foundation of the American Democracy

What are Democratic ideals?

the core belifs that shaped the Declaration of INdependance and the Constitution, including nature rights, popular sovereignty, social contract, limited government, republicanism, federalism, separation of power, and checks and balances

What is the Article of Confederation?

Created the first national government, but it was too weak to solve major problems such as taxation, trade, national defense, and disputes among states

What is the Constitution?

Created a strong national government while still limiting its power through separation of power, checks and balances, federalim, and protections for individual rights

What does Ratification require?

Requires compromise between federalists, who support a strong national government, and anti-federalists, who feared centralized power and demanded a bill of rights

Natural rights

rights that cannot be taken away, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happieness

Popular Sovereignty

The idea that government power comes from the consent of the people

Social contract

an agreement in which people give up some freedom in exchange for government protection and order

Limited Government

A government whose power is restricted by law

Republicanism

A system in which people govern through elected representatives

Federalism

A system in which power is shared between national and state governments

Separation of power

The division of government responsibilites among the legislative executive and judicial branches

Checks and Balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the others

Ratification

Formal approval or consent

Supremacy Clause

The constitutional principle that federal law is supreme over confllicting state laws

How did the Enlightenment thinkers influence the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?

Why did the Article of Confederation create a weak national government?

How did Shays’ Rebellion show the weakness of the Article of Confederation?

What were the major differences between Federalists and Anti-Federalist?

Why was th bill og rights important to ratifcation?

How did the Great Compromise solve the debate over representation in Congress?

How do separation of powers and checks and balances help limit government?

What is the difference between enumerated, implied, reserved, and concurrent powers?

What are the main idea of Democracy?

Shaped by Enlightenment ideas about rights, consent of the governed, limited government, and the relatioship between the people and government

John Locke

influenced the idea of natural rights and the belife that people are created equal with rights that cannot be taken away

Rousseau

influenced the idea of separation of powers among branches of governmnet

Montesquieu

influenced the idea of separation of power among the branches of government

What did the Declaration of Indendence say?

listed grievances against the King George II and justified the colonies separation from Britian

What did the constitution create?

Government with separation of power, cheaks and balances, federalism, and elected representative