Government Chapter 2 Notes – Flashcards
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The US has a federal system of government bc
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System created in the constitution and expressed in 10th amendment
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Principle applied when senate confirms and rejects president appointee to run
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Check and balances
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Which statement illustrates how difficult it is to amend the constitution?
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Simple majority is not satisfying in proposal stage
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Participation of both federal government and state government in the amendment process is called
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Federalism
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Presidents power to veto an act of congress is an example of
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Checks and balances
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With the words "we the people" the constitution established its authority on what basis?
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Popular sovereignty
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Informal amendment process
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Results from the daily experiences of government
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Which describes the concept of limited government?
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Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people
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The principle of popular sovereignty means
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People are the only source of government power
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When there is a separation of powers
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Power is distributed among 3 independent branches
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Marbury v Madison is the first time
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Supreme court ruled the congress conflicted the...
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Why was 3 separate branches created by the framers?
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To keep any one group from gaining too much power
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The government set up by the AOC had
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Only legislative branch consisting if unicameral congress
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The convention in Philadelphia was originally called to
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Amend AOC
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NOT a reason for changing the AOC in mid 1780s
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The AOC allowed slavery to continue
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Much of the work of the framers centered around the proposals that had been set out in
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The Virginia Plan
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Many Americans wanted a strong national government after
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Shay's rebellion
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After the revolutionary war the national government
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Proved too weak to deal with growing economic problems
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This man was known as the father of the constitution?
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James Madison
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This feature of the constitution was strongly opposed by anti-federalists
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Three-fifths compromise
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Which of the following best defines the principle of popular sovereignty?
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Ultimate source of government authority is the people
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Constitutional convention was resolved as what is known as the great compromise
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The representation of states in congress
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The AOC reflected Americans fear of
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A strong centralized government
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Which branch of government interprets the laws and includes supreme court?
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Judicial branch
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What is the effect of federalism on state government?
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State government can rule on local issues
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In a republic, the main purpose of the government is to
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Protect the rights of the individuals
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Colonists valued limited government bc they
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Believed people should be protected from punishment
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Which of the following best defines constitutional amendment?
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Changes to the original constitution
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A written constitution is important bc it
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Provides a rule book for government
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A positive achievement under AOC was
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SIgning peace treaty with Britain
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A major problem with the legislature set up under AOC was that
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Regardless of population each state only had 1 vote
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Government responsible for carrying out and enforcing laws passed at a national level
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Executive branch
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Congress is responsible for
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Making laws for the country
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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Established a procedure for governing NW territory
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The first 10 amendments (Bill of Rights) were added to protect
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Individual citizens from the power of the federal government
