Unit One Outline (Constitutional Underpinnings of United States Government)

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Topics Covered:

Chapter 1: Basics of Government Chapter 2: The Constitution Chapter 3: Federalism - Types of Democracies - Declaring Independence - Interstate Relations - Power Sharing Theories - The Articles of Confederation - Fiscal Federalism - Ideology Introduction - Constitutional Principles - Politics of Federalism

1 Vocabulary & Review Questions

Vocabulary: For each vocabulary concept, write a succinct definition using your own words

Chapter One: The Study of American Government bill of rights Power amendments Authority line-item veto Legitimacy Three-Fifths Compromise democracy direct democracy Chapter Three: Federalism representative democracy devolution elite block grants Marxists federalism bureaucrats sovereignty pluralist unitary system confederation system Chapter Two: The Constitution federal system unalienable (rights) “necessary and proper” clause Articles of Confederation nullification Constitution Convention dual federalism Shays’s Rebellion marble cake federalism Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) layer-cake federalism republic police power judicial review initiative checks and balances referendum popular sovereignty recall limited government grants-in-aid federalism categorical grants separation of powers revenue sharing faction conditions of aid Federalists mandates Antifederalists unfunded mandates Federalist Papers devolution (related to federalism) coalition writ of habeas corpus bill of attainder ex post facto law

2 Review Questions: (If you want to avoid answering in complete sentences, rewrite the question and then put the answer in words or in some cases it might be easier to use a diagram)

1. List three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and explain how the U.S. Constitution provided solutions to problems created by those weaknesses. 2. List three compromises entered in to by the writers in order to construct the U.S. Constitution. 3. List three arguments in favor of ratification of the Constitution. 4. List three arguments used against ratification of the Constitution. 5. Explain why James Madison feared the “mischief of factions” and how he argued the Constitution would alleviate the danger of factions. 6. Define the pluralist theory of government. 7. Distinguish among unitary government, confederations, and federalism. 8. Explain how federalism keeps the government closer to the people. 9. Distinguish between inherent, implied and expressed powers. 10. Give examples of how our government is becoming more centralized. Then give examples of how our government is becoming decentralized. Use several examples from various presidential administrations. Is there a devolution revolution? 11. Distinguish between categorical grants, block grants, and revenue sharing. 12. Give examples of funded and unfunded mandates. 13. Explain how each of the following policy issues is related to federalism: welfare reform, health care, transportation, taxation, unemployment. 14. What effect did McCulloch v. Maryland have on the relationship between the federal government and the states? 15. Describe the system of checks and balances created by the Constitution. 16. List four informal ways the original Constitution has been modified. 17. Describe two methods of formally amending the Constitution.