Test 1 Flashcards
The Great Compromise produced what?
A bicameral Congress
Article 2
makes executive branch
Article 1
Gives Congress its powers and limits and creates bicameral legislature
Article 5
how the Constitution can be changed
Article 4
obligations of the states, immunities and privileges
Article 3
established judicial branch
How to deal with factions
- Remove its causes
2. Control its effects
How to remove causes
destroy liberty
make sure everyone has the same opinions
The larger the republic…
the more difficult it is for one faction to take power
Who can override a veto by a 2/3 majority?
Congress
Who can check Congress by declaring a law unconstitutional
Supreme Court
Members of what are appointed by the president?
Supreme Court
Appointments to the Supreme Court must be approved by who?
Congress
Who approves Presidential nominations, controls the budget, and can impeach?
Legislative branch
What is the executive branch
President and his cabinet
Legislative branch
Congress -> Senate, House of Representatives
Judicial branch
Supreme Court, lower courts
Locke’s argument
authority of government comes from the consent of the people
Locke’s root
crucible of the English Civil War and Oliver Cromwell’s protectorate
Locke’s Fruit
ideals of classic liberation…limited government and individual rights
Key values of the Declaration
Individual rights, Limited government
