Popular Sovereignty/Limited Government
What is habeas corpus
upon arrest, citizens must be brought before the court to be informed of the charges against and when appropriate to be released until a later date
How do people prompt their representatives in government to be accountable to them?
1 .have them publish reports 2 .hold open meetings 3. demand and use freedom of information act) 4. serve their constituents
What are some examples of specifically denied power to the federal government?
1. No ex post facto laws 2. No bills of Attainder 3. No suspension of Habeas Corpus 4. The Bill of Rights
How is Popular Sovereignty expressed today?
1. People vote in public elections as fair elections are held 2.People work to influence public policy decisions 3.People prompt their representatives in government to be accountable to them.
What parts of the Constitution limit power?
1.System of Separation of Powers 2.System of Checks and Balances 3. Article One ,because when it lists specific power given to the federal government it is assumed these are the only powers held by the federal government 4. Places that specifically deny power to the federal government
What is "laissez faire"?
Adam Smith's Limited Government economic theory
How does Amendment Seventeen express popular sovereignty?
Amendment Seventeen requires members of the Senate be elected directly by "the people"
How does Article Five express popular sovereignty?
Article Five describes the process whereby the Constitution may be altered with one ratification option having "the people" represented via state ratifying conventions
How does Article One express popular sovereignty?
Article One requires members of the House of Representatives to be elected directly by "the people"
How does Article VII express popular sovereignty?
Article VII sent out to the people for ratification, the Constitution requiring convention votes of nine states for approval.
What is the necessary and proper clause?
Article one, section eight, clause eighteen allows Congress to make laws necessary to ensure that those powers enumerated (given) to it can be carried out.
How does the Constitution's Preamble express popular sovereignty?
Constitution's Preamble's first sentence starts with "We The People..."
Where is Popular Sovereignty found in the Constitution?
Constitution's Preamble-Ninth Amendment-Tenth Amendment-Article VII-Article Five-Article One-Amendment Seventeen-
What are some specific powers the federal government gains with article one?
Federal government power to make war, coin money, make treaties, create a post office
What is limited government?
Government may only do as permitted by the Constitution
Why a Popular Sovereignty based government?
Natural rights ideas such as the Social Contract,from the Enlightenment influenced the framers of the Constitution.
How does the Bill of Rights limit government power
Places limits on the federal government's powers in areas such as speech, religion, and freedom of the press.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Principle that governmental authority is derived from the people
What is a referendum?
a general vote by the people on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision by state legislature
How does the Ninth Amendment express popular sovereignty?
The Ninth Amendment says "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by " the people"
How does the Tenth Amendment express popular sovereignty?
The Tenth Amendment says "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
What is a recall?
The ability of State voters to remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before that official's term has ended
What is an Initiative?
The ability of the State voters to place initiatives on the ballot for vote.
What is an ex post facto law?
The government makes an action illegal after the fact
What are unique 3 ways state citizens can express popular sovereignty?
The initiative, referendum, and recall
What part of article one encourages government power?
The necessary and proper clause
What parts of the Constitution encourage government power?
The preamble and article one
What part of the preamble encourages government power?
The promote the general welfare goal
What is the common good also known as?
The promotion of the general welfare
How do People work to influence public policy decisions ?
Through action such as 1. helping campaigns 2.joining interest groups and advocacy groups 3.protesting 4.writing letters to the editors
What is the common good?
Working for the greater benefit of the whole
Why does the Constitution encourage government power?
for the common good.
What is a bill of attainder?
law that single out an individual or group for punishment without a trial
What is another phrase for limited government?
rule of law
What is the necessary and proper clause also known as?
the elastic clause
