Foundations of Government Review

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A system of government where power of government is restricted by law or a written Constitution:

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limited government

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The principle that ultimate power resides in the consent of the governed (the people):

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popular sovereignty

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An agreement b/w people and gov’t in which citizens consent to be governed so long as the gov’t protects their natural rights.

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social contract

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Which thinker had the greatest influence on the ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu

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John Locke

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Which document does the quotation above come from? "The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever."

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Articles of Confederation

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In order to pass a Constitutional Amendment:

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An Amendment must get 2/3 support from each House of Congress

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What is needed to ratify a Constitutional amendment?

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approval by 3/4 of state legislatures

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Which Article of the Constitution includes the "full faith and credit" clause, the "privileges and immunities" clause, and a guarantee of republican form of government at the state level?

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Article IV

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Which Article of the Constitution includes the "Supremacy Clause?"

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Article VI

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To find the different ways to amend the Constitution, which Article would you read?

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Article V