Unit 1 AP GOV

Natural Rights are rights that people possess by __________ law apart from government.

Natural

The idea that the power to govern is in the hands of the __________ is known as popular sovereignty.

People

In a social contract, people willingly give some power away to a __________ to protect their natural rights.

Government

_____ refers to the principle where people elect leaders to represent them and create laws.

Republicanism

A government that is prevented from tyranny through checks and balances is called a __________ government.

Limited

The foundation for popular sovereignty, social contract, and natural rights is the __________ of Independence.

Declaration

Thomas Jefferson emphasized __________, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in the Declaration of Independence.

Life

John Locke's original idea emphasized __________, Liberty, and Property.

Life

Participatory democracy emphasizes __________ participation in the political process by most members of society.

Broad

The First Amendment's freedoms of speech and press allow people to express their __________ opinions.

Political

Interest groups compete to influence policy in a __________ democracy.

Pluralist

A more limited participation in policymaking is characteristic of __________ democracy.

Elite

Brutus 1 warns about the dangers of a large centralized __________.

Government

Federalist 10 argues that liberty will be upheld by the competition of __________ in a large republic.

Factions

The __________ of Confederation suffered from issues such as no power to tax or regulate interstate commerce.

Articles

Shays Rebellion highlighted the need for Congress to be granted more __________ to help the states.

Power

The Grand Committee at the Constitutional Convention worked out compromises on __________ in the legislature.

Representation

The Great Compromise resulted in a __________ Congress with two houses.

Bicameral

The __________ plan helped create the House of Representatives, while the New Jersey Plan helped create the Senate.

Virginia

The Electoral College is made up of electors determined by how many representatives each state has, with the state legislature having the __________ to decide who they are.

Power

The __________ Compromise counted 3/5 of the enslaved population towards representation.

Three-Fifths

The government may set rules and provide funding to states to meet requirements known as __________.

Mandates

The Tenth Amendment reserves powers kept by the __________ governments.

States

The Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate __________ among the states.

Commerce

The Necessary and Proper Clause, sometimes called the __________ Clause, lets Congress pass laws to execute federal powers.

Elastic

In the case __________ v. Maryland, the Supreme Court affirmed that the federal government has implied powers beyond those explicitly stated in the Constitution.

Mcculloch

In United States v. __________, the Supreme Court ruled that carrying guns on school property is not related to interstate commerce.

Lopez

The __________ Agreement involves states facing carbon emission regulations to address climate change.

Paris

States may serve as __________ for democracy by passing laws to test their effectiveness before national implementation.

Laboratories