Chapter 2: Political Science

In the framers view, a republican govt:

1. Adds constraints that protect the rights of individuals 2. prevents tyranny of the majority 3. Reduces the likelihood of reckless, hasty actions

Which of the following are true of grants of power?

1. Powers not granted to the national government are denied it, unless they are needed to carry out the granted powers 2. They are powers granted to the national government 3. The framers of the constitution limited the national govt by confining its scope to grants of power

Which of the following are constitutional grants of power to the national government

1. Raising an army 2. Declaring war against another nation 3. taxation

Which of the following statements about Shay's Rebellion are correct

1. Shay's followers were a large group of followers 2. Primary purpose was to prevent land foreclosures 3. Was led by a former captian in the American army

The Virginia Plan

1. Strong nationalists 2. Separate judicial/executive branches; 2-chamber a. congress-supreme authority-defense and interstate trade b. Upper chamber- selected by members of lower chamber from list of nominees provided by their representative state legislatures 3. Based on population

Which of the following are reasons that the system of government in the US is in some ways seen as more democratic than those of many European countries?

1. The Us system uses primary election to select party nominees for office 2. The US system elects representatives to its larger legislative chamber more frequently

The presidents powers can be checked by:

1. The senators role of "advice and consent" on treaties and the appointment of high ranking officials 2. Congress's power to impeach and remove the president from office 3. Congress's control of appropriations and funding

French of Indian War

1754-1763 Colonists fought alongside Britian soldiers to drive French out of Western territories

First contential congress

1774 Philidelphia

Marbury vs. Madison

1803 Judicial review

Federal judges/justices

Appointed Nominated by president confirmed by senate hold office for life "good behavior"

Lexington and Concord

April 13, 1775 British vs. Massachusetts Minute Men 8 colonists died on Lexington "the shot heard around the world"

Shays rebellion

Army of 2000 farmers with pitchforks marched on county courthouses to prevent foreclosures on their land 1. Veterans of Rev. War 2. Daniel Shays 3. Frightened wealthy interests 4. Exposed weakness of national government

The Great Compromise

Bicameral HOR-on population The Senate- equal number

Boston Tea Party

Dec. 1773 Patriots disguised as Native Americans boarded English ship in Boston Harbor and dumped tea overboard Boston refused to pay for the tea so british navy blockaded port

S.C powers by Congress

Decides size of federal court system, # of S.C. justices and the appellate jurisdiction of the s.c may impeach and remove federal judges may rewrite legislation that courts have interpreted and may initiate constitutional amendements confirms judicial nominees

Trustees

Elected officials rely primarily on their own judgement in making decisions

Delegates

Elected officialsju vote strictly according to the wishes of their constituents

In choosing the president, the # of members of the house and senate from a state determines the state's number of...

Electoral votes

The federalist papers

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay

Executive powers by S.C

May declare executive action unlawful b/c its not authorized by legislation, may declare presidential action unconstitutional

S.C powers by president

Nominate federal judges may pardon those convicted inn court executes court decisions and affects their implementation

Grants of power

Powers granted to the national govt; powers not granted it are denied it unless they are necessary and proper to the carrying out of the granted powers

Jefferson and Jackson had different views concerning the branch of govt that was best equipped to:

Represent the views of the majority

Another term for republic is:

Representative democracy

Montesquieu

Separation of Powers

Judicial Power rests with:

Supreme court and lower federal court

Constitutional convention of 1787

The Virginia plan and new jersey plan The Great Comprise

What was the method of selecting nominees for state and national offices that was introduced by progressives and adopted by most states in the early 1900s?

The common people voted for nominees in primary elections

Judicial Review

The power of the judiciary to decide whether a govt. official or institution has acted within the limits of the constitution if not, to declare its action null and void

The Decleration of Independence

Thomas Hobbes, John Locke (social contract and inalienable rights)

1786

US sold navy ships and army was less than 1000

1785

Washington met with leaders of Virginia and Maryland An agreement for commercial use of Potomac River

New Jersey Plan

William Paterson 1. Stronger, national govt. then AOC tax and regulate commerce 2. Congress would have a single chamber in which state, large or small would have a single vote

Historian Charles Beard described the founding fathers who wrote our constitution as

a group of wealthy individuals whose main goal was to keep power in the hands of the wealthy

The U.S constitution is rarely amended because:

amending the constitution is a difficult, two step process

Senators

appointed by the legislatures of states they represented. Every 2 years, 1/3 of the senators would be appointed to 6-year terms. Less frequent and indirect

Primary election

gives rank and file voters the power to select party nominees

Executive powers by congress

may impeach and remove president may override presidential veto may investigate presidential action must approve treaties and executive appointmets enacts the budget and laws within which presidential action occurs

Delegates to the constitution convention decided that the constitution would take effect for ratifying states when _______ states approved it.

nine

House of representatives

popular election (direct) members would be elected to serve for two years by vote frequent

Electoral colleges/votes

president selected by the votes of electors eact state has same # of electoral votes ass it had members in congress president serves 4 years

To amend AOC, requires _______ states to approve of the amendment

thirteen

The presidents use of ________ can prevent a congressional bill from becoming law

veto