Gov Unit 2 Vocab Review

Who were the opponents of the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Enumerated powers

• Reserved powers

What is the Bill of Rights?

• A series of 10 amendments to the Constitution

• A plan of government that combined elements of the Virginia and New Jersey plans

• Essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

• A system that gives each branch of government the power to change, reverse, or cancel acts of another branch

What is the system that gives each branch of government the power to change, reverse, or cancel acts of another branch?

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• Popular sovereignty

• Rule of law

What are concurrent powers?

• Powers held by the national government and the state governments at the same time

• Powers granted to the national government by the Constitution

• Powers that belong to the states

• Powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution

What are enumerated powers?

• Powers held by the national government and the state governments at the same time

• Powers granted to the national government by the Constitution

• Powers that belong to the states

• Powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution

What is the principle that powers of government are distributed between the national government and the state governments?

• Federalism

• Limited government

• Popular sovereignty

• Rule of law

Who wrote the Federalist Papers?

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

• George Washington, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams

• Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and John Marshall

Who were the supporters of the Constitution?

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

• Enumerated powers

• Reserved powers

What was the Great Compromise?

• A series of 10 amendments to the Constitution

• A plan of government that combined elements of the Virginia and New Jersey plans

• Essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

• A system that gives each branch of government the power to change, reverse, or cancel acts of another branch

What are implied powers?

• Powers held by the national government and the state governments at the same time

• Powers granted to the national government by the Constitution

• Powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution but are logical extensions of expressed powers

• Powers that belong to the states