Chapter 1, 2, & 3

Question 1

what did federalists want?

Answer 1

a large national government
(in favor of constitution)

Question 2

what did anti-federalists want?

Answer 2

a weak central government
(not in favor of constitution)

Question 2

what is a faction?

Answer 2

A faction is a small dissenting group within a larger party. (usually seen in politics)

Question 2

what does fed. 10 say about factions?

Answer 2

Factions can be a problem because they don’t think about the positives of a decision and They can be fixed with a large republic because they are less likely to gain power.

Question 3

natural rights

Answer 3

rights given to you from birth that can’t be taken away

Question 4

The 3 types of democracies:

Answer 4

Participatory, Pluralist, and Elitist

Question 5

Participatory Democracy

Answer 5

Widespread political participation

Question 6

Pluralist Democracy

Answer 6

Groups have power within policy making

Question 7

politics

Answer 7

Politics is when actions and policies influence decisions of a government

Question 8

government

Answer 8

Enforces policies and actions of politics

Question 9

Sources of the american government

Answer 9

Ancient Greece/Rome bc they came up with the idea of democracy

Question 10

John Locke

Answer 10

created the idea of social contract

Question 11

Federalism

Answer 11

Federalism is a system that helps both state and national governments keep a balance of power and allows them to be checked as to ensure balance is kept.

Question 12

Concurrent

Answer 12

powers shared by both states and the federal government.

Question 13

Enumerated

Answer 13

the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congress

Question 14

Reserved

Answer 14

those that are not specifically granted to the national government in the Constitution and are therefore reserved to the states.

Question 15

Fed. 39

Answer 15

The Government is neither nationalist or federalist, but is a combination of both.

Question 16

Fed. 51

Answer 16

Government power should be separated in order for the government to be able to check itself and to not have too much power.

Question 17

Brutus 1

Answer 17

Robert Yate’s explanation of why people should not vote in favor of the constitution.

Question 18

Dual federalism

Answer 18

a form of federalism where the states and national government operate independently

Question 19

Cooperative federalism

Answer 19

a form of federalism where the states and national government opperate together.

Question 20

Unfunded mandates

Answer 20

requirements for a state to carry out without any funding from the national government

Question 21

Block grants

Answer 21

these same requirements, but with funding from the government

Question 22

McCulloch v. Maryland

Answer 22

Supported creation of US Bank by Congress with Supremacy and Necessary & Proper Clauses

Question 23

Obergefell v. Hodges

Answer 23

Determined the right to marry as fundamental, therefore legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

Question 24

United States v. Lopez

Answer 24

Denied Congress the ability to prohibit guns in school zones as the law exceeded powers under the Commerce Clause

Question 25

Printz v. United States

Answer 25

Overturned federal law requiring local police to conduct background checks on gun purchases as the law violated the 10th Amendment

Question 26

Gibbons v. Ogden

Answer 26

Disallowed a state law on steamboat routes as it violated the Commerce Clause & congressional power to regulate interstate trade

Question 27

List one limitation of the Articles of Confederation.

Answer 27

Government could not tax the states and therefore could not pay off debt.