power is not held by both the state and federal gov? | power to regulate interstate commerce |
| where state laws conflict with national laws, national laws prevail due to... | supremacy clause |
| the supremacy clause is found where in the constitution? | Article 6. |
| when is the supremacy clause applicable? | when state and local laws conflict. |
| the powers of state govs are more thoroughly described in the... | 10th amendment |
| what are police powers? | the authority of the state to safeguard residents safety, welfare, health, and morals as defined in the 10th amendment. |
| who has police powers? | state government |
| who has concurrent powers? | state and federal government |
| a law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial is called a | bill of attainder |
| how are local governments established? | by state governments |
| which article contains the priveledges and immunities clause? | article 4 section 2 clause 1 |
| what does the full faith and credit clause ensure? | all states have to respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. |
| what mechanism do states use to address policy concerns that involves other states? | interstate compacts |
| whether congress had the power to create a national bank and whether a state could tax the bank were central issues with what case? | McCulloch vs Maryland |
| in 1819, the Marshall Court upheld the necessary and proper clause and the supremacy clause in what case? | McCulloch vs Maryland |
| in what case did the supreme court rule that congress had wide authority under the commerce clause to regulate interstate commerce including commercial activity? | gibbons vs odgen |
| what is the significance of the court's decision in gibbons vs odgen? | gave congress more broad authority under the commerce clause |
| dual federalism implies that the national and state governments are | sovereign. seperate and equal in power. |
| in which case in 1857 did the supreme court rule that slaves were property and not citizens? | dred scott vs sandford. |
| what did the supreme court rule in plessy vs ferguson in 1896? | racial segregation was constitutional |
| what form of federalism existed after the civil war? | cooperative |
| the power of the federal gov to levy tax on income was authorized by the | 16th amendment |
| the era of dual federalism ended with the | great depression |
| how did presidents calvin coolidge and herbert hoover react to the worsening economic situations in the 1920s? | did little. believed it to be responsibility of state governments |
| what is the new deal? | expansive use of federal gov't authority to combat the great depression |
| cooperative federalism is characterized by | stronger central government |
| what type of federalism is metaphorically referred to as "layer cake" federalism? | dual federalism |
| what is a categorical grant? | funds appropriated for a specific formula. states required to match fund. |
| which president was most in favor of returning power to the states? | Bush, Nixon, Reagan |
| what are unfunded mandates? | a gov practice of imposing requirements without providing the financial support needed to satisfy them. |
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