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Whose writings outlined classical liberal concerns for creating a

new government?

Thomas Jefferson

All men are created equal

People have the right to rebel against an unjust governmentGovernment should protect

people’s safety and happiness.

The principles above represent?

Thomas Jefferson’s idea of self-evident truths

The Constitution of the United States is, in large part, a written statement

to

Limit the power of government

In the preamble to the Constitution, the

phrase “We the People…” expressed the basic democratic

principle of

Popular Sovereignty

…promote the general welfare

-preamble of the constitution

This excerpt from the Preamble to the Constitution represents the ideas of the

Classical Republicans

Name the two major principles

that Representative government is

based

Separation of powers and Federalism

Early American political leaders were

concerned about oppression by rulers and tyranny of the majority. What was added to deal with

their concerns?

Bill of Rights

The power to levy taxes and the power to establish courts are examples of

Shared powers of both state and

national governments

(concurrent powers)

The founding fathers were concerned about

a powerful military able to overthrow a

government. Who did they place in charge of

the military?

The President(Civilian control of

the military)

…the causes of faction cannot be removed, and that relief is

only to be sought in the means of controlling its effects.

-The Federalist #10

In the above quote, what was Madison suggesting about how government handles opposition

Representative Democracy

Article I of the Constitution is the

foundation for which branch?

Legislative branch

In Congress the vice-president serves as

President of the Senate

This committee evaluates bills prior

to passing them along for floor

debate

Standing Committees

The duty of the conference

committee in Congress is to

Find an acceptable compromise on

conflicting versions of a bill

James Madison argued that the

Senate was more important than the

House of Representatives

because

The longer terms of office support

continuity in law making

The length of term for the president is

4 years

According to article II of the Constitution,

Congress may remove a president

for what reason

Treason, Bribery, and other high

crimes and misdemeanors

If no candidate receives a majority

of the Electoral College votes, who

elects the president?

House of Representatives

Which enumerated power of the

President has the most potential for

lasting impact?

Appointing Supreme Court justices

What are the formal qualifications for

President

35 years oldNatural Born

Citizen14 year resident

Efficiency of government would be an advantage

for what system of government?

Unitary government

Too much centralized power

would be a disadvantage for

what form of government

Unitary government

The diagrams above display the major difference between what

two forms of government?

StateGovernment

StateGovernment

StateGovernment

StateGovernment

StateGovernment

StateGovernment

StateGovernment

StateGovernment

Central Government

Central Government

Confederal and federal forms of

government

The United States have had two

types of government in its history, what were

they?

Federal and Confederal

This court case affirmed the

superiority of federal authority under the

Constitution

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)