unit 1

Question 1

natural rights

Answer 1

god given rights

Question 2

popular sovereignty

Answer 2

people are the ultimate ruling authority, govt carries out the laws

Question 3

judicial review

Answer 3

the actions of the executive and legislative branches of govt are subject to review and possible invalidation by the judiciary

Question 4

social contract

Answer 4

between people and sovereign; rights shall not be violated

Question 5

federalism

Answer 5

a system of govt in which the same territory is ruled by two levels of govt

Question 6

participatory democracy

Answer 6

direct vote for laws, not reps

Question 7

pluralist democracy

Answer 7

interest groups. non govt. more than one center of power

Question 8

elite democracy

Answer 8

elected reps make decisions as trustees for people who elected them

Question 9

republic

Answer 9

a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected reps, and which has an elected or nominated pres rather than monarch

Question 10

great (connecticut) compromise

Answer 10

gave states equal representation in senate and proportional representation in the house

Question 11

electoral college

Answer 11

The Electoral college is the group of people (electors) chosen from each state and the district of Columbia to formally select the President and Vice President.

Question 12

concurrent powers

Answer 12

powers shared by fed govt and state govts

Question 13

reserved powers

Answer 13

political powers that constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority

Question 14

separation of powers

Answer 14

guards against tyranny

Question 15

checks and balances

Answer 15

prevents any branch from gaining too much power

Question 16

federal revenue sharing

Answer 16

Revenue sharing is the distribution of tax money to the state governments.

Question 17

block grants

Answer 17

use it for this, spend it specifically how you see fit

Question 18

categorical grants

Answer 18

here’s money, you must meet these terms

Question 19

shay’s rebellion

Answer 19

showed the failures of the articles of confederation. fed govt couldn’t intervene

Question 20

supremacy clause

Answer 20

constitution clause giving us constitution and federal laws precedence over state constitutions and laws

Question 21

commerce clause

Answer 21

congress has power to regulate foreign and domestic commerce

Question 22

bicameral legislature

Answer 22

house of reps and senate make up congress

Question 23

what democratic ideals are in dec of ind and constitution

Answer 23

• enlightenment thinking
• natural rights
  -pop sovereignty
• representative republic
• republicanism (rule of law)
• social contract

Question 24

limitations of national govt under articles of confederation and why did they decide to revise?

Answer 24

• they couldn’t all agree so nothing changed
• congress could not directly tax
• amendments -> unanimous states
• no national army
• no regulation of states’ commerce
• no national court or currency
• shay’s rebellion led to revise bc they had no control

Question 25

federalists’ views

Answer 25

strong federal government. reps, not direct

Question 26

antifederalists’ views

Answer 26

protect peoples rights through direct involvement in govt