Welch, Introduction Flashcards
What did the founding fathers expect from the government?
They expected to have a limited government with limited input from citizens
What was the Articles of Confederation?
This was what governed the colonies after the revolutionary war and before the constitution
What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?
Because colonists wanted to avoid a government that was too strong, It created a government that was too weak to confront either foreign or domestic challenges.
What did the fathers intend on the constitution to do?
They were still wary of the English ruling, so they created the constitution to limit the power of the federal government.
How did they limit the power of the federal government?
They fragmented the power of the federal government and left much of the power for the states by dividing it into three branches
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, executive, and judicial
What did the founder James Madison say they had to do first?
They had to “enable the government to control the governed, and in the place to oblige and control itself.”
What does the Tenth Amendment say?
The powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the states
What is the elastic clause?
This is Article 1 which says, “To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution for foreign powers, and all other powers vested this constitution.”
Why did the fathers write in the constitution to allow citizens to vote for members of office?
They were afraid that citizens would have “excess of democracy” and feared mob rule
What periods did the government grow the most?
Civil War, Industrial Revolution, Great Depression, WWII and Cold War, Civil Rights Era
What is the New Deal?
This was President Roosevelt’s proposal to the country to regulate business and labor and to also establish a national welfare system
What did the Sixteenth Amendment do?
This established personal income taxes to fund the New Deal programs
What are the Great Society programs?
These were equal rights social programs
