chapter 1 vocab Flashcards
anti-federalists
states stronger than gov
authoritarian
concentration of power to one person
bill of rights
First 10 amendments: It guarantees civil rights and liberties like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
blueprint for government
legislature, executive, court system:
Brutus #1 (anti-federalist)
argued that federal power was bad and that the Constitution gives too much power to the federal government
commerce clause
Congress the power to regulate commerce between nations, states, and indian tribes
constitutional comprmises
The three major compromises were the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and the Electoral College.
delegate theory
representative democracy
representative democracy
where elected persons represent a group of people
direct democracy
enable the public to vote directly on a proposed…
elite theory
members of the economic elite and policy-planning networks, holds the most power—and that this power is independent of democratic elections.
electoral college
When people cast their vote, they are actually voting for a group of people called electors. The number of electors each state gets is equal to its total number of Senators and Representatives in Congress
factions
group that shares a common political purpose but differs in some respect to the rest of the entity
federalism
federal and delegated powers
federalists
stronger federal government
federalist papers
promoted the ratification of the Constitution
federalist #10
deals with the danger of “faction” in a democratic government
federalist #51
James Madison explains and defends the checks and balances system in the Constitution
grand committee
A Grand Committee operates similarly to a Committee of the Whole House, except that no votes can take place, so amendments must be unanimously agreed upon.
great compromise
provided a dual system of congressional representation. In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population.
indirect democracy
democratic government in which voters choose delegates to create the laws of government on their behalf.
judicial review
the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution, is not found within the text of the Constitution itself.
Majoritarianism
It is a belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants.`
Marbury v. Madison, 1803
established judicial review
