Chapter 2

Question 1

rights inherent in human beings not dependent on government

Answer 1

Natural Rights

Question 2

Features of the constitution that limit the government power by requiring that power be balanced among three branches

Answer 2

Checks and balances

Question 3

the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution

Answer 3

Bill of rights

Question 4

a feature of the Constitution that requires each of the three branches of Government to be relatively independent of the others so that one cannot control the others

Answer 4

Separation of powers

Question 5

The compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention that established two houses of congress: House of Reps and the Senate

Answer 5

Connecticut Compromise

Question 6

The idea that government derives its authority by the sanction of the people

Answer 6

Consent of the Governed

Question 7

the 1803 case in which chief justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court

Answer 7

Marbury Vs Madison

Question 8

A constitutional amendment passed by Congress in 1972 stating that equality shall not be denied on account of gender

Answer 8

Equal rights amendment

Question 9

A court order requiring jailors to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner in custody

Answer 9

writ of habeas corpus

Question 10

Supporters of the US s=Constitution at the time the states were contemplating its adoption

Answer 10

federalists

Question 11

opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplation its adoption

Answer 11

Anti federalists

Question 12

a collection of 85narticules written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison under the name “publius” to defend the Constitution in detail

Answer 12

Federalist Papers

Question 13

the power of the courts to determine whether acts of congress and by implication the executive are in accord with the US constitution

Answer 13

judicial review

Question 14

the document approved by representatives of the American colonies in 1776

Answer 14

Declaration of independence

Question 15

the first Constitution of the US, adopted by the congress in 1777 and enacted in 1781. The article established a national legislature the continental congress

Answer 15

Articles of Confederation

Question 16

Series of attacks on court houses by a small band of farmers led by revolutionary War Caption Daniel Shays to block Fore closure proceedings.

Answer 16

Shay’s Rebellion

Question 17

The document written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of US government and the tasks these institutions preform.

Answer 17

US Constitution

Question 18

The proposal at the Constitution Convention that called for equal representation of each state in congress

Answer 18

New Jersey plan

Question 19

interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of property or wealth that James Madison attached in federalist paper No. 10

Answer 19

factions

Question 20

A nations basic law. it creates political institutions and assigns or divides powers in government

Answer 20

Constitution

Question 21

The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens

Answer 21

Limited Government

Question 22

The proposal at the Constitutional convention that called for the representative of each states in congress as in proportion to the population

Answer 22

Virginia Plan

Question 23

A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws

Answer 23

Republic