POLI1061 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Ex Post Facto Law, Seventeenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
2 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
AP Gov Terms
Taylor Belval
AP Gov
Mrs. Willinger
11 May 2016
1. freedom speech, religion, press
2. the bear arms
3. no forced quartering of soldiers
4. against unreasonable searches and seizures
5. right to remain silent, no double jeopardy
6. quick trial
7. right to a jury
8. cruel and unusual
9. cannot take away rights not in the constitution
10. states and people have power over what aint in here
11.cannot sue states unless voting rights case
12. voting regulations
13. no slavery
14. citizenship
15. voting
16. tax collection
17. senate election
18. prohibition
19. woman voting
20. voting dates and rules
21. NO More prohibition
22. pres term years
23.district can vote
24. cannot tax to vote
25. vp rules
26. 18 to vote
27. congress cannot raise own pay
Constitutional Underpinnings (Underpinning means like foundation btw)
Term
Definition
Significance
Amendment Process
Defined in Article V(5) of the
constitution:
Proposal methods:
⅔ of both houses of Congress
or by a convention called by
Congress at the request of
All constitutions need amendments bc
life changes
prevents violent revolts for little
changes because there is a process for
change
different amendments have different
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legislatures of ⅔ s of states
(only the first has ever been
used)
Ratification Methods:
¾ s of state legislatures or by
¾ s of states at a convention
called for that purpose
Only 33 have been endorsed
by both houses and only 27
amendments have been
adopted
weights when applied
i.e. the 14th and 16th had huge
effects,
but election changes and similar
amendments have less effects
judicial interpretation, custom and
usage cause the same changes, but are
much less of a process
Articles of
Confederation
The compact made among the
13 original states directly after
the REvolutionary War
adopted in 1781 until the
Constitution was ratified in
1789. Each state had one vote
in legislature no national exec
or judicial
very limited powers
needed 9 states approval for
actions
couldn’t tax, regulate
commerce or currency, or
make laws directly applicable
to the people without state
action similar to UN bc
sovereignty
Formed system toward forming “a
more perfect union”
Ended the Revolutionary war
Helped establish the principle of
interstate cooperation
full faith and credit was established
Helped point out problems to be fixed
in the constitution
Bicameral
Legislature
aka Bicameralism
The principle of 2 house
legislature
at Philadelphia Convention
adopted Connecticut
Compromise so house was
made of by population and
everyone had equal rep in the
senate
Helps to provide different types of
representation and responses to
varying interests such as population
area and political units
second house can correct mistakes of
the first house
Supreme court in Reynolds v Sims
said districts must be based on
population people still support
bicameralism (means that even
though this court case says districts
should be done by pop the senate still
has 2 ppl for each state bc senate
supports it)
Bill of Attainder
a legislative act that declares
Legislative bodies cannot have
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the guilt and punishment of an
individual without a trail.
Both states and congress are
forbidden to pass these acts by
Article 1 section 9 and 10
US v. Lovett was a court case
that declared the same thing in
1946
judicial power, which limits congress
to only making the laws
this is an important part of federalism
because it upholds separation of
powers like the marble cake or
whatever
Bill of rights
10 amendments drafted to
appease the anti federalists
(see amendments chart)
Restricts the government
unchecked govt leads to decay of
freedom
extended to states during 14
amendment
Constitutional
Convention
A body established by
Congress on the application of
⅔ of state legislatures to
discuss amendments
Viewed as highest voice of the people
created initially to revise the AoC
Used for 17th amendment, states
called for the direct election of
senators
used sometimes for budget too
Connecticut
Compromise
“Great Compromise”
decided how to regulate # of
senators and house members
Instead of doing all by pop or
all equal
NJ plan wanted small state
rep/ equal rep
Virginia plan wanted pop rep
Balance of proportion both sizes of
states felt represented,
crucial step forward bc both state
sizes finally approved
Economic
Interpretation of the
Constitution
The theory that the framers of
the Constitution represented
the views and wishes of the
well to do classes developed
by Charles Beard
no malice from Charlie
pointed out how many safeguards
were put in place to prevent the
“stupid poor people” from making
poor economic decisions that would
hurt their wallets
Enumerated/
Delegated Powers
Powers granted directly to the
national government in the
constitution usually in the first
3 articles of the constitution
Article 1 section 8 gives
powers to congress
ex: taxes, power of purse,
regulate
international and interstate
restricts government
serves to divide powers
-between state and nat
-and between 3 branches
different terms and different
responsibilities for govt workers to
enhance productivity
limits all govts specifically in
constitution
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Document Summary
11. cannot sue states unless voting rights case: voting regulations, no slavery, citizenship, voting, tax collection, senate election, prohibition, woman voting, voting dates and rules, no more prohibition, pres term years. 23. district can vote: cannot tax to vote, vp rules, 18 to vote, congress cannot raise own pay. Amendment process defined in article v(5) of the constitution: Of both houses of congress or by a convention called by. All constitutions need amendments bc life changes prevents violent revolts for little changes because there is a process for change different amendments have different legislatures of s of states (only the first has ever been used) S of states at a convention called for that purpose. Only 33 have been endorsed by both houses and only 27 amendments have been adopted. 13 original states directly after the revolutionary war adopted in 1781 until the. The principle of 2 house legislature at philadelphia convention adopted connecticut.
