Sept. 2017 Test

Question 1

What’s a Dictatorship?

Answer 1

Rule by force, often military, usually one person, few freedoms

Question 2

What is monarchy?

Answer 2

Hereditary rule, usually one person, king or queen, few today

Question 3

What is a Democracy?

Answer 3

Based on individuals right to vote and determining law by majority rule

Question 4

What is Pure Democracy?

Answer 4

Everyone can vote on every issue

Question 5

What is Representative Democracy?

Answer 5

Republicanism, people elect representatives to vote for them, there is a mixed government

Question 6

What is communism/Socialist?

Answer 6

Equal distribution of wealth, classless society, less freedom.

Question 7

What’s is Magna Carta?

Answer 7

In 1215 nobles in England force King John to sign. This gives Rights to people, trial by peers, protection of property, and religious freedoms

Question 8

What is the Bill of Rights(1689)?

Answer 8

Full power now belongs to Parliament now, not king. Citizen rights are more clearly defined now

Question 9

What influenced the Constitution(1787)?

Answer 9

America emerged from England, England based on commerce law, law based on previously held decisions, traditions and not written down so much

Question 10

What was America’s spin on the Constitution?

Answer 10

America was not England, different traditions and regions, etc. America feared tyranny, above all prized liberty

Question 11

What happened the past 100 years before Constitution?

Answer 11

Colonies established with written charters. Most had locally elected legislatures.

Question 12

What were some Key Factors for America in the Constitution?

Answer 12

Religion, Bible at court, became the core. Enlightenment, John Locke, Montesquieu.

Question 13

What happened with Articles of Confederation?

Answer 13

It didn’t work, no authority to National Government, Can’t tax no army. States see themselves as their own nations , use own money.

Question 14

What were some of the problems relating with the Articles of Confederation?

Answer 14

Shay’s rebellion, farmers in Pennsylvania protest against being taxed too much. Madison leads call to reform to recreate them.

Question 15

What happened in Philadelphia 1787?

Answer 15

55 wealthy lawyers, merchants, peasants meet. A stronger national government is goal, question is how strong? Representation, proportional or equal (Big States vs Small, slavery too)

Question 16

What were the requirements for the Ratification?

Answer 16

Need to 9, Must have Virginia. Bill of rights to guarantee individual liberties. Federalist paper, New York.

Question 17

What is a faction?

Answer 17

Groups of citizens, majority or minority whose opinions and interests are contrary to the interests of well-being of others.

Question 18

How is a faction solved?

Answer 18

Get rid of freedom, not good. Make sure everyone thinks the same, not possible.

Question 19

What is the Big Problem?

Answer 19

Unequal or disproportionate distribution of property, elected officials are often a part of this.

Question 20

What happens with control over Factions?

Answer 20

Can’t get rid of factions, can keep minorities in check perhaps, but what about majority?

Question 21

What was Madison’s ideology?

Answer 21

Pure democracy won’t stop them because public may be easily influenced and all can vote. Also if factions do gain control it can be limited to the state level and likely won’t be able to gain popularity.

Question 22

What kind of Government does Madison believe in?

Answer 22

A republic of representation government is safer, crazies won’t be elected and qualified reps won’t listen to the crazies.

Question 23

What was Article 30 about? (Federalist Papers)

Answer 23

Establish trust among countries(foreign), by getting in debt.

Question 24

What was Article 39 about? (Federalist Papers)

Answer 24

Government is half federal-government, half to the states, shared power

Question 25

What was Article 48? (Federalist Papers)

Answer 25

Legislative controlled the law and money

Question 26

What was Maryland vs. McCulloch?

Answer 26

Maryland tries to tax National Bank located in Baltimore. Bank won’t pay, state court upholds Maryland. Appeal to Supreme Court.

Question 27

What is the Marshall’s ideology? (Maryland vs McCulloch)

Answer 27

Bank is necessary and proper for the Federal Gov. to endure. Power to tax, is power to destroy, states can’t do that to Fed. Gov.

Question 28

Why do judges serve for life?

Answer 28

To have better security and follow the law accordingly and they won’t fear to be fired if they make an unpopular decision.

Question 29

What were some examples of the 10 bill of rights?

Answer 29

Right to bear arms, no search without a warrant, right to trial, freedom of speech

Question 30

What were some of the differences between federalist’s and anti-federalist’s?

Answer 30

Federalist’s
- generally like the constitution
- wealthy landowners, strong national government, they should be in charge
Anti-Federalist’s
- Power to states, were often farmers, feared government rubbed by the rich.
-Wanted a guarantee of individual rights

Question 31

What is the Legislative Branch about?

Answer 31

Congress controls the budget and can pass laws over the presidents veto. Also can impeach the president. Congress could also impeach judges and remove all from office.

Question 32

What is the executive branch about?

Answer 32

The president can veto congressional legislation and can also nominate judges

Question 33

What is the judicial branch about?

Answer 33

The court can declare if law is good or bad and can also declare an act by the president unconstitutional.

Question 34

What was Montesquieu about?

Answer 34

Brought the idea of having a power which is balanced among three groups. Equal but different powers.

Question 35

What was John Locke ideology?

Answer 35

Right to religion and being free having freedom, no taxing without the persons consent or opinion.