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2. Whose writings outlined classical liberal concerns for creating a new government?

3. Thomas Jefferson

4. All men are created equal People have the right to rebel against an unjust government Government should protect people’s safety and happiness. The principles above represent?

5. Thomas Jefferson’s idea of self-evident truths

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

7. Limit the power of government

8. In the preamble to the Constitution, the phrase “We the People…” expressed the basic democratic principle of

9. Popular Sovereignty

10. …promote the general welfare -preamble of the constitution This excerpt from the Preamble to the Constitution represents the ideas of the

11. Classical Republicans

12. Name the two major principles that Representative government is based

13. Separation of powers and Federalism

14. Early American political leaders were concerned about oppression by rulers and tyranny of the majority. What was added to deal with their concerns?

15. Bill of Rights

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

17. Shared powers of both state and national governments (concurrent powers)

18. The founding fathers were concerned about a powerful military able to overthrow a government. Who did they place in charge of the military?

19. The President (Civilian control of the military)

20. …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

21. Representative Democracy

22. Article I of the Constitution is the foundation for which branch?

23. Legislative branch

24. In Congress the vice-president serves as

25. President of the Senate

26. This committee evaluates bills prior to passing them along for floor debate

27. Standing Committees

28. The duty of the conference committee in Congress is to

29. Find an acceptable compromise on conflicting versions of a bill

30. James Madison argued that the Senate was more important than the House of Representatives because

31. The longer terms of office support continuity in law making

32. The length of term for the president is

33. 4 years

34. According to article II of the Constitution, Congress may remove a president for what reason

35. Treason, Bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors

36. If no candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College votes, who elects the president?

37. House of Representatives

38. Which enumerated power of the President has the most potential for lasting impact?

39. Appointing Supreme Court justices

40. What are the formal qualifications for President

41. 35 years old Natural Born Citizen 14 year resident

42. Efficiency of government would be an advantage for what system of government?

43. Unitary government

44. Too much centralized power would be a disadvantage for what form of government

45. Unitary government

46. The diagrams above display the major difference between what two forms of government? State Government State Government State Government State Government Central Government Central Government State Government State Government State Government State Government

47. Confederal and federal forms of government

48. The United States have had two types of government in its history, what were they?

49. Federal and Confederal

50. This court case affirmed the superiority of federal authority under the Constitution