Government Quiz 3

Constitution:

• Article 1

  • Section 1: All legislative power shall be vested in Congress which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives

  • Section 2: Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned according to their respected numbers, which is determined by adding to the number of free people, including indentured servants. Excluded Native Americans, and 3/5 of all other races.

  • Section 2: Number of representatives shall not exceed one for every 30,000

  • Section 3: Impeachment: removal from office

  • Section 6: Senators and Representatives are privileged from arrest, so long as it is not breach of the peace, treason, and felony

  • Section 9: No direct tax s be laid, unless in proportion of the census (Habeus Corpus)

• Article 2

  • Section 1: Oath of Office

  • Section 2: President resides over Army, Navy, and Militia (not coast guard)

• Article 3

  • Section 1: Judges serve for life, so long as good behavior

  • Section 2: Trials of all crimes, except for Impeachment, shall be jury, and such trials shall be held in the State where the crimes have been committed

  • Section 3: Treason is levying war and giving aid and comfort to enemies. 2 witnesses are needed to convict for treason

• Federalism: relationship between different levels of government, sharing power

• Unitary Governments: Federal government makes decisions, local government carries them out. Most common form of government in the 1780s

• Confederation: type of government leaves most of the power in the states or providences; a weak central authority provides for economic and military benefits. Example would be the European Union.

• Autonomy: state and local government have own powers. trust in local Government rather than national.

• FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency was created to address hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters to aid states in time of distress

• Delegated Powers: expressed power set by constitution

• National and Proper Cause: stretches the authority of the government to give the national government extensive powers. Used to regulate zoos, banks, and air travel.

• Implied powers: powers that are implied, but not specifically listed in the Constitution. This would be these areas, like zoos, that are stretched to be regulated.

• Inherent Powers: not established or implied powers, come from growth in government.

• Reserved powers: states have control over public education, public health, and morality

• Nationalism: cultural idea whereby Americans sense of cultural identity through loyalty to the nation.

• Four Advantages of Local Government:

  • 1. Local government addresses local concerns

  • 2. Local government protects individual liberties

  • 3. Federalism promotes innovation at the local level

  • 4. People have more of a say in local government

• National government is the idea of the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.