Unit I: Review Baseball! Foundations of US Government

Explain the 2 step process for formally amending the Constitution using the correct terms and ratios. (MATH! Ah!) If you were offered a full ride scholarship, would you attend the Electoral College? Explain. Are you pro or con on the issue of women’s suffrage? Explain.

The one element of government Madison’s plan placed within the direct control of the voters was … “Who gets what, when and how” is the definition of … List 2 different things that fall under the heading of “policy”

Mandates, unfunded mandates, underfunded mandates – rank these in order of best to worst – from the perspective of state governments. Explain. Talk to me about the Supremacy Clause…

Under the Articles of Confederation, most power rested with the … The power to maintain an army & navy is an example of which kind of power? (enumerated / implied / reserved) Dual Federalism / Cooperative Federalism / Fiscal Federalism – how are these related?

Shays’ Rebellion v. the Annapolis Meeting – which one was more important? Why? If you could only keep one of the following, which would it be and why: writ of habeas corpus, no ex post fact laws or no bills of attainder?

According to Madison, what is the main source of political conflict? Identify one informal method of changing the Constitution and explain how it works. A marriage license issued in one state is valid in all other states under the Constitutional provision of …

List 1 way life in the US would be different if we had a unitary government. Explain. Gibbons v. Ogden & Marbury v. Madison – why are we studying these cases? There are 4 linkage institutions. List 2 of them. Who / what are they linking?

According to the Declaration of Independence, governments derive their just powers from where? Without the Elastic Clause, what would the scope of Congressional power be? Since states had different rules about who could vote in their elections, how was the debate over eligibility to vote resolved at the Constitutional Convention?

List 2 problems under the Articles of Confederation and explain how the Constitution addressed those problems. Are you a pluralist, hyperpluralist or elite and class theorist? Explain

How did we get the Bill of Rights? What should be the top item on our Policy Agenda? Why? How would our government be different today if the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of Maryland in McCulloch v. Maryland?

Do you agree with the Framers’ view of human nature? Explain. Categorical v. block grants: if you were the governor of Washington, which would you want? Why? Project v. formula grants: if you were the governor of Washington, which would you think was easier? Why?

Which portion of the Constitution is most likely to create conflicts with the 10 th Amendment? Explain. Would you ever join a single-issue group? Explain. Eminent Domain might make some people nervous. Who would these nervous people be and why might they feel that way?

Why were the framers initially not concerned with listing out individual rights protections in the Constitution? Extradition makes some people nervous. Who would these nervous people be? Explain. How would a senator feel about the 17 th Amendment? Explain.

There are 3 (or 4) policymaking institutions at the national level. List 2 of them. Who was most affected by the 3/5 th ’s Compromise? Explain. How does American Individualism (our national “rebel gene”) make our government different than democracies in Europe?

Why did the Framers invent a Federal power structure instead of just going with a Unitary or Confederate one? How has the Electoral College changed from the original intent of the Framers?