Views of federalism Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CLEP American Government Practice Test 1 (2022/2023) Already Passed The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 Ordered the racial desegregation of public schools A person who votes based on what a candidate says he or she will do in the future is said to be engaging in prospective voting Should presidential candidates receive an equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by the House of Representatives A Democracy is A form of government in which the peopl...

Enlightenment A period of time when European political thinkers challenged traditional views of government & religion was known as the _____________. John Locke _________ argued for natural rights of "life, liberty, & property." Articles of Confederation The ________________________ were the first attempt at U.S. Government & was a failure. Shays _____ Rebellion showed that the federal government was weak after a group of farmers successfully attacked courthouses when ...

CHAPTER 3 Federalism MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When the Framers drafted the Constitution, the Antifederalist opposed it primarily on the grounds that the new government a. empowered state governments. b. created a bicameral Congress. c. gave states the power to coin money. d. created a navy. e. gave too much power to the national government. ANS: E REF: 51 NOT: F OBJ: LO1 2. In this decision, the Supreme Court, by a 5–4 majority, ruled that the individual mandate component of Obamacare was...

American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 WGU Correctly Solved 2023 natrual rights ->>Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke ->>17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature ->>Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process ->>involves th...

Public Policy - correct answer A law, rule, statute or edict that expresses the governments goals and provides for rewards and punishments to promote these goals attainment Political Ideology - correct answer A cohesive set of beliefs that forms a general philosophy about the role of government Political Culture - correct answer Broadly shared values, beliefs and attitudes about how the government should function American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty, equality, and de...

First continental congress -ANSWER Sept 1774. Tired to peacefully seperate from Britian Second Continental Congress -ANSWER May 1775. Established postal, Navy and marines, Voted to leave Britian Declaration of Independence -ANSWER July 4th 1776. Based on John Locke's two Treatises of Government. People have unalienable rights When gov. infringes on those rights, it is the duty of the people to overthrow that government Articles of Confederation -ANSWER March 1st 1781 Government is...

American Government CLEP Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers The U.S. Constitution guarantees the protections of minority rights even while allowing the majority to rule. Which amendment to the Constitution most supports the protection of minority rights? - answerFirst Amendment - The First Amendment guarantees rights including freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religious exercise, and freedom of assembly. All of these allow minority groups to express their opinions a...

Majority Rule a fundamental democratic principle requiring that the majority's view be respected. the constitution originally contained a number of provisions designed to limit majority rule, including the electoral college, life tenure for supreme court justices, and the selection of senators by state legislators Checks and Balances a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches. example: the senate has the power to reject or approve presid...

Charles Beard's theory of the Constitution believed the Constitution was written in favor of the wealthy classes (land owners) Federalist no. 10 part of a collection of essays promoting ratification of the Constitution; written by James Madison, addresses the question of how to guard against factions-argued that a strong, big republic would be a better guard against those dangers Federalist no. 51 art of a collection of essays promoting ratification of the Constitution; written...

Autocracy System of government in which the power to govern is concentrated in the hands of an individual leader Capitalism Economic system in which businesses and key industries are privately owned and in which individuals, acting on their own or with others, are free to create businesses Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:01 / 0:15 Full screen Checks and Balances Government structure that authorizes each bra...