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20 Cards in this Set
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1787
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The convention held in Philadelphia that drafted our basic government document, the Constitution.
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CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY
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A government where powers are exercised due to free and frequent elections and whose leaders are limited in their powers.
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REPUBLIC
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A form of democracy where elected officials govern as agents of the people.
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SEPARATION OF POWERS
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Deliberate division of governmental powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to check arbitrary rule.
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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The first constitution of the newly independent American states, drafted in 1776, ratified in 1781, and replaced by the present Constitution in 1789.
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SHAYS’ REBELLION
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- The rural rebellion of 1786 1787 in western Massachusetts, protesting mortgage foreclosures, that engendered conservative support for a stronger national government.
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VIRGINIA PLAN
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A proposal in the Constitutional Convention that provided for a strong legislature with representation in each house determined by population, thus favoring the large states.
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BICAMERALISM
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A two house form of legislature
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NEW JERSEY PLAN
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A proposal in the Constitutional Convention that provided for a single house legislature with equal representation, thus favoring the small states.
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CONNECTICUT COMPROMISE
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A blending of the New Jersey and Virginia Plans that gave equality of representation in one house, representation based on population in the other.
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THREE FIFTHS COMPROMISE
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An agreement in the Constitutional Convention that counted slaves as three fifths of a person for both representation and taxation purposes.
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FEDERALIST
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Originally, a supporter of the new Constitution; later, a political party that favored strong central government
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ANTIFEDERALIST
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Opponents of constitutional ratification and a strong central government.
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DEMOCRACY
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Government by the people, either directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections.
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DIRECT DEMOCRACY
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Government where citizens meet to discuss and pass laws and select rulers.
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INDIVIDUALISM
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In a political sense, the belief that the welfare of the citizen is more important than that of the state.
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IDEOLOGY
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Basic beliefs about power, government, and political practices.
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MAJORITY RULE
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A basic democratic rule, usually referring to “more than half.” 50%+1
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PLURALISM
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Refers to a candidate or party winning the greatest number of votes.
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STATISM
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A political theory that holds that the welfare of the nation has topmost priority, transcending the welfare of any or all individual citizens
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