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1
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motives of framers

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do not represent everyone in the country
all rich higher class white males / owned slaves

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what where the interest of framers

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preserving the prevailing economic and social order than the general public

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rules and norms for the relationship between state and people

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government

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4
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what are the 4 pillars of American Political Culture

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  1. liberty and equality
  2. popular consent , majority rule, popular sovereignty
  3. individualism
  4. religious faith and religious freedom
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what are the 4 basic principles of the constitution

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  1. federalism
  2. separation of power
  3. checks of balances
  4. difficult to amend / change
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federalism states that

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power comes from the people not the state

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how is the power divided in federalism?

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between 2 levels of government (1) the central state government (federal) and lower levels of government (states)

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supremacy clause def & what is it apart of

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nation government is supreme
apart of federalism

Federal law is the most powerful; applies to everyone

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federalism checks

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the power of the federal and the state gov.

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federal =

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central state government

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states in the US

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lower levels of government

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division of governmental power among branches of government with equality and independence of each branch

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separation of power

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what are the 3 branches of gov.

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executive, legislative, judicial

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how are each branch organized

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separately so there are no overlapping

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legislature =
executive =
judiciary =

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L - makes laws, speaker of the house (nancy p.)
e - enforces laws - president
j - interprets laws - supreme court

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constitutionally mandated structure that gives each branch some oversight and control over the other branches

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checks and balances

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function of checks and balances

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no branch has exclusive domain over one single activity

18
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give an example of checks and balances using the president

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president can veto legislation from congress / implement / not implement laws

19
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give an example of checks and balances using the court

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court can declare executive actions or federal laws unconstitutional

20
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give an example of checks and balances using federal judges

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The executive branch appoints federal judges, who can refuse to implement decisions

21
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give an example of checks and balances using the legislative branch

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legislature can propose constitutional amendments to override judicial decisions / impeach judges

22
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why is the constitution difficult to amend/change?

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because it consists of a 2 stage process proposal and ratification

23
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what are the 2 stages of changing the constitution and what they mean

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  1. proposal - 2/3 members of both chambers or 2/3 legislatures calling for a national convention (a convention)
  2. ratification - by 3/4 of state legislatures or 3/4 of states via special ratifying
24
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who was team constitution

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federalist

25
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what was team no constitution

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anti-federalists

26
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small farmers, shopkeepers, laborers

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anti-federalist

27
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sought better protection of individual rights

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federalist

28
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what are the 5 thing anti-federalists favored

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  1. strong state government
  2. greater role for the common man
  3. smaller electoral districts
  4. frequency elections
  5. unicameral legislature
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regular people can propose laws
idea by ___

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  1. referenda
    anti-federalist
30
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able to get someone out of office before election
proposed by ___

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recall
anti-federalist

31
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group of people with a common interest

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factions

32
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your average joe, inexperienced, well educated

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enlightened statesmen

33
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  • strong central gov. would render states powerless
  • run roughshod over peoples’ liberties
  • president would gain too much power
  • feared tyranny of the few
  • gov. would become more aristocratic and respond only to their interests
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anti-federalist ideology

34
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  • checks and balances and federalism (used to prevent a strong central gov.)
  • separation of power (nobody will gain too much power)
  • greatest threat = fractions
  • the greatest threat is voters failing to elect an enlightened statesmen
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federalist response to anti-federalist views

35
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because north Carolina refused to ratify the constitution what was written

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the bill of rights

36
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why was the bill of rights written

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to alleviate fear over the new constitution

37
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what amendment provided explicit guarantees

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1-8

38
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what amendment stated that listing of rights does not mean others do not exist

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9th

39
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powers not delegated to the national government instead they are reserved to the states or people

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10th

40
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when did the B.O.R start to get more influence and why

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in the 20th century when citizens realized they can sue their states
the supreme court became more willing to protect individuals against intrusive state actions

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