US History Regents Review - Topic 1: Foundations of American Government
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Declaration of Independence (1776)
To declare freedom from British rule
Weak central government under the Articles of Confederation
Feared a return to British-style tyranny
Strength of the Articles of Confederation
Admit new states to the Union
Action showing the U.S. Constitution allows for change
Constitutional amendments
Main difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
The Constitution gave more power to the national government
Principle of federalism
Dividing power between the national and state governments
Why Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution at first
It did not include a Bill of Rights
Purpose of the Bill of Rights
Protect individual freedoms
Enlightenment idea found in the Declaration of Independence
People have natural rights
Main idea of checks and balances
Each branch of government can limit the powers of the other two
Marbury v. Madison
The principle of judicial review
Purpose of the Federalist Papers
To support ratifying the Constitution
'Elastic Clause'
To allow Congress to pass laws it needs to carry out its powers
Phrase showing national law is more powerful than state law
'Supreme Law of the Land'
One way the Constitution limits the power of the federal government
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence (1776)
To declare freedom from British rule
Weak central government under the Articles of Confederation
Feared a return to British-style tyranny
Strength of the Articles of Confederation
Admit new states to the Union
Action showing the U.S. Constitution allows for change
Constitutional amendments
Main difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
The Constitution gave more power to the national government
Principle of federalism
Dividing power between the national and state governments
Why Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution at first
It did not include a Bill of Rights
Purpose of the Bill of Rights
Protect individual freedoms
Enlightenment idea found in the Declaration of Independence
People have natural rights
Main idea of checks and balances
Each branch of government can limit the powers of the other two
Marbury v. Madison
The principle of judicial review
Purpose of the Federalist Papers
To support ratifying the Constitution
'Elastic Clause'
To allow Congress to pass laws it needs to carry out its powers
Phrase showing national law is more powerful than state law
'Supreme Law of the Land'
One way the Constitution limits the power of the federal government
Bill of Rights
Republicanism
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
Popular Sovereignty
The idea that government should be based on the consent of the people
Expressed Powers
Powers specifically listed in the Constitution for the federal government
Reserved Powers
Powers kept by the states
Concurrent Powers
Powers shared by both the federal and state governments