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23 Cards in this Set
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The Virginia Plan proposed what type of legislature?
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Bicameral
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The New Jersey Plan proposed what type of legislature?
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Unicameral
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The Articles of Confederation
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America's first "Constitution"
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Federalists
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favored ratification
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Anti-Federalists
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against ratification
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The "supremacy clause" states....
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The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
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The "elastic clause" states....
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The federal government is responsible for a list of specific things and anything logically connected to it.
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Federalists wanted a ____ state government.
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weaker
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Anti-federalists wanted ______.
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strong states' rights.
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Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John Adams were _____.
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Federalists
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were ______.
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Anti-Federalists.
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A political system in which power is divided and shared between national/central government and the states in order to limit the power of the government.
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FEDERALISM
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Cities are creatures of state legislature
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Dillon's Rule
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Individualistic political culture
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Limited government, marketplace
-Mideast/Midwest |
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Moralistic political culture
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Government as an advocate of public interest.
-Upper midwest/mountains |
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Traditionalistic political culture
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Maintenance of existing social order.
-Old south |
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Created the 3 characterizations of political cultures
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Daniel Elazar
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Loosely organized collections of people and institutions who act outside of established institutions to promote or resist social change.
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Social movements
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Pluralism
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Groups are key to connecting individuals & governments.
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Elitism
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Upper-class elite rule, regardless of gov. organization.
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Hyperpluralism
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Groups are so strong the government is weakened.
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Combination of groups,
bureaucracies, congressional committees, and subcommittees. |
Iron Triangles
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Direct group involvement in the election process.
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Electioneering
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