The Constitution

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What term is used to descrive certain self-evident rights all persons possess by virture of their humanity?

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Unalienable rights

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what year were the articles of confederation and perpetual union ratified?

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1781

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What year was the constitution ratified?

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1787

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What important event in 1786-87 demonstrated the weakness in the articles of confederation?

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Shays rebellion

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What is another term for constitutionalism?

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Limited Government

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What is the main diff between conserv. and liberals.

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View on human nature

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What is the purpose of the constitution.

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1)Discribe the structure of gov 2)Defines power 3) Sets limits on the use of gov power

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what is another term for describing the limits formally placed on government power by a written charter.

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Constitutionalism

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What did the virginia plan propose

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1.Bicameral national legislature
2.sinle executive and independent national judiciary
3.a doctrine of national supremacy over state laws and taxin power

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What did the new jersey plan propose

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1.a unicameral legislature
2.a plural executive removable by the legislature
3.a judiciary appointed by the executive

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How were the virginia and nj plans reconiled at the constitutional convention?

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by the connecticut compromise

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What is another term for representative gov?

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Republican gov

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What model of american gov advocated a strong national gov and a large territory for the country

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Hamiltonian model

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What model for american gov advocated separation of powers and a system of chhecks and balances?

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madisonian model

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What is judicial review

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1. power of congress to overturn supreme court rulings.

2.Power of the supreme court to rule on the constitutionality of congressional acts of government

3.the constitutional basis for the supreme court placing restrictions on the bill of rights

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What does article 1 section 8 of the constitution refer to

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1. The necessary and proper clause

2. the elastic clause
3.implied power of the national gov

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What did the supreme court case marbury v. madison decide

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1.all gov officials were under law
2.statues contrary to the constitution were invalid

3.supreme court claimed its authority to decide what the constitution means and power of judicial review over all acts of gov

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this agreement allowed slave holders to count each slave as a fraction of a whiteman for purposes of congressional representation

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3/5 compromise

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what were the founders of liberalism rebelling against?

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religious conformity and ascribed status enforced under feudalism and during the time of monarchies and class struggle

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What are american core values

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constitutionalism and popular sovereignty

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what values do conservatives advocate over others

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negative freedoms

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Which values do liberals advocate?

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1. Civil rights
2. positive freedoms
3.Rights over order

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What term best describes neoclassical liberals in comtemporary terms?

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conservatives

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Who are welfare liberals?

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People who believe gov should be active in prompting the well faring of the people

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3 components of ideology

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1. a view of human nature
2.a worldwide view that explains history
3.a view of the role of government in society

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what ideological point of view believes in an activist gov

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welfare liberalism

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according to the classical liberal philosophers, what brough man out of the state of nature

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the social contract and the established gov

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where is sovereignty vested in the united states

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the people