Author: Katie Hill

Name: ___________________________________________________

Foundations of American Government
1. ___________________I established the first representative democracy
2. ___________________ I established the precedent of free press
3. ___________________ I was the first written constitution in the colonies
4. ___________________I was the first direct democracy in the colonies
5. ___________________I created the idea of natural rights given to the people like life, liberty, & property
6. ___________________I limited the power of the king
7. ___________________I am John Locke’s idea that people must give up some rights to get protection by the government
8. ___________________ I am the legislative body in Great Britain
9. ___________________I established the precedent of free exercise of religion
10. __________________ I am the idea that Great Britain would leave the colonies alone and not intervene in order to make money
26. What were the Articles of Confederation?
27. What were 5 major problems with the A of C?
28. The A of C had two successes both of which dealt with what?
29. What event was the downfall of the A of C?

____11. Prevented the colonist from moving past the Appalachian Mountains.
____12. Forced the colonist to house British soldiers.
____13. A tax on sugar and molasses to pay for the French & Indian War
____14. “Shot heard around the world”
____15. . A tax on tea that eventually caused the Boston Tea Party
____16. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine convincing the colonist to declare independence.
____17. A series of acts that shut down the Boston Harbor and punished the colonist for the Tea party.
____18. A tax levied on all paper products especially legal documents such as marriage license and birth certificates.
____19. A war between the British and the French over land which caused massive amounts of war debt.
____20. A document written by Thomas Jefferson listing the abuses the British government committed against the colonist.
____21. British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonist after being taunted with verbal threats and snowballs.
____22. A tax on common items, it made it nearly impossible to boycott the tax.
____23. A meeting of important colonist to decide whether or not the colonies should declare independence.
____24. Legal documents that gave the British the right to search the colonist homes and property at will.
____25. Colonist who were outraged at the Tea Act dressed up as Indians and threw the tea in the harbor to rebel.

Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
French & Indian War
Intolerable Acts
Lexington & Concord
Proclamation of 1763
Quartering Act
Second Continental Congress
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
Townshend Act
Writs of Assistance

30. What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
31. What did the Federalists want?
32. What did the Anti-Federalists want?
33. Describe the 5 compromises made at the convention:

Define “e pluribus unum” and explain how it relates to American society.
2. There are only 3 ways to become a U.S. citizen. Please list them:
3. What is the difference between the Salad Bowl and the Melting Pot?
4. List the duties of an American citizen.
5. List the responsibilities of an American citizen.
6. What are the three natural rights that everyone is born with?
7. What is a social contract? What must the people do if the contract is broken?
8. What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
9. List and describe 6 types of governments below:

Principles of the Constitution
Please define the following:
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Limited Power
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Judicial Review

The clauses:
1._______ prevents the government from forcing people to practice a religion.
2. _______ provides implied powers to the federal government to create laws they think are necessary.
3. _______ states that the Constitution is above all else. Meaning all state and local laws must be in accordance with the Constitution.
4. _______ says that states much acknowledge licenses from other states.
5. _______ states that we are free to practice whatever religion we want.

A. Establishment Clause
B. Free Exercise Clause
C. Full Faith and Credit Clause
D. Necessary and Proper Clause
E. Supremacy Clause

Expressed Powers
AKA:
Definition:
Examples:

Reserved Powers
Which amendment?
Definition:
Examples:

FEDERALISM

Concurrent Powers
Definition:
Examples:

6. What does Article I do?
7. What does Article II do?
8. What does Article III do?

9. What does the Preamble do?
10. What is an Amendment to the Constitution?

Amendment Process (Fill in the process)

11. Which amendment was repealed?
12. What are the first 10 amendments called?
13. Which amendments deal with voting? 14. Which amendments were passed after the Civil War?
15. When the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional they are exercising __________________.
16. The ____________________states that evidence found illegally can not be used in a court of law.
17. The 14th amendment guarantees _________________________________________.
18. _______________________is a policy helping minorities find jobs and get admitted into college.
According to the_____________________Clause the federal government is the supreme law of the land.
The 24th amendment banned ______________________________.
Censor means to:____________________________________________________
If you are guaranteed the right to counsel you are guaranteed a ___________________________.
The _________ amendment gives powers to the states which are called _______________________ powers.
Which amendments protect people who are accused of committing a crime?
Which amendments deal with the president?

Choose the answer that BEST fits the court cases listed below. Some will be used TWICE

______1. Bethel v. Fraser
______2. Gregg v. Georgia
______3. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
______4. Texas v. Johnson
______5. New Jersey v. TLO
______ 6. Tinker v. Des Moines
______ 7. Furman v. Georgia
_______8. Mapp v. Ohio
_______9. McCulloch v. Maryland
_______10. Marbury v. Madison
_______11. Engel v. Vitale
_______12. Roe v. Wade
_______13. Brown v. Board
_______14. Gideon v. Wainwright

A. 1st Amendment (freedom of speech)
B. 1st Amendment (freedom of religion)
C. 1st Amendment (freedom of press)
D. 4th Amendment
E. 6th Amendment
F. 8th Amendment
G. 9th Amendment
H. 14th Amendment
I. Supremacy Clause or Necessary & Proper clause
J. Judicial Review
K. Exclusionary Rule

Legislative Branch
Which part of Congress represents the people and is considered the “lower house”?
Which part of Congress represents the states and is the “upper house”?
List the Powers of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
List the powers of the SENATE
5. List the powers that both the House of Representatives AND Senate
Define:
Filibuster
Gerrymandering
Franking privilege

Executive Branch
What is the primary job of the executive branch?
Who advises the president?
What do the executive agencies do?
The president assumes many roles. Please list them ALL
5. Define:
Executive order
State of the Union
Veto
Pocket Veto
6. Who takes over if the president dies?

Judicial Branch
Define judicial review
2. Define
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction
Exclusive jurisdiction
Concurrent jurisdiction

Which branch?
Write a L for legislative, E for executive, and J for judicial
1_____ we would impeach federal officials
2_____ we would declare laws unconstitutional
3 _____we would make laws
4______we would issue executive orders
5______we would make the State of the Union Address
6______we would interpret the laws
7______we would have the power to propose Constitutional Amendments
8______we would create revenue bills (taxes)
9______we would listen to all cases dealing with constitutionality
10_____ we would enforce the laws

Bill Process
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DEFINE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

Answer these questions in a full paragraph (3-5 sentences).

Were the colonists justified in declaring independence?

Were the Articles of Confederation successful or not?

How did John Locke influence America today?

Why is a democracy better than totalitarianism?

How would America be different today if the Constitution were never ratified?

How did the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation influence the preamble to the Constitution?

Which principle of the Constitution is most important to preserving democracy?

Which branch of government would you remove from the three branches? Why?