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AP Government
UNIT 1: Constitutional
Underpinnings
Chapter 2 Key Terms & Concepts
Annapolis Convention
Anti-Federalists
Articles of Confederation
Bicameral Legislature
Bill of Rights
Bills of Attainder
Checks and Balances
Concurrent Power
Confederate Government
Connecticut Compromise
Consent of the Governed
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Elastic Clause
Electoral College
Enumerated Powers
Executive Privilege
Ex Post Facto Laws
Factions
Federal Government
Federalist Papers
Federalists
Formal Amendments
Full Faith and Credit
Great Compromise
Implied Power
Informal Amendment
Inherent Power
Judicial Review
Limited Government
Locke, John
Marbury v. Madison
Natural Rights
New Jersey Plan
Preamble
Privileges and Immunities
Republic
Reserved Power Amendment
Separation of Powers
Shays’ Rebellion
Supremacy Clause
Texas v. Johnson
Three-Fifths Compromise
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Unalienable Rights
Unitary Government
Unwritten Constitution
U.S. v. Eichman
Virginia Plan
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Edwards: Chapter 2 “The Constitution” (pp. 28-63)
1.
Describe four grievances the colonist had against the British government?
2.
What are the three components of the Declaration of Independence?
3.
How did Locke’s philosophy impact Jefferson’s writings?
4.
What system of government did the framers devise after winning the revolution?
5.
What were four powers under the Articles of Confederation?
6.
What were four major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
7.
What event truly showed that the Articles of Confederation was a weak and powerless
document?
8.
How was the event in Question 7 dealt with by the National Government?
9.
What three “compromises” resolved the equality issue in the Constitution?
10.
Who would determine if one could vote?
11.
The Constitution has often been referred to as an economic document? Why? Who held the
power when it came to economic matters?
12.
Why did the framers spend little time dealing with protecting individual rights?
13.
How did the framers reconcile the dilemma of economic inequality and political freedom?
14.
How did Madison attempt to prevent the tyranny of the majority? Describe three ideas:
15.
How did Madison attempt to deal with “factions”, or what today are known as special interest
groups?
16.
How is power “shared” in the Constitution?
17.
Provide three examples of Checks and Balances.
18.
How was ratification of the Constitution different from ratification of the Articles?
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19.
What was the rationale behind the Anti-federalists?
20.
What basic ideals were protected by the Bill of Rights?
21.
Who ratified the constitution?
22.
What is the two-part process to amending the Constitution? How many amendments have
been added to the Constitution?
23.
What are four ways to “informally” amend the constitution?
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