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Chapter Two Questions: Idiots Guide to American Government
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1) Who was credited for the rewriting of the Constitution due to his “style of the words”?
2) What is the entire structure of the constitution based on?
3) Pg. 22. Read “On the Record”. What do you think James Madison means by this statement?
4) Who was John Marshall? What did he do to affect the American Constitution?
5) What was the “Elastic Clause”? How did McCullouch vs. Maryland influence the formation of these questionable “Implied Powers”?
6) What branch of government has grown substantially over the past 100 years?
7) How does our constitution define Federalism?
8) Why would some people be opposed to the idea of “Judicial Review”? Do you think it is fair to implement this policy? Why, Why not?
Chapter Three Questions: Idiots Guide to American Government
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1) What does George Washington mean by an open “Constitutional Door”? Why was he happy to leave this door open for future Americans?
2) Why where some delegates as well as citizens opposed to the creation of the “Bill of Rights”?
3) What does “grassroots” mean? Do you think this is important to American Democracy? Why, or Why not?
4) What did Justice Frankfurter decide about the 1st amendment? What was this notion known as? (This has nothing to do with hotdogs or sausages)
5) Who was Charles Schenck? How was he a creating a “clear and present danger”?
6) What did the case, Reno vs. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) prohibit?
7) What rights (Amendments) were violated in the Iowa students attempt to achieve a “Freedom to Assembly”?
8) What opportunities or rights does the Fifth Amendment provide American citizens?
9) Do you think the 10th amendment gives the states more power than the Federal Government? Why, or Why not?
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Answers should be in your own words, not direct copies from the book. “Word for Word” copies will not receive credit.
1) Why were the first ten amendments to the Constitution passed?
-Why have the remaining 17 amendments arisen?
2) An outraged Congress voted unanimously on the ratification of what amendment?
-What eventually reversed the Supreme Court decision?
3) Why was the 12th amendment created?
-What does the house do if there is no majority?
4) How do you think Thomas Jefferson won the 1800 election? No right or wrong answer, complete and absolute opinion!
5) Why did Richard mentor Johnson lose in this attempt to become president?
6) What did the thirteenth amendment accomplish when it was ratified?
-What did this amendment represent?
-How did it affect federal power?
7) The 14th amendment assured that no state can…………..(finish my sentence)
8) What did the ratification of the 14th amendment make clear?
-What does this mean?
9) What set the stage for the 14th amendment?
10) What did the 14th amendment attempt to change?
-What clauses are included in these amendments? (More than 1)
11) What did the Supreme Court find in the case, Plessy vs. Ferguson?
12) How long did it take to fully enforce the 15th amendment? Why? No right or wrong answer, complete and absolute opinion!
13) What was the first amendment to be passed in the twentieth century?
-What was it a clear response to?
-What did legislators believe they could do? Good or bad? No right or wrong answer, complete and absolute opinion!
14) What did the founding fathers of agree on?
15) What kind of taxes did congress employ? (more than 1)
-What was the difference between these forms of taxation?
16) What did the 17th amendment impact significantly?
-Did the voters have control over their representation? Why?
17) How many terms did FDR serve in the office of the President of the United States of America?
-Why will he be the last man to do this?
-How many years could someone serve as president of the US? (Maximum)
18) What caused a great deal of social problems in 1919?
19) They aren’t Screamlouds, they are called ____________?
-What were these scandalous joints used for?
-Where did they get their “Booze”?
20) What did the 21st amendment protect?
-What is a “dry” state?
21) Where and when was the first call for woman’s suffrage?
-What did the “Declaration of Sentiments accomplish?
22) What is a grassroots strategy? (remember “grassroots” was defined on pg. 33)
23) How did poll taxes affect Americans ability to vote?
24) What did the 18th amendment soothe?
-What does this mean?
25) What does the 26th amendment do? Does this make sense to you?
26) What was the Equal Rights Amendment a result of?