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AP Government Fall Benchmark Study Guide
The Constitution: Articles & Amendments
(Identify who/what the Article or Amendment is talking about)
Article 1:
Article 2:
Article 3:
Article 4:
Article 5:
Article 6:
Article 7:
Amendment 1:
Amendment 2:
Amendment 3:
Amendment 4:
Amendment 5:
Amendment 6:
Amendment 7:
Amendment 8:
Amendment 9:
Amendment 10:
Amendment 11:
Amendment 12:
Amendment 13:
Amendment 14:
Amendment 15:
Amendment 16:
Amendment 17:
Amendment 18:
Amendment 19:
Amendment 20:
Amendment 21
Amendment 22:
Amendment 23:
Amendment 24:
Amendment: 25
Amendment: 26
Amendment: 27
Historical & Philosophical Foundations of the Constitution
(Identify the following philosophers, their major ideas, and if and where we see them in our government)
Thomas Hobbes:
John Locke:
Montesquieu:
(Define the following)
Common Good:
Limited Government:
Social Contract:
Popular Sovereignty:
The Creation and Ratification of the Constitution
What was the original intent of the Constitutional Congress?
Founding Fathers: Put a check next to those present, a Star next to the president of the Congress and circle the main
author of the Constitution
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
Outline the basic differences between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan in the space below:
List and define the arguments and the compromises made during the Constitutional Convention in the space below:
What are the two house of Congress and how does representation work in each?
What were the views of the Federalists?
What was the position of the Anti-Federalists? What did they want changed in the constitution and where can we see
their impact today?
Define:
Original Jurisdiction:
Appellate Jurisdiction:
Federalist Papers
Fed. 10
How do you stop factions?
How does the size of the Country influence factions?
How does a representative government influence factions?
Fed. 51
What does the author believe about men?
The author calls Federalism what?
Constitutional Principals, How the Constitution has changed
-Study Checks and Balances worksheet and Federalism venn diagram
Who could vote under the constitution as written? What changed that?
What are the different ways the constitution can be interpreted?
Types of Federalism
Duel Federalism:
Cooperative Federalism:
Creative Federalism:
New Federalism:
Progressive Federalism:
Fiscal Federalism:
Vocab
Necessary and Proper Clause:
Full Faith and Credit:
Supremacy Clause:
Privileges and Immunities Clause:
Habeas Corpus:
Checks and Balances:
Separation of Powers:
Federalism:
Marbury v. Madison:
Judicial Review:
Grants:
Unfunded Mandates:
Categorical Grants:
Block Grants: