multiple choice quiz Flashcards
what is republicanism
a form of government where power resides with the people and is exercised by election representatives
how does the constitution assign the powers of government at the state and federal levels
it lists powers given to the national government and denied to the states and all other powers remain with other states
what is separation of powers
they assign law making, law enforcement, and law interpretation to separate the branches of government
what is checks and balances
a government structure that give each branch scrutiny over other branches
what is the necessary and proper clause
it gives congress the means to execute its powers.
where is the necessary and proper clause written in the constitution
article 1 section 8
what is another name for the necessary and proper clause
elastic clause
which clause speaks to when state laws conflict with national laws
Article 1
what were the supporters of the constitution called and why did they support the constitution
federalists because they were concerned that the articles were too weak after shays rebellion
what were the opponents of the constitution and why did the oppose
anti-federalists because they were worried that the new national government was too strong
what was one of the main reasons some states hesitated to support the constitution?
there was no Bill of Rights, so states made up their own rights
what was the argument against the hesitation to support the constitution by federalists
they were concerned that they might have missed a few things that were on the bill of rights
Who were the writers of the federalist papers
James Madison, Hamilton and John jay
how many federalist papers were there and what were their intention
is it 85 Federalist papers they push to get the constitution ratified
which state was the first to ratify the constitution?
delaware
when was the constitution written
1787
when did the constitution take effect
1788
what happens if no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes
the house of representatives will then decide the president
what was the original plan for how the president and vice president would be selected?
The person with the most voters would be president, and then the person with the second most voters would be vice president
what is the impeachment process
the majority vote by the house, then to get removal you would need 2/3 votes of the senete
what is the purpose of the preamble
to introduce the constitution and gives reasons and goals of the construction
what were the four parts of the constitution
the preamble, articled, amendments, and bill of rights
what is federalism
the division of power between a central government and state government
what duties of the president are written in the constitution
commander (in chief of armed forces)
appoints cabinet (gov. officers, diplomats, and judges
makes treaties
how long is the term of federal judges
lifetime
how many total amendments are in the constitution
27
how many amendments were added after the bill of rights
17
how many states are needed to ratify the constitution in order for it to take effect and which article does it state that
9 states, article 7
what do the first three articles represent
article 1- legislation (congress)
article 2- executive (president
article 3- judicial (supreme court and fedral judges
article 4
allows addition of new states, protects states from violence, states that you are not allowed to discriminate citizens from other states
article 5
amendment process. needs 2/3 of house and senate in order to propose. needs 3/4 of legislators to prove
article 6
the supremacy clause. national government takes on any debt. if you hold an army office you need to take an oath. No religious requirement
fedrilist 10
explains how factions can be limited and to argue that the proposed government is not likely to be opposed by one. to abolish factions you would have to abolish liberty
fedrilsit 51
written by james madison. to explain that checks and balances and esperanto on lf power would prevent tyranny. government is divided to guard one branch against an injustice of another
brutus 1
argued that the size of the u.s was to large for a strong and efficient government
