Constitution test Flashcards
Which document more permanently established Britain as a constitutional parliamentary monarchy?
The English bill of rights
Why was the national gov. formed by the Articles purposefully weak?
- British parliamentary was abusive to individual rights
- The king was tyrannical in trying to remove individual rights
What plan called for a one sided congress, with the only house having a one member from each state?
The new Jersey plan
Rule of law is…
Everyone is under the law
Which Enlightenment Thinker was first to use Social Contract Theory, but abused it by saying everyone should give in to an Absolute Monarch?
Thomas hobbes
A nation with a constitutional parliamentary monarchy has which of the following?
- A king or queen
- Representatives
The Magna Carta attempted to establish the Rule of Law in England in 1215, but it also started the trend of:
Limited gov.
Which Enlightenment Thinker said there is no freedom if the Judicial power is not a separate branch?
Montesquieu
Originally, in the Constitution, what part of government was the only part which is directly elected by the people?
House of representatives
The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to:
Separate from British rule
What law was passed by British Parliament on the American Colonies to pay for protection against the French and Indian Threat?
Stamp act
Who was not involved with writing the Declaration of Independence?
Madison
Shays’ Rebellion showed the national government was unable to respond to the economic problems happening across the country or put down state rebellions showing the need to:
fix or replace the articles
Democracy means ‘Power of the People’. In what way do people have the power, in nations like the United States?
People have the “scheme of representation” meaning they vote for representatives
Due process means…
Everyone must be fairly treated through the legal system
According to Federalist #10, the more people that can vote, the less likely the country will break up into factions. That is why the writer wants a:
Representative republic
The powers of government being divided between branches of government, such as Legislative, Executive, and Judicial is known as:
separation of powers
The powers of government being divided between levels of government, shared equally between the national and state level is known as:
Federalism
Popular sovereignty
People are in control of their Government (through representation)
The main influence Rationalism and Romanticism had on the American Founding documents:
- natural rights philosophy
- popular sovereignty
Which States would have preferred a plan with representation based on population like in the Virginia Plan?
Large states
Consent of the governed
People agree to their government
The first national government established in the United States by the Articles of Confederation was:
A weak national government that had to be replaced with a stronger Federal System
What agreement at the Constitutional Convention led to partial representation based on slave populations and taxation in proportion for slaveholding states?
The 3/5 compromise
Which Enlightenment Thinker said government is legitimate when it obeys the General Will, what the majority of people want related to Popular Sovereignty
Rousseau
A plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a two-sided Congress, with each house having a number of elected members based on the number of people in that state.
The Virginia plan
Which document first established Consent of the Governed and Majority Rule (Direct Democracy) in the Americas?
Mayflower compact
Social contract
Agreements are the basis of legitimate laws
self-gov.
People are in charge (through a document) of the authority they create to control themselves
What would be the result of the Sons of Liberty spreading propaganda reminding American Colonists of the Boston Massacre?
more support for a rebellion
Once powers are Separated into Branches, the different parts of government can make sure no one part becomes more powerful though powers over one another, called:
checks and balances
The Anti-federalists refused to pass the Constitution until the Federalists agreed to add:
Amendments listing a Bill of Rights detailing individuals’ rights
