POS TEST 1 Flashcards
Most Americans in the early republic were interested in protecting citizens from what kind of power?
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What were characteristics of American political culture in the early republic?
What political arguments did Americans use to challenge the Stamp Act of 1765?
What was the first framework of government adopted by the U.S. after becoming independent?
What did the Virginia Plan call for at the Constitutional Convention?
What did the New Jersey Plan call for at the Constitutional Convention?
Which men were most involved in drafting and ratifying the Constitution?
What are some major examples of checks and balances in the Constitution?
What is the commerce clause in the Constitution?
What was the process used for ratifying the U.S. Constitution?
What is federalism?
What part of the federal government was designed in the 1787 Constitution to be directly elected by the framers?
What is bicameralism? Why was this structure created in the legislative branch?
What are the three branches of the federal government?
What actions by the British government before and during the American Revolution made many Americans fear a strong national government after gaining independence?
What methods have been used in the U.S. to restrict voting rights?
What is Judicial Review?
What is the term length of a Supreme Court Justice?
What is the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution?
What Supreme Court case is recognized as setting the precedent of Judicial Review?
What is meant by “reserved powers” in the Constitution?
What were the main ideas of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
Why was the Articles of Confederation written to limit national power?
What structural method is used to elect Presidents in the U.S? How does it work?
What is the commerce clause? Which early Supreme Court case confirmed federal authority over interstate commerce?
What is the Establishment Clause in the Bill of Rights? What was it intended to prevent?
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? Which political faction demanded it?
What is the process for amending the U.S. Constitution?
