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Unit 1 · Study Notes

Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy

AP U.S. Government

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AP U.S. Government · Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy · 57 key points · ~14 min review

Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy

Unit Cheat Sheet

🏛️ Foundations of American Democracy

📜 Founding Documents

⚖️ Constitutional Principles

📖 Ratification Debate

🔄 Amending the Constitution

🏛️ Types of Federalism

Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy

🏛️ Foundations of American Democracy

Natural Rights / John Locke

Social Contract Theory

Popular Sovereignty

Republicanism

Limited Government

📜 Founding Documents

Declaration of Independence (1776)

Articles of Confederation

Shays' Rebellion (1786-1787)

Constitutional Convention (1787)

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

Three-Fifths Compromise

Electoral College

⚖️ Constitutional Principles

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

Federalism

Enumerated Powers

Implied Powers

Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)

Commerce Clause

Reserved Powers (10th Amendment)

Concurrent Powers

Supremacy Clause

📖 Ratification Debate

Federalists

Anti-Federalists

Federalist No. 10 (Madison)

Federalist No. 51 (Madison)

Federalist No. 70 (Hamilton)

Federalist No. 78 (Hamilton)

Brutus No. 1

Bill of Rights (1791)

🔄 Amending the Constitution

Formal Amendment Process

Informal Amendment

🏛️ Types of Federalism

Dual Federalism ("Layer Cake")

Cooperative Federalism ("Marble Cake")

Fiscal Federalism

Categorical Grants

Block Grants

Unfunded Mandates

Devolution