Gov chap 2
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38 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Articles of Confederation | [...] created a a loose association of independent states that agree to cooperate on specified matters. |
| confederacy | Each state has supreme power within its borders; central government is weak |
| revolutionary war scip, weak economy/foreclosure, regulators and republicans, city/ rural | Issues for Shays rebellion |
| Virginia Plan | 3 branches of government; 2 house legislature; legislature based on population, executive serve for single term, selected by leg., could be more than 1 person |
| New Jersey Plan | A single-chamber legislature has the power to raise revenue and regulate commerce; states have equal representation in the legislature and choose its members; A multi-person executive be elected by the legislature, with powers similar to those in the Virginia Plan, but without the right to veto legislation |
| Connecticut Compromise | A bicameral legislature; The House of Representatives is apportioned according to population; The states are represented equally in the Senate |
| 9 out of 13 | How many states required for ratification of the new compromise |
| federalists | favored ratification of the constitution and powerful federal gov't, didn't think bill of rights was needed, |
| anti-federalists | opposed ratification of the constitution, wanted weak federal gov't, wanted bill of rights |
| James Madison | wrote bill of rights |
| executive | enforces laws |
| judicial | interprets laws |
| legislative | makes laws |
| checks and balances | a means of giving each branch of government some scrutiny of and control over the other branches |
| federalism | a form of government dividing power between a central government and regional units |
| 2/3 | amendment may be proposed by the Congress with a [...] majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate |
| 2/3 | amendment may be proposed by a constitutional convention called for by [...] of the State legislatures. |
| 3/4 | A proposed amendment becomes part of the Constitution as soon as it is ratified by [...] of the States |
| delegates | votes how their constituents want them to vote? |
| trustee | chosen to vote for what is best for the country, even if it is counter to what the constituents want? |
| politicos | When the issue is important they follow their constituents, otherwise they vote as trustees. |
| 2 | how many committees do house members serve on |
| 4 | how many committees do senate members serve on |
| fiscal powers | The Congress is responsible for levying and collecting taxes. This money is used to pay our country's debts and to provide for the defense and well-being of our nation. |
| trade regulation | The Congress holds the power to regulate foreign and interstate trade. However, they cannot make a law, which would give an advantage in trade between two or more states. |
| elastic clause | Implied "powers are not stated directly in the Constitution. They derive from the right of Congress to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its enumerated powers. |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | In 1818, the state of Maryland passed legislation to impose taxes on the bank. James W. McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the bank, refused to pay the tax. In a unanimous decision, the Court held that Congress had the power to incorporate the bank and that Maryland could not tax instruments of the national government. |
| senate | has the power to ratify treaties and approve appointments |
| ex post facto | if someone did something illegal before it was considered illegal, they cannot be tried for doing it |
| writ of habeas corpus | Demands that the criminal comes before the court in proof that the government authority has proof to hold them |
| bill of attainder | a legislative act pronouncing someone guilty of something without a trial and then giving them punishment |
| franking | The Constitution provides for free postage for business mail |
| franking | The Constitution provides for free postage for business mail |
| standing | Most [...] committees recommend funding level —authorizations—for government operations and for new and existing programs. |
| select/ special | are established generally by a separate resolution of the chamber, sometimes to conduct investigations and studies, and, on other occasions, also to consider measures. |
| select/ special | examine emerging issues that don't fit clearly within existing standing committee jurisdictions, or which cut across jurisdictional boundaries. |
| joint | permanent panels that include members from both chambers, which generally conduct studies or perform housekeeping tasks rather than consider measures. |
| conference committee | a joint ad hoc group to work out the differences between similar bills from both houses and then to make a single bill for final passage. |
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