Unit 1 Ap gov exam review questions
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Federalists view of constitution - ANSWERS--loose construction of the constitution
-thought States would deal with bill of rights issues
- Decentralized government which implies a strong central government.
Compare Articles of the Constitution. - ANSWERS-- it works to establish the branches of the
federal government and the powers they have
- for example article 1 gives congress its powers and limits.
- it divides power between the three separate branches of the government.
Federalism - ANSWERS--political system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
- some examples are Canada, us, and the European Union.
-In the United States, the U.S. Constitution gives certain powers to the federal government,
other powers to the state governments, and yet other powers to both.
Antifederalists views of the constitution - ANSWERS--the Antifederalists were a diverse coalition
of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution.
-ani-federalism Preferred the Articles of Confederation
-Anti-Federalism refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal
government.
free exercise clause - ANSWERS--A First Amendment provision that prohibits government from
interfering with the practice of religion.
, - if the government refuses to provide certain services (fire and police protection) to churches,
that might violate the free exercise clause.
- Two clauses of the First Amendment concern the relationship of government to religion
MccCulloch v Maryland - ANSWERS--McCulloch wanted national banks but Maryland did not
want to tax it.
- takes can't tax federal agencies
-he act, general in nature, only affected the U.S. Bank because it was the only bank operating in
Maryland.
Constitutional Convention - ANSWERS--A constitutional convention is a gathering for the
purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution
-before 1918 the British Cabinet requested a parliamentary dissolution from the monarch, with
the Prime Minister conveying the request.
-The result of the Convention was the creation of the Constitution of the United States, placing
the Convention among the most significant events in American history.
U.S v Lopez - ANSWERS--Second Amendment - gun laws about schools not related to interstate
commerce and not under federal authority
- for example schools all around still can not have a gun on school property
- The federal government claimed that it had the authority to ban guns in schools under its
commerce power.
Establishment Clause - ANSWERS--Clause in the First Amendment that says the government may
not establish an official religion.
- for example Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise therefore
-it prohibits the us government from establishing an official religion
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Federalists view of constitution - ANSWERS--loose construction of the constitution
-thought States would deal with bill of rights issues
- Decentralized government which implies a strong central government.
Compare Articles of the Constitution. - ANSWERS-- it works to establish the branches of the
federal government and the powers they have
- for example article 1 gives congress its powers and limits.
- it divides power between the three separate branches of the government.
Federalism - ANSWERS--political system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
- some examples are Canada, us, and the European Union.
-In the United States, the U.S. Constitution gives certain powers to the federal government,
other powers to the state governments, and yet other powers to both.
Antifederalists views of the constitution - ANSWERS--the Antifederalists were a diverse coalition
of people who opposed ratification of the Constitution.
-ani-federalism Preferred the Articles of Confederation
-Anti-Federalism refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal
government.
free exercise clause - ANSWERS--A First Amendment provision that prohibits government from
interfering with the practice of religion.
, - if the government refuses to provide certain services (fire and police protection) to churches,
that might violate the free exercise clause.
- Two clauses of the First Amendment concern the relationship of government to religion
MccCulloch v Maryland - ANSWERS--McCulloch wanted national banks but Maryland did not
want to tax it.
- takes can't tax federal agencies
-he act, general in nature, only affected the U.S. Bank because it was the only bank operating in
Maryland.
Constitutional Convention - ANSWERS--A constitutional convention is a gathering for the
purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution
-before 1918 the British Cabinet requested a parliamentary dissolution from the monarch, with
the Prime Minister conveying the request.
-The result of the Convention was the creation of the Constitution of the United States, placing
the Convention among the most significant events in American history.
U.S v Lopez - ANSWERS--Second Amendment - gun laws about schools not related to interstate
commerce and not under federal authority
- for example schools all around still can not have a gun on school property
- The federal government claimed that it had the authority to ban guns in schools under its
commerce power.
Establishment Clause - ANSWERS--Clause in the First Amendment that says the government may
not establish an official religion.
- for example Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise therefore
-it prohibits the us government from establishing an official religion
