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Need A Tutor? | Need Homework Help? Donate Please! Help and Support | Join or Cancel American Federal Government Chapter 1 General Test Questions & Answers American Federal Government Chapter 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A direct
democracy is a system in which American
democracy rests on the principle of Although
not as an enduring topic of political
controversy in the United States as compared to other countries, In a
democracy, popular sovereignty is
ultimately vested in? In a
representative democracy, public policies
are determined by? If a
person believes that an interest group,
such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) or Planned Parenthood, Although
American political culture has
expressed desire for some form of limited government, it is generally
understood that government is needed to provide. The U.S.
definition of liberty best refers to The
government of the United States is best
characterized as During
America’s Founding, if you believed in
a unified, centralized government powerful enough to defend its
interests, you
were mostly likely a(n) Which of
the following demonstrated the
weakness of the Articles of Confederation, leading to the
Constitutional
Convention?
What power
does the Supreme Court possess that
is not expressly given to it by the Constitution?
If you
were a member of Congress and wanted to
change the structure of the U.S. government, what mechanism would you
most
likely use? Congress'
ability to pass laws needed to carry
out its expressed powers is known as the __________ clause.
This
clause in the Constitution makes it
illegal for the state of Michigan to purposely discriminate against
citizens in
Michigan from the state of Georgia: The Bill
of Rights eased concerns about The core
component of the Virginia Plan was
that? it
provided for a system of
representation in the national legislature based on the population of
each
state, difficult;
very small was
based on proportional
representation. citizens
are permitted to vote
directly on laws and policies. American
democracy rests on the principle of majority
rule, minority rights.
income
inequality the
people officials
regularly chosen by the
people.
pluralism Although
American political culture has
expressed desire for some form of limited government, it is
generally understood that government is
needed to provide public
goods The U.S.
definition of liberty best refers to personal
and economic freedom The
government of the United States is best characterized
as a
republic Struggle over power or influence within
organizations or informal groups
that can grant pr withhold benefits or privileges Politics In favor of the adoption of the U.S.
Constitution and the creation of a
federal union with a strong central government Federalism Political system in
which states or regional
governments retain ultimate authority except for those powers they
expressly
delegate to a central government Confederation Centralized governmental system in which
ultimate governmental authority
rests in the hands of the central government Unitary System Rights not dependent on the laws, customs, or
beliefs of any particular
culture or government Inalienable Rights Concept to denote the hypothetical conditions
of what the lives of people
might have been like before societies came into existence State of Nature Philosophy that certain rights or values are
inherit by virtue of human
nature and universally cognizable through human reason Natural Law Aggregate of non-governmental organizations
and institutions that
manifest interests and will of citizens Civil Society Voluntary agreement among individuals to
secure their rights and welfare
by creating a government and abiding by its rules Social Contract/Compact Wrote Two Treaties of Government he argued
that all people possess
certain natural rights, including the rights to life, liberty, and
property. Primary purpose of government was to protect
those rights. Government was
established by the people through a social contract. John Locke Plan to creat a unified government for the 13
colonies Albany Plan Meeting of 12 delegates from 5 states that
called for a constitutional
convention Annapolis convention Adopted by the continental congress on
November 15, 1777; Served as the
United States first constitution Articles of Confederation Series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by
American farmers against state and
local enforcement of tax collections and judgements for debt Shay's Rebellion Convention used to discuss possible
improvements to the Articles of
Confederation; May 14, 1787 Philadelphia Convention Proposal by Virginia delegates for a
bicameral legislative branch;
drafted my James Madison Virginia Plan Proposal for the structure of the United
States government presented by
William Paterson on June 15, 1787 New Jersey Plan Agreement that large and small states reached
during the Constitutional
Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that
each state would have under
the United States Constitution Connecticut Compromise Major principle of the American system of
government whereby each branch
of the government can check the actions of the others Checks and Balances The principle of dividing governmental powers
among different branches of
government Separation of Powers Division of a legislature into two separate
assemblies Bicameral Only one legislative chamber as opposed to
bicameral, such as the U.S.
Congress Unicameral Established judicial review Marbury v. Madison First Supreme Court decision to develop the
concept of implied powers McCulloch v. Maryland Grants congress the power to do whatever is
necessary to execute its
specifically delegated powers Necessary or proper clause Theory that describes a general approach
which the judiciary uses to
interpret the law, particularly constitutional documents and legislation Judicial Interpretation Powers specifically granted to the national
government by the
constitution Enumerated Powers Powers which are not written down Residual (reserved) Powers Powers not explicitly named in the
Constitution but assumed to exist due
to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article I Implied Powers The rights and powers held by individual US
states rather than by the
federal government States Rights All laws made furthering the Constitution and
all treaties made under the
authority of the United States are the "supreme law of the land" National Supremacy An electoral system in which parties gain
seats in proportion to the
number of votes cast for them Proportional Representation Compromise reached between delegates from
southern states and those from
northern states during the 1787 US Constitutional Convention Three-Fifths Compromise An individual who was in favor of the
adoption of the U.S. Constitution
and the creation of a federal union with a strong central government Federalist And individual who opposed the ratification
of the new Constitution in
1787. The Anti-Federalists were opposed to a strong central government Anti-Federalist The first ten amendments to the U.S.
Constitution Bill of Rights Personal freedoms including freedom of
religion and of speech, that are
protected for all individuals in a society Civil Liberties Doctrine adopted by Supreme Court of the US
to determine under what
circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, or
assembly Clear and Present Danger Expression made through articles of clothing,
gestures, movements, and
other form sod nonverbal communication Symbolic Speech Generally, all rights rooted in the
Fourteenth Amendments guarantee of
equal protection under the law Civil rights
Substantive Due Process |
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