Chapter 3 Quiz Flashcards
What are the 6 goals of US Constitution?
Form a more perfect union Establish justice Ensure Domestic Tranquility Provide for Common Defense Promote General Welfare Secure the Blessings of Liberty
Form a more perfect union?
Create relationship between the states and govt as prt of new federal system
Establish justice?
Provide laws that are fair and reasonable (just) and administration of these laws must be fair and resonable (just)
Ensure Domestic Tranquility?
Keep peace and maintain order within the country
Provide Common Defense?
Defend the country against foreign enemies
Promote the General Welfare?
Allow states and citizens to benefit military and economically from protection of a strong national govt
Secure the blessings of liberty?
Protect the liberties recently won in the American REv and perserve them for the generations to come
What are the 6 principles of the Constitution?
Popular sovereignty Limited Govt Seperation of Powers Checks and Balances Judicial Reviw Federalism
Popular Soveignty?
govt gets authority from people
Limited Government?
powers and functions of govt are restricted by Constitution
Seperation of Powers?
duties are divided into 3 branches
Checks and balances?
each brance of govt has power to cancel acts from another
Judicial Review?
whether legislative and executive acts are constitutiona;
Federalism?
power of govt is distributed between stae and fed govts
What is rule of law?
every member of society, including govt, must obey the law and never abuse it
What is unconstitutional?
Any law or govt action that violates a part of the Constitution
What is veto?
Executive branch can reject legislative
What is supermajority?
A majority, 2/3 3/5 3/4, larger than a simple majority
What is repeal?
Cncel or revoke it by a legislative act
What was Jefferson’s view on constitution?
Constitution should not be changed on whim, but should change when society changed because change is ineitable and should not bind later generations
What was Madison’s view on constitution?
Laws and constitution should not be changed because they grow in authority as time goes on
Constitution would split the country into bitter factions
Chaos between revisions
What is a political party?
organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activity of govt
What is a cabinet?
Group of advisers consisting of the heads of executive departments
What is the gridlock?
The inability to govern effectively due to seperation of powers
What is the process for amending the constitution?
Article V, amendments must be proposed, ratified
Amendments can be proposed by congress or national convention and amendments can be ratified by legislator or convension
What is the process of ratifying an amendment?
Once an amendment has been proposed, Congress sends it to the 50 staes for ratification
Proposed amendment can be voted on by stae legislators or citizens can elect delegates to convensions
13th Amendment?
Abolish slavery
14th Amendment?
Defined citizenship, expanded due process, established equal protection
15th Amendment?
Prohibited denying right to vote because of race, color, or previous servatude
16th Amendment?
permitted passage of income tax
17th Amendment?
Provide for direct election of US sentors
18th Amendment?
Prohibited production, transport, and sale of alcohol
19th Amendment?
Gave women the right to vote
21st Amendment?
Repeal national prohibition
