What was the Great Compromise?

Created a bicameral system based on Both population and statehood

Anti-Federalists believed

Political power should be reserved for the state governments

Which of the following are true about the Articles of Confederation?

Successful Northwest Ordinance, One Branch of Government

System of justice owed to all citizens

What is an Institution?

The ideas we have about relationships

Desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service

Jean Jacques Rousseau is associated with what idea(s)?

Majority Rule, Self Determination

Desire, willingness, and ability to produce a good or service

What was the 3/5th compromise?

Allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person for representation

What are Natural Rights

Locke identified life, liberty, and property

Which of the following are true under the 4th amendment

Probable cause can allow police to search your car & locker without warrent, Evidence found illegally cannot be used against you

The supremacy clause says

All federal laws trump state laws

Law that applies to everyone equally

What are principals and values?

Beliefs we use to make judgments about what is good in society

Which of the following are true about the Articles of Confederation?

Purposefully weak, States ignored laws

Political power should be given to the central government

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

A plan for organizing new territory

The 8th amendment protects against

unresasonable bail, Cruel and unusual punishment

What are Expressed powers?

Powers held by the National government

What are implied powers?

Powers given to the national gov, not stated specifically in constitution

power split between central govenrment and state governments

What is the State of Nature

Hobbes called it constant competition/war

Baron de Montesquieu is associated with what ideas(s)r?

Checks and Balances, Separation of powers

What is the Social Contract?

Agreement between people and government, give up some rights for protection

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1
Which article of the Constitution goes with: Rules for which laws are supreme
Article I
Article VI
Article VII
Article IV
2
What was the Great Compromise?
Created a bicameral system based on Both population and statehood
Allowed for slavery to exist in the South and was banned in the north
Compromise between the colonies and Great Britain to remain a colony
Created checks and balances for the one branch of government
3
Anti-Federalists believed
Political power should be given to the central government
Political power should be reserved for the state governments
The Articles of Confederation needed to be thrown out entirely
Checks and balances were enough to prevent tyranny
4
Which of the following are true about the Articles of Confederation?
Successful Northwest Ordinance
Checks and balances
Three branches of government
One Branch of Government
5
What is Due process?
System of justice that only applies to some citizens
System of justice owed to all citizens
Law applies to everyone equally
Justice system that works only when you have money
6
What is an Institution?
Relationships that we have with friends
Beliefs we use to make judgments about what is good in society
The ideas we have about relationships
The rights and duties of citizens
7
What is Demand
Price and quantity where supply and demand meet
When supply exceeds demand
Desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service
When demand exceeds supply
8
Jean Jacques Rousseau is associated with what idea(s)?
Social Contract
Majority Rule
Blank Slate
Self Determination
9
What is Supply?
Desire, willingness, and ability to produce a good or service
When supply exceeds demand
Desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service
When demand exceeds supply
10
What was the 3/5th compromise?
Allowed for 3/5 officals in government to be elected by the people
Was a tax placed on 3/5ths of people in America
Reduced taxes for 3/5ths of people
Allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person for representation
11
What are Natural Rights
Hobbes called it constant competition/war
Belief that only certain people have rights
Only the King has rights
Locke identified life, liberty, and property
12
Which of the following are true under the 4th amendment
Probable cause can allow police to search your car & locker without warrent
Police may enter your home without permission
Evidence found illegally cannot be used against you
Probable cause can be used when refusing to cooperate with police
13
The supremacy clause says
The supreme court decided which laws we follow
The better law is the one we follow
All federal laws trump state laws
All state laws trump federal laws
14
Which article of the Constitution goes with: Judicial Branch
Article V
Article III
Article I
Article VI
15
What is a surplus?
When you have an equal amount of supply and demand
when demand exceeds supply
When you buy too many big macs at McDonalds and have some leftover
When supply exceeds demand
16
What is Rule of Law
Law that applies to everyone equally
Law that lets you think what you want
Law that applies to only some people
When the law doesn't apply to anyone
17
The constitution provides an indirect method of electing a president called the
Electoral College
executive agreement
Merit system
Spoils system
18
Which of the following is NOT a role of the Media?
Watchdog
Lapdog
Agenda Setter
Gatekeeper
19
A Term of Congress lasts for
4 Years
2 Years
6 Years
1 Year
20
What idea is John Locke NOT associated with?
Checks and Balances
Natural Rights
Natural Rights
Social Contract
21
What are principals and values?
Having strong beliefs in the right thing
Beliefs we use to make judgments about what is good in society
Beliefs we use to judge others in your neighborhood
the study of the rights and duties of citizens
22
What is a unicameral system based on statehood?
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut plan
Billy bob's plan to save the world
23
Which of the following are true about the Articles of Confederation?
Purposefully strong
Purposefully weak
States ignored laws
Paid back debts from revolution with taxes
24
What are Reserved powers?
Power given to everyone
Powers held only by the local government
Powers held only by the States
Powers held only by the national government
25
Federalists believed
The Articles of confederation just needed to be tweaked a little
Political power should be given to the central government
Political power should be reserved for the state governments
A president would eventually become a monarch
26
What was the Northwest Ordinance?
A plan for organizing old territory that no one was using
A plan for taking over Europe and giving everyone FREEDOM
A plan for organizing new territory
A plan to create a new government
27
Congress gets its lawmaking powers from the
Constitution
Supreme Court
Senate
President
28
The 8th amendment protects against
unresasonable bail
Death penalty
Cruel and unusual punishment
being put in jail for a long time
29
What are Expressed powers?
Powers held by the National government
Powers held by the local government
Powers not stated in the constitution
Powers held by the state government
30
What are implied powers?
Powers given to state governments
Powers given to the national gov, not stated specifically in constitution
Powers given to local gov. not in the constitution
Power given to all the people
31
Checks and Balances are
III. Is how the government balances its budget
I. Oversights that one branch has over another
I and II only
II. Keep any one branch from gaining too much power
32
Federalism is
All power to the central government
Separation of powers
power split between central govenrment and state governments
3 branches of government
33
What is the State of Nature
The circle of life
Hobbes called it constant competition/war
Locke identified life, liberty, and property
The study of the rights and duties of citizens
34
Which article of the Constitution goes with: Rules for how the states should act
Article IV
Article V
Article VI
Article III
35
Baron de Montesquieu is associated with what ideas(s)r?
Checks and Balances
Social Contract
Self Determination
Separation of powers
36
What is the Social Contract?
Agreement between two different people, one can sleep the other stays awake
Beliefs we use to make judgments about what is good in society
Agreement between people and government, give up some rights for protection
Agreement between two groups of people to work together
37
Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of American foreign policy?
World Peace
international trade
Better health care
National security

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