US Constitution Study Guide
Ms. Schilling-Gal
Name: _______________________
US Government Concepts
Name of
Document:
Influence on the Constitution:
Declaration of
Independence
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Articles of
Confederation
1.
2.
3.
Magna Carta
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Weakness of the Articles of Confederation:
1. One vote for each state regardless of size
2. Congress powerless to lay or collect taxes or
duties.
3. Congress powerless to regulate foreign and
interstate commerce.
4. No executive to enforce acts of Congress.
5. No national Court system.
6. Amendment only with the consent of all states.
7.
9/13 majority required to pass all laws.
8. Articles only a firm league of friendship.
Concepts found
in the
Preamble:
Fixes under the Articles of Confederation:
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6.
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Enlightenment Writers of Social Contract Theory:
WHO?
Explanation or Significance:
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
US Government Concepts:
Term:
Definition:
Social Contract Theory
Definition:
Where was this first established?
Definition:
Where was this first established?
Limited Government
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Rule of Law
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Five Principles of American Political Culture:
Name:
Explanation:
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5.
Three Parts of the US Constitution:
What the parts are called?
Definition or answer:
Part one is the ________________________.
Part two are the seven __________________.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Part three are the _____________________.
How many are there? ____________
The first 10 amendments are called?
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Bill of Rights:
Explanation
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
3rd Amendment
4th Amendment
5th Amendment
6th Amendment
7th Amendment
8th Amendment
9th Amendment
10th Amendment
Explain the Formal Amendment Process:
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Supreme Court Cases:
Case
Explanation of what happened
Significance
McCulloch vs.
Maryland
Marbury vs. Madison
Miranda vs. Arizona
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs Board of
Education of Topeka
New Jersey vs. TLO
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Other important Amendments:
Explanation:
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
22nd Amendment
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Acts:
Civil Rights Acts:
Explanation:
1.
Civil Rights Act of __________
2.
Civil Rights Act of __________
Voting Rights Act:
Explanation:
1. Voting Rights Act of __________
Order of Succession Act:
Explanation:
1. Succession Act of __________
Powers of the Federal/State Government:
Definition:
Reserved Powers
Definition:
Exclusive Powers
Definition:
Implied Powers
Definition:
Concurrent
Powers
Examples:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Examples:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Examples:
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5.
Examples:
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2.
3.
4.
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Definition:
Expressed
Powers
Definition
Inherent Powers
Examples:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Examples:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Executive Branch
Title of Chief
Executive of the
US
Qualifications
for President
Order of
Succession for
the President of
US
President’s
Terms
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
How long is one term for the
President?
How many terms may a
President serve?
Total number of years a President
may serve in office?
Explain the process:
Presidential
Disability
Who?
Presidential
Appointment
Process
President’s
Executive Power
President’s
Ordinance
Power
President’s
Removal Power
President’s
War Powers
Explain the Process:
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
1.
1.
1.
War Powers Resolution of 1973:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
President’s
Diplomatic
Powers
President’s
Judicial Powers
President’s
Legislative
Powers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Legislative Branch
Name for the US Legislature?
Define Apportioned.
How are seats in US House of
Representatives apportioned?
How are seats in the US Senate
apportioned?
Impeachment Process
US House of Representatives
Qualifications
1.
Term Length
How many members in the
US House of Rep?
How many terms can
a US Representative
Serve?
US House Leadership
Positions and duties:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2.
3.
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Qualifications
1.
US Senate
Term Length
How many members in the
US Senate?
How many terms can
a US Senator serve?
US Senate Leadership
Positions and duties:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
2.
3.
Role of Committees in the Law
Making Process?
Powers granted only to the US
Senate
How a Bill Becomes a Law
1.
2. Who does most of the work? _________________ ___________________
3.
4.
1.
2.
Steps in House of
Representatives
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Steps in the Senate
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
President’s Options:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Judicial Branch
Definition
Original Jurisdiction
Definition
Appellate Jurisdiction
Explain the Judicial
Selection Process
What courts in the US have Original
Jurisdiction?
1.
2.
What courts in the US have Appellate
Jurisdiction?
1.
2.
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2.
3.
4.
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Sources of US Government Revenue
Name 3 sources of Government Revenue
1.
2.
3.
Which source is the primary source of
revenue?
Electoral College System
When is the system used?
How are the number of electors per state determined?
______________________ + ____________________ =
the total number of electors per state
How is the winner of an election determined?
List the flaws in the electoral system
1.
2.
3.
Other Government Terms to know:
Role of Congress in Fiscal
Policy?
1.
2.
Explain:
Majority Rule vs. Minority
Rights
Define:
Eminent Domain
Which amendment found in?
Define:
Due Process of Law
Which amendments found in?
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