CONSTITUTION REVIEW

2013

Theories of Government

Force Social Contract Evolutionary Divine Right

Four Characteristics of a State Population Territory Government Sovereignty

Purposes of Government

Preamble Form a more perfect union Establish justice Insure domestic tranquility Provide for the common defense Promote the general welfare Secure the blessings of liberty

Basic Concepts of Government Ordered government Limited government Representative government

Distribution of Power

Federal Confederate Unitary

Types of Government

Oligarchy Republic Theocracy Democracy Monarchy Totalitarian

Presidential v. Parliamentary Presidential Parliamentary

Philosophers

Locke Hobbes Montesquieu Rousseau Blackstone

Documents

Articles of Confederation Declaration of Independence Magna Carta Mayflower Compact The Federalist Papers English Bill of Rights US Constitution Bill of Rights

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists Federalists Anti-Federalists Compromise?

Compromises

Connecticut (Great) Compromise New Jersey Plan Virginia Plan Three-Fifths Compromise

Six Principles of the US Constitution Popular Sovereignty Limited Government Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Judicial Review Federalism

Amendments of the Constitution 1st expression 4th search/seizure 5th criminal trial 6th criminal trial

10th reserved powers

14th equal protection

22nd president terms

26th 18 y.o. vote

Legislative Branch

Senate Election # per state Powers Impeachment Leader Requirements Term length

House Election # per state Powers Impeachment Leader Requirements Term length

Legislative Branch

Reserved Powers (Supremacy Clause) Expressed Powers Implied Powers

How does a bill become a law?

Interest Groups

What do they do? Why are they good? Why are they bad?

Executive Branch

President & Vice President Requirements Term Length Powers Roles Succession Process of Impeachment

Executive Branch

Electoral College Cabinet Bureaucracy

Judicial Branch

Due Process 5th and 6th Amendments Supreme Court Judges

How do they get their job? How long do they get their job?

Main function of Judicial Branch

Landmark Cases

Miranda v. Arizona McCulloch v. Maryland Marbury v. Madison Plessy v. Ferguson Brown v. Board of Education