Ch.2 - Consitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-Government

The U.S. Constitution sought to create “what type of government” so that it would not threaten the people’s liberty?

According to the “Original U.S. Constitution” (1787), the People would be allowed to vote for:

The rallying cry of “No taxation without representation” was a reaction to which major event?

In writing “The Declaration of Independence”, Thomas Jefferson somewhat “plagiarized” the writings of:

“The Social Contract” states that people have certain inalienable rights (Life, Liberty, Property). Which political philosopher espoused this doctrine?

The “Declaration of Independence” was:

The first official government of the United States (1781-89) was “not” the “U.S. Constitutional Government”. It was:

The “Articles of Confederation” created:

A) The “Articles of Confederation” did not give the Federal Government the “powers to tax” B) The “Articles of Confederation” did not give the individual states the powers to tax

Which historical event set up and inspired the need to “draw up the U.S. Constitution”?

The U.S. Senate was created in keeping with:

The U.S.House of Reps was created in keeping with:

The main focus of the 3/5th Compromise concerned:

The Constitution was ratified in great measure because James Madison and Alexander Hamilton defended, justified and explained the Constitution to the satisfaction of the states. These essays are now known as:

Federalists Papers #47, 48, 49, 50 and 51 concern :

The “Division of Powers” between the Federal Government and The States is known as:

Considered the most brilliant of all the Federalist Papers, Federalist #10 concerned:

In the United States, “Separation of Powers” refers to:

The “Separation of Powers” and “Checks & Balances,” written into the Constitution, were derived by James Madison from the original writings of

In order to get the Constitution ratified by the states, James Madison (“The Father of the Constitution”) had to explain and defend the Constitution, and had to guarantee certain protection for the people (Civil Liberties). These Liberties are known as

The Supreme Court and the entire Judicial Branch gained tremendous power with the “Marbury v. Madison” Decision of 1803, which pertained to the issue of

“Marbury v. Madison” (1803) greatly empowered the U.S. Supreme Court with the principle of

A “REPUBLIC” means:

A “DEMOCRACY” means