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78 Cards in this Set
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PEOPLE RULE |
Democracy |
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DOMINANT POLITICAL UNIT |
State |
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POWER TO GOVERN |
Sovereignty |
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HAS SOVEREIGNTY |
State |
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HAS A GOVERNMENT |
State |
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MAKES AND ENFORCES PUBLIC POLICY |
Government |
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JOHN LOCKE |
Social Contract |
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NATURAL RIGHTS |
Social Contract |
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RIGHT OF REVOLUTION |
Social Contract |
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
Social Contract |
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PEOPLE SOURCE OF POLITICAL POWER |
Social Contract |
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MAKES LAW |
Legislative |
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ENFORCES AND EXCUTES THE LAWS |
Executive |
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INTERPRETS AND APPLIES THE LAWS |
Judicial |
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ALL POWER TO CENTRAL GOV. |
Unitary |
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POWER DIVIDED BETWEEN CENTRAL GOV. REGIONAL GOV. |
Federalism |
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DIVISION OF POWERS |
Federalism |
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CENTRAL GOV. |
Federal Gov. |
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ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT STATES |
Confederation |
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WEAK CENTRAL GOV. |
Confederation |
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STRONG CENTRAL GOV. |
Federalism |
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LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, INDEPENDENT & CO-EQUAL |
Seperation of powers |
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GOV. WITH SEPERATION OF POWERS |
Presidential |
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EXECUTIVE CHOSEN BY LEGISLATURE |
PARLIMENTARY |
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EXECUTIVE PART OF LEGISLATURE |
Parliamentary |
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PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET |
Parliamentary |
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POWER HELD BY ONE PERSON OR SMALL GROUP |
Dictatorship |
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AUTHORITARIAN |
Dictatorship |
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DICTORIAL OVER ALL HUMAN AFFAIRS |
Totalitiarian |
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NOT RESPONSIBLE TO THE PEOPLE |
Dictatorship |
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CANNOT BE LIMITED BY THE PEOPLE |
Dictatorship |
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PEOPLE VOTE ON LAWS |
Direct Domocracy |
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REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY |
Republic |
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PEOPLE ELECT REPRESENTATIVES WHO MAKE LAWS |
Republic |
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INDIVIDUAL WORTH |
Democracy |
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EQUALITY OF ALL PERSONS |
Democracy |
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MAJORITY RULE MINORITY RIGHTS |
Democracy |
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NECESSITY OF COMPROMISE |
Democracy |
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PROCESS OF ACHIEVING MAJORITY AGREEMENT |
Compromise |
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INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM WITH LIMITS |
DEMOCRACY |
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ABSENSE OF GOV |
Anarchy |
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LIMITED POWER OF ENGLISH MONARCHS |
MAGNA CARTA |
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13 SCHOOLS OF GOV. |
Colonies |
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ONE HOUSE |
Unicameral |
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TWO HOUSE |
Bicameral |
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SERVED AS THE FIRST GOV. OF U.S. |
Second Coninental Congress |
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POPULAR SEVEREIGNTY |
Democracy |
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FORMAL APPROVAL |
Ratification |
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FIRST CONSTITUTION |
Articles of Confederation |
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WEAK CENTRAL GOV. IN U.S. |
Articles of Confederation |
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NO POWER TO TAX OR REGULATE COMMERCE |
Articles of Confederation |
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 1787 |
Philadelphia |
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LARGE STATE PLAN |
Virginia plan |
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REPRESENTATION BASES ON POPULATION |
Virginia plan |
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SMALL STATE PLAN |
New Jersey plan |
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EQUAL REPRESENTATION |
New Jersey plan |
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ONE HOUSE EQUAL REP. - ONE HOUSE ON POP |
Great Compromise |
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FAVORED RATIFICATION |
Federalist |
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OPPOSED RATIFICATION |
Anti-federalist |
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SUPREME LAW |
Constitution |
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GOV. UNDER THE LAW |
Rule of law |
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PROVIDES FOR SEPERATION OF POWERS |
Constitution |
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EACH BRANCH CAN RESTRAIN THE OTHERS |
Checks and balances |
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LAW VOIDED BY THE CONSTITUTION |
Unconstitutional |
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INTERPRETERS OF THE CONSTITUTION |
Courts |
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COURT DECLARES GOV. ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL |
Judicial Review |
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PRECEDENT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW |
Marbury vs. Madison |
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AN EXAMPLE FOLLOWED |
Precedent |
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2/3 VOTE BOTH HOUSES/NATIONAL CONVENTION |
Amendments proposed |
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3/4 STATE LEGISLATURES/CONVENTIONS |
Amendments ratified |
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NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS |
27 |
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FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS |
BILL OF RIGHTS |
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DO NOT CHANGE WORDS |
Informal amendments |
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BASIC LEGISLATION |
Informal amendments |
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COURT DECISIONS |
Informal amendments |
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PARTY PRACTICES |
Informal amendments |
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CUSTOMS |
Informal amendments |
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EXECUTIVE ACTION |
Informal amendments |
