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unit 1: constitution Flashcards

1
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what are some weaknesses of the articles of confederation?

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lack of unity, unable to tax, could not regulate trade, difficult to make amendments, no army

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what was Shay’s rebellion?

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farmers in debt didn’t want to lose jobs, uprising, articles weren’t strong enough to deal with this

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3
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what was the Virginia Plan?

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Madison - Strong National Government, favored states with large pops, house of reps (proportional repersentation)

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4
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what was the New Jersey Plan?

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equal votes per state (senate)

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what was the Great Compromise (also known as Connecticut Plan)?

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Big vs. Small state (2 houses)

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6
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what was the 3/5ths Compromise?

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north vs. south

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7
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what does it mean to be a republic?

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there is not direct representation in the democracy, we elect officials who make decisions on our behalf

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8
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what is federalism?

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government power shared between national and state governments

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9
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what is an enumerated power?

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powers listed in constitution for fed gov

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10
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what is a concurrent power?

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powers shared by fed and state gov

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11
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what is a reserved power?

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powers left for the state gov

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12
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what are the age requirements for hor vs. senate?

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25, 30

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13
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what is the term length for hor?

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2 years, no limit on number of terms

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14
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what is the term length for senate?

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6 years, no limit on number of terms, only 1/3 of senate up for reelection every 2 years

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15
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who is the leader of the senate?

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vice president

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16
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who impeaches?

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hor

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17
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who acts as a jury and decides whether guilty after impeachment?

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senate

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18
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how long is the term for federal judges?

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for life

19
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what is in the supreme court’s original jurisdiction?

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involves other countries, ambassadors, or multiple states

20
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what is the supreme court’s appellate jurisdiciton?

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all other cases tried in lower courts first

21
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what is the full faith and credit clause?

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states must honor official acts, records, or judgments of other states

22
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what do you need to propose a new amendment?

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2/3 state legislatures or 2/3 house and senate

23
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what do you need to ratify a amendment?

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3/4 state legislatures

24
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what is in article VI?

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the supremacy clause

25
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what does the supremacy clause state?

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constitution is the supreme law of the land

26
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what civil liberties are directly in the Constitution?

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habeas corpus (brought before judge), no ex post facto law (no retroactive law), no religious test for qualification to office, no bill of attainder (not allowed to declare person guilty without trial)

27
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what is in the first article?

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legislative branch

28
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what is in the second article?

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executive branch

29
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what is in the third article?

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judicial branch

30
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what is in article IV?

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state relations, this includes the full faith and credit

31
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what is in article V?

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Amend the constitution

32
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what does Madison explain in federalist #10?

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warns against factions (groups of people with a common interest) in a popular government, we can not remove these factions, but a large republic can deal with this problem by having representatives that won’t listen to bad factions (tyranny of the majority).

33
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why is a large republic better than a small republic?

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pluralism: more factions competing

34
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what does Madison argue in federalist #51?

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separation of powers is necessary to protect the people from a corrupt government

35
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why is the judicial branch the only branch voted on by the other branches?

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life term of judges means we must select good people

36
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why does Madison fear a concentration of powers?

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If branches are not independent, they will have little incentive to check the power of each other. This could lead to tyranny

37
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which branch will always be the most powerful in a republic?

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legislative- Madison says this is fine though because we have a bicameral legislature that has checks within itself.

38
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which power is raising taxes, chartering banks, and borrowing money?

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concurrent

39
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which power is declaring war, establishing and maintaining armed forces, foreign policy, coin money?

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enumerated

40
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which power is establishing post offices?

A

enumerated

41
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which power is interstate commerce?

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enumerated

42
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which power is intrastate commerce?

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reserved

43
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which power is establishing and maintaining schools?

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reserved

44
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which power is conducting elections?

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reserved

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