Terms for Test One
Chapter 2
Section 1
English Political Heritage
Limited Government
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Representative Government
John Locke
Second Treatise on Civil Government
Government in the Colonies
Written Constitutions
Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Colonial Legislatures
Virginia House of Burgesses
Separation of Powers
Section 2
American and Britain
"Salutary Neglect"
Britain Tightens Control
George III
Stamp Act of 1765
Boston Tea Party
Colonial Unity
Albany Plan of Union
Stamp Act Congress
"Committees of Correspondence"
The Intolerable Acts
The First Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence
Key Parts of the Declaration
First State Constitutions
Section 3
Government Under the Articles of Confederation
Weaknesses of the Articles
Achievements of the Articles
Need for Stronger Government
Financial Difficulties
Shays's Rebellion
Annapolis Convention
Section 4
The Constitutional Convention
Organization
Key Agreements Between the Delegates
Decisions and Compromises
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Connecticut Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Ratifying the Constitution
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
The Bill of Rights
The Federalist
Ratification
Chapter 3
Section 1
Structure of the Constitution
The Preamble (MEMORIZE!)
Seven Articles (Know them all)
27 Amendments
Major Principles
1. Popular Sovereignty
2. Federalism
3. Separation of Powers
4. Checks and Balances
5. Judicial Review
6. Limited Government
Section 2
Amending the Constitution
Proposing Amendments (Both Methods)
Ratifying Amendments (Both Ways)
Congress Sets the Rules
Barriers to Success
The Case of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Section 3
KNOW ALL 27 AMENDMENTS
Section 4
Informal Changes in the Constitution
Congressional Actions
Changes Through Law
Congressional Practices
Presidential Practices
Presidential Succession
Foreign Affairs
Domestic Affairs
Court Decisions
Marbury v. Madison
Judicial Review (Judicial Restraint and Activism)
Changing Court Rulings
Custom and Usage
Chapter 4
Section 1
Division of Powers
Expressed/Enumerated Powers
Implied Powers (Article I, 8)
Inherent Powers
State Government/Reserve Powers
The Supremacy Clause
Concurrent Powers
Denied Powers
Obligations to the States
Obligations of the States
The Supreme Court as Umpire
Section 2
States' Rightists Versus Nationalists
Growing National Government
War Powers
Commerce Power
Federal Aid to the States
Politics and Spending
Shifting Responsibilities
Section 3
Interstate Relations
Full Faith and Credit
Privileges and Immunities
Extradition
Interstate Compacts
Law Suits Between States
Admission of New States
Congress Admits
Enabling Act
Conditions for Admission
Quality of the States
Section 4
Federalism and Public Policy
Federalism and Political Parties
Political Participation
Differences Among the States
Additionally, be prepared to answer questions on any or all of the readings we have done outside the book.