AP Gov Chapters 1-2 Qs&As

AP Gov Chapters 1-2 Qs&As due process - ANS-have to be informed of all charges and heard before judge before able to lose LLP anti-federalist - ANS-against constitution, want weaker national government, states' rights, liberty only secure in small republics where rulers close to and checked by citizens articles of confederation - ANS-weak constitution the governed the US during the revolution, loose friendship between states authority - ANS-right to use power bicameral legislature - ANS-upper and lower legislative (House and Senate), proposed in Virginia plan, enacted in Great (Connecticut) Compromise bill of rights - ANS-wanted by anti-federalists, first 10 amendments to Constitution, written by Madison checks and balances - ANS-ability of all 3 separate branches of government to make sure that no single branch is able to abuse power, authority shared by all 3 branches confederation - ANS-union of political bodies that take action which relates to all the bodies Charles Beard economic interpretation of constitution - ANS-theory that the better-off classes (IOU holders) favored the Constitution because they would benefit from it elastic clause - ANS-constitution allows anything that it does not specifically deny electoral college - ANS-created to protect from the whims of the masses, states elect electors who then vote for president enumerated powers (location) - ANS-powers solely given to the national government, article 1 section 8 faction - ANS-special interest group, try to advance their interests at the expense of others, mobocracy in small government, ally together in coalitions (interests come together, part of large government) federalist - ANS-