Constitution And forms Of Government

Question 0

What is a nation ?

Answer 0

A group of people of people with common ancestry and common culture

Question 1

What types of Democracy are there?

Answer 1

Direct (pure democracy , doesn’t actually exist)

Indirect (representative, US)

Question 2

What is a country ?

Answer 2

A group of states together .

Question 3

What is The force theory

Answer 3

Someone is taking control of the government . (Dictatorship)

Question 4

What is the evolutionary theory ?

Answer 4

Natural process . The idea that people are going to seek to organize more and more as time moves on.

Question 5

What is the divine right theory ?

Answer 5

Someone is God chosen to be in power. These people believe that they have divine right to be leaders . (Monarchy)

Question 6

What is The social contract theory ?

Answer 6

A voluntary act of free people giving up rights to gain protection and a sense of security.

Question 7

What is a constitution ?

Answer 7

The body of fundamental laws that set out the principals structures and processes of a government .

Question 8

What are the geographic distributions of power ?

Answer 8

Unitary federal and confederate (confederacy )

Question 9

What is unitary ?

Answer 9

Centralized

Eg- Great Britain (parliament and the crown)

Question 10

What is federal ?

Answer 10

Division of powers
Like the us
Federal executive and judicial

Question 11

Confederate (confederacy )?

Answer 11

An alliance entities (separate ), but joined together by a common cause . the EU is the closest thing to this.

Question 12

What is a presidential government ?

Answer 12

Separate independent , coequal like the us.

Question 13

What is a parliamentary government ?

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A prime minster (premier) plus their cabinet of officials .

Question 14

What are Agreed ideals of government ?

Answer 14

Ordered , limited and representatives.

Question 15

What are the four characteristics of a state ?

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Population territory sovereignty government

Question 16

What is a unitary government?

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A government in which all power belongs to a central agency.

Question 17

What are divisions of power ?

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Structuring a government so that power is shared by a central and several local governments.

Question 18

What is the Magna Carta ?

Answer 18

1st document to limit the King’s power , it was a step towards a constitutional government . It provided fundamental rights , trial by jury and due process of law.

Question 19

What were the English bill of rights?

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Prevent executive cause , prohibited standing army in peacetime , free parliamentary elections,right to a fair trial , prohibits excessive bail,prohibits .

Question 20

What are the foundations of these landmark documents ?

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1) worth of the individuals
2) equality of all persons
3) majority rule , minority rights
4) necessity of compromise
5) individual freedom

Question 21

Preamble , what is it ?

Answer 21

A preliminary or preparatory statement

-just describe it corban.

Question 22

The articles of confederation listed what ?

Answer 22

Governmental structure powers of congress state obligations and it’s weaknesses

Question 23

What was the articles of confederation modeled after ?

Answer 23

Colonial governments

Question 24

Why were the creators of the articles concerned of concentrated power ?

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Because of the past experience with the British.

Question 25

Amending the articles to what required what of the United States ?

Answer 25

Unanimous consent

Question 26

Who was given sole authority to govern the country ?

Answer 26

Congress

Question 27

Who oversaw the government. While congress was in session ?

Answer 27

An executive committee

Question 28

What did congress establish to hear disputes among states ?

Answer 28

Temporary courts.

Question 29

What powers did the new congress have ?

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Declare war and peace , make treaties with foreign countries , establish an army and navy, requisition print and make money ,establish weights and measures,hear disputes among the states related to trade boundaries .

Question 30

What couldn't the new government do and what were they limited to ?

Answer 30

No power to raise funds for army or a navy , no power to impose a tax or collect a tax,no executive branch to enforce laws, no power to control trade among states, no power to force states to honor obligations , no power to regulate the value of currency .

Question 31

What accomplishments did the articles of confederation have ?

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Administered the seven year war effort , negotiated the treaty of paris with Britain in 1785, established the NW Ordinance of 1787

Question 32

What problems were facing the new nation ?

Answer 32

Trade with foreign nations, financing the nation, foreign relations,interstate relations , problems with trade.

Question 33

What problems did the us have with trade ?

Answer 33

The us no longer was the favorite trading partner of Great Britain , the us exports to British ports had to be on British ships. Many us goods were barred from British ports . The way to stop that was for the us to impose a tariff but due to the aof they couldn't .

Question 34

What were the compromises on at the 1st continental congress?

Answer 34

Representation, slavery and how to conduct presidential elections.

Question 35

Who were the federalists?

Answer 35

Supported the constitution , wanted to strengthen national government , federalists papers written to explain and convince the public .

Question 36

Who were the anti-federalists

Answer 36

Revolutionary war people. Hancock Jefferson an all of em. The complained that constitution took away state and power and argued for a bill of rights.

Question 37

What are concurrent powers ?

Answer 37

State and federal government can both make you do it. Taxes , define crime, set punishments , condemn private property

Question 38

What powers are given by the constitution ?

Answer 38

Expressed powers -declare war , raise a military. Implied -necessary and proper . Inherent- regulate immigration acquire territory .

Question 39

What powers are denied to the government by the constitution ?

Answer 39

Expressed-freedom of religion and speech , and press. Due to silence -public school system , marriage and divorce laws are Laws reserved for states.