American Government CLEP Exam | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated
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First continental congress - Sept 1774. Tired to peacefully seperate from Britian
Second Continental Congress - May 1775. Established postal, Navy and marines,
Voted to leave Britian
Declaration of Independence - July 4th 1776.
Based on John Locke's two Treatises of Government.
People have unalienable rights
When gov. infringes on those rights, it is the duty of the people to overthrow that
government
Articles of Confederation - March 1st 1781
Government is Unicameral
Set up a government with 13 members (one from each state)
All powers not under congress where given to the states
Weaknesses - no power to tax
No power for and army
Why were the Articles of Confederation set up the way they were - The people were
scared of big government because they just got out of a war with Britian
Annapolis Convention - James Madison and Hamilton called for a stroger central
government
Shay's Rebellion - Proved the Articles were inadequate
Constitutional Convention - May 1787
Virginia Plan - Proposed by Madison to institute a bicameral legislation
Created two houses
Lower- chosen by the state
Upper- chosen by the lower
Representation was appointed based on population
New Jersey Plan - One house legislature
Great Compromise (Connecticut compromise) - Created a house and a senate
Slavery Compromise - 3/5th
Congress can't do anything until 1808
, Compromise over presidency - Electoral college to select president so the smaller
states can have more say
Federalism - Division of power from national and state governments
Article one - Legislation is set up and list delegated powers
Necessary and proper (Elastic) clause
Article two - President and election
List presidential powers
Article three - Supreme court
Article four - States rights
Article five - Process for amendments
Article six - Supremacy clause
Article seven - Ratification
Federalist - Hamilton, John Jay
Anti-federalist - Central government has too much power
Bill of rights passed - December 1791
Dual federalism - Layer cake- each layer of government does the actions that make
sense
Downside- where does one layer begin and end
Cooperative federalism - marble cake- gov. is a joint effort between states and the
federal
Courts - Settle disputes
Congress - Sets regulations for the court to rule on
Mandate - "this is what is going to happen"
Condition of aid - "if you don't follow the regulations, your funding gets cut"
Grant-in-aid - gov. gives money for a specific purpose
Categorical grant - Specific purpose
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