Test 7-10-14

Question 0

Public policy (definition)

Answer 0

Anything the government decided to do (also called LAWS)

Question 1

Government (definition)

Answer 1

The institution through which society makes and enforced its policies. Must have authority over its people.

Question 2

Constitution (definition)

Answer 2

Fundamental laws that set out a country or state’s principles, structure, and processes of government

Question 3

Popular sovereignty (definition)

Answer 3

Government is based on the consent of the people

Question 4

Sovereignty (definition)

Answer 4

The people are the source of power

Question 5

State (definition)

Answer 5

A body of people living in a defined territory, organised politically and the power to make and enforce laws without the consent of any higher authority

Question 6

What four things must be present for a State to exist?

Answer 6

1. ) defined territory
2. ) people
3. ) sovereignty
4. ) any type of government

Question 7

Why was Madison’s three branch government idea so absurd?

Answer 7

Because the standard model of government was Great Britain, who had a monarchy with one branch of government

Question 8

Why did the framers of the constitution not have a bill of rights?

Answer 8

Every State at the time had their own bill of rights

Question 9

What was the most important rebellion?

Answer 9

Shay’s Rebellion in Massachusetts

Question 10

Why was Shay’s rebellion so important?

Answer 10

1. ) showed the weakness of current government form (under the AoC)
2. ) showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation
3. ) led to the constitutional convention

Question 11

Bicameral legislation

Answer 11

Every state gets two votes regardless of size

Question 12

1774 (timeline of the constitution)

Answer 12

First continental congress

Question 13

1775-1781 (timeline of the constitution)

Answer 13

Second continental congress

Question 14

1775-1783 (timeline of the constitution)

Answer 14

War for Independance

Question 15

1776 (timeline of constitution)

Answer 15

Declaration of Independance

Question 16

1781 (timeline)

Answer 16

Articles of Confederation adopted

Question 17

1781-1789 (timeline)

Answer 17

Confederation government

Question 18

1787 (timeline)

Answer 18

Constitutional convention

Question 19

1787-1790 (timeline)

Answer 19

Ratification of the constitution

Question 20

1789 (timeline)

Answer 20

Constitution adopted

Question 21

New Hampshire ratified the constitution when?

Answer 21

1788

Question 22

Where did most of the opposition to the constitution come from and why?

Answer 22

People who wrote the deceleration of Independence and war patriots, because it didn’t have a bill of rights and in that time constitutions didn’t last long at all

Question 23

McCulloch vs. Maryland- what were the issues of this case, what was the ruling, and why was that the ruling?

Answer 23

Can congress build a national bank? Can a state tax that bank?
The ruling was that the Supreme Court had control over building banks and the states could not tax those banks because of the necessary and proper clause in article one section eight clause eighteen

Question 24

Gibbons vs. Odgen- what were the issues of this case, what was the ruling, and why was that the ruling?

Answer 24

Who on the Hudson had the rights to the steamboats? A company with a Federal license or a state license?
The ruling was that congress could regulate commerce because of the commerce clause in article one section eight clause three. This case expanded congressional power

Question 25

How are powers given to the government? (3 ways)

Answer 25

Expressed (written n