Montesquieu’s idea that the duties and functions of government should be split up between branches of government to prevent the abuse of government power is called

The group of American’s who OPPOSED the adoption of the Constitution were called

According to the text, “political efficacy” is

Montesquieu’s idea that the duties and functions of government should be split up between branches of government to prevent the abuse of government power is called

The process of transferring responsibility for a policy/program from the federal government back to the states and localities is known as

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention DISAGREED on all the following topics EXCEPT

The Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison (1803) asserted the power of the Court to

The group of American’s who OPPOSED the adoption of the Constitution were called

The Founding Fathers had a strong sense of _____ that motivated the creation of a strong federal government with the power to govern directly, rather than through state governments.

In class, we defined “federalism” as