articles in the constitution

Question 1

what are the three democratic theories?

Answer 1

participatory
pluralist
elitist

Question 2

participatory

Answer 2

emphasizes broad participation and an active role for individual citizens in politics and civil society

Question 3

elitist

Answer 3

emphasizes limited or filtered citizen participation in politics and civil society
skeptical of the ability of citizens to make good choices

Question 4

pluralist

Answer 4

group based activism striving to impact political decision making, individuals become more powerful as part of a group

Question 5

4 linkage institutions

Answer 5

political parties
elections
media
interest groups

Question 6

steps for policy making system

Answer 6

1. people finds a problem
2. linkage institution
3. policy agenda
4. policymaking adoption
5. policy implementation
6. evaluation on policy

Question 7

supremacy clause

Answer 7

federal law trumps state law (article 6)

Question 8

powers granted to state

Answer 8

cannot make their own money
cannot tax import or export
they can have their own courts and state laws

Question 9

powers granted to national

Answer 9

establish post roads
protect copyrights and patents
involve with foreign trade

Question 10

elastic clause

Answer 10

gives Congress power to create laws essential to its enumerated powers

Question 11

delegated/enumerated powers of congress

Answer 11

article 1, s8
collect taxes, pay debts, promote general welfare
borrow money
regulate commerce with foreign countries
establish post offices, make copyright laws
establish federal courts

Question 12

implied powers of congress

Answer 12

powers of the national government derived from the enumerated powers and elastic clause, not directly written

Question 13

bicameralism

Answer 13

two houses government

Question 14

great compromise

Answer 14

created a bicameral legislature, house (population) Senate (2 per state)

Question 15

12th amendment

Answer 15

when voting for president, you go ahead and vote for the VP

Question 16

13th amendment

Answer 16

prohibits slavery

Question 17

14th amendment

Answer 17

equal protection to all citizens, due process clause (all treated the same under law)

Question 18

15th amendment

Answer 18

male voting rights

Question 19

16th amendment

Answer 19

income tax

Question 20

17th amendment

Answer 20

direct election of US senators instead of electoral college choosing

Question 21

18th amendment

Answer 21

prohibited alcohol

Question 22

19th amendment

Answer 22

women granted the right to vote

Question 23

20th amendment

Answer 23

change of president, inagguration day on january 20th

Question 24

21st amendment

Answer 24

repealed prohibition of alcohol

Question 25

22nd amendment

Answer 25

term limits, no more than 2 terms of 4 years.

Question 26

23rd amendment

Answer 26

D.C. gets three electoral votes

Question 27

24th amendment

Answer 27

eliminated poll tax

Question 28

25th amendment

Answer 28

presidential succession, the VP follows after the president

Question 29

26th amendment

Answer 29

voting age lowered to 18

Question 30

27th amendment

Answer 30

congressional pay changes

Question 31

bill of attainder

Answer 31

laws that dictate prison sentences for those accused but never given trial

Question 32

ex post facto laws

Answer 32

laws that were retroactive in nature (ex. would go back to yesterday if law passed today)

Question 33

habeus corpus

Answer 33

a guarantee of an individual's right to know why he is being detained (except in time of war)

Question 34

madisonian model

Answer 34

limiting majority control separation of powers checks and balances establishing federal system supported elitism government

Question 35

describe the type of men and philosophy who met at Constitutional Convention

Answer 35

shared experiences view of human nature (feared common man, wanted to limit majority voting) fear of centralized power (not a king) commitment to rights (popular sovereignty and natural rights protected)

Question 36

inalienable rights

Answer 36

rights that cannot be taken away, everyone is given them

Question 37

weakness of AOC

Answer 37

states had all the power congress could not force taxes on states congress could not regulate interstate commerce

Question 38

shay's rebellion

Answer 38

weak federal response began shifting public opinion towards a stronger central government and new constitution

Question 39

popular sovereignty

Answer 39

people are the source of government power and authority

Question 40

federalism

Answer 40

division of power between national, state, and local governments (delegated given to federal)

Question 41

necessary and proper clause

Answer 41

expands federal power, Congress can make laws necessary and power for executing their enumerated powers

Question 42

article 1

Answer 42

defines the responsibilities of legislative powers and establishes bicameral legislature

Question 43

article 1, section 8

Answer 43

enumerated or delegated powers of congress

Question 44

article 2

Answer 44

executive branch, 435 HOR and 100 Senate = 538

Question 45

article 3

Answer 45

judicial branch established supreme court Marbury v Madison (judicial review)

Question 46

article 4

Answer 46

relations of states with each other

Question 47

article 5

Answer 47

amendment process amendment proposed (2/3 Congress vote) amendment ratified (3/4 state legislatures) proposed at national convention with Congress (2/3 of state legislature) 3/4 of states to ratify

Question 48

article 6

Answer 48

supremacy clause

Question 49

article 7

Answer 49

ratification (9 out of 13 to approve)

Question 50

numbers to amend US Constitution

Answer 50

2/3 of house and senate 3/4 of states ANOTHER WAY 2/3 of house and senate 3/4 of state conventions

Question 51

articles of the constitution

Answer 51

Lazy Elephants Jump Slowly And Sleep Regularly Legislative Executive Judicial States Relations Amendments Supremacy Ratification