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Define government |
Mechanism through which a state makes& enforces policies |
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Define Public Policies |
All of the many goals that a gov't persues in all of the many areas of human affairs, which is involved |
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6 Specific ?'s the gov't should answer |
A. What would life be like without the gov't? B. Who will protect us, and others from terrorism and other threats abroad? C. Who provides schooling, public health& protects the environment? D. Who would pay for streets, regulate traffic, punish outlaws, respond to fires, etc.? E. Who protects civil rights, care for elderly, poor, and those unable to help themselves? F. Who will protect consumers& property owners? |
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Explain Legislative Power |
Power to make laws& form public policies |
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Explain Executive Power |
Execute, enforce& administer laws |
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Explain Judicial Power |
Power to interpret laws, determine meaning& settle disputes |
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Contrast a dictatorship and a democracy |
*dictatorship- 1 person/ small group *democracy- decision made by people |
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Politics is a ______, while government is a _____. |
Politics is a process, while government is an institution. |
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Politics is the mean by which a government is _____. |
Politics is the mean by which a government is conducted.
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What are the 4 characteristics of a state? |
population, territory, sovereignty, government |
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What is population? |
# of citizens in a given territory-- not determined by land mass |
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What is territory? |
borders of a state |
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What is sovereignty? |
Decides foreign& domestic policies, determines form of government, etc... within a given territory |
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What is government? |
Government is the institution in which society makes and enforces policies. |
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Since each state (In the U.S.) is NOT sovereign,what are the states subordinate to? |
The U.S. Constitution |
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What are the theories about the origin of the state? |
Force Theory, Evolutionary Theory, and the Divine Right Theory |
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What is the Force Theory? |
The theory that one person/ small group dominates an area& forces all to follow the rules. |
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What is the Evolutionary Theory? |
The theory that the state was claimed through family |
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What is the Divine Right Theory? |
The theory that God created the state |
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According to Hobbes, what is the danger of "no government"? |
-The power people could have from taking staff by force -Needed physical strength& intelligence |
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What is the social contract theory? |
The theory that the state arose out of a voluntary act of free people. It holds that the state often exists only to serve the will of the people... and that they are free to give or to withhold that power as they choose. |
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What is compromise? |
Blending& adjusting views and interests with the views of others |
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What is the Free enterprise system? |
private ownership, individual initiative, profit& competition |
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"No government _____ so much from the citizen as ______, and none gives so much _____". |
"No government demands so much from the citizen as democracy, and no one gives so much back". |
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Why does democracy exist in America? |
We believe in this concept |
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Democratic gvt' works to strike the proper balance between liberty and authority. Explain this statement. |
Its a mix of both, one, or another, or more. |
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List the Five Duties of American citizens |
A. school B. taxes C. jury D. obey laws |
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List the 4 responsibilities of American citizens |
A. voting B. participating C. volunteering D. understanding gvt' |
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What are the 4 key aspects of a free enterprise system? (or capitalism) |
A. private ownership B. Individual Initiative C. Profit D. Competition |
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Democracy and the free enterprise system are ______. |
Not the same thing. One is a political system& another is an economic system. Both are firmly based on individual freedom. |
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What is limited government? |
Where the gov't is restricted in what they may do |
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What is representative government? |
Where the gov't should serve will of the people |
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What does bicameral mean? |
Legislative body with 2 chambers |
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List 4 specific units of local gov't bough from England that we still have today |
A. B. C. D. |
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The Magna Carta was published which year, and established what rights? |
1215 a. trial by jury b.due process of law |
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The Magna Carta established what key principle? |
Monarchy's power was not absolute |
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In what 2 ways did the Petition of Right limit the king's power? |
A. Can't imprison/ punish without judgement B. Can't impose martial law/ military role in times of peace |
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What is a confederation? |
A group of nations or states, or a governmentencompassing several states or political divisions, in which the component states retain considerable independence |
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What are delegates? |
people designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention |
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What is a boycott? |
to refuse to buy/ participate (U.S. boycotted British imports) |
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Why did the colonists become used to self-government? |
colonists were far away, took a long time to get documents |
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How did King George III change the way England dealt with the colonies? |
He changed the way he dealt with money-- he saw taxes as a source of revenue during the war |
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What did the Stamp Act of 1765 require? |
required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. |
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The Declaration of Rights& Grievances and the Stamp Act Congress marked the first time colonists did what? |
Marked the first time they rebelled against the British gov't |
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Stamp Act Congress |
The Stamp Act Congress or First Congress of the American Colonies was a meeting held between October 7 and 25, 1765 in New York City, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America |
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Declaration of Rights & Grievances |
was a document written by the Stamp Act Congress and passed on October 14, 1765. It declared that taxes imposed on British colonists without their formal consent were unconstitutional. |
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What 2 actions were taken at the First Continental Congress? |
A. Send document to the king demanding that rights be restored B.extend boycott c. meet again in a yr |
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What Happened on April 19, 1775? |
Start of the revolution-- Lexington& Concord |
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What was adopted at the Second Continental Congress? |
The Declaration of Independence |
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Common features of the state constitutions? |
popular sovereignty, limited gov't, civil rights/ liberties, separation of powers and checks and balances |
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popular sovereignty |
the people's rule, is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power. |
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limited gov't |
new state govt' could exercise only those powers guaranteed to them by the people through the constitution |
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civil rights/ liberties |
sovereign people held certain rights govt' must respect |
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Separation of power and checks & balances |
govt' divided among three branches |
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What are the key principles of the Declaration of Independence? |
-we are all equal - we all have rights to life, liberty & pursuit of happiness -the gov't should protect our rights - explains why we should be independent |
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed? |
July 4th, 1776 |
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Articles of Confederation |
First plan of govt' |
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What did the Articles of Confederation establish? |
Firm league of friendship among the states |
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What were the 5 powers of congress under the Articles of Confederation? |
A. Declare war B.send/ greet ambassadors C. make treaties D. borrow money E raise army & navy |
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T or F--there was a president or executive branch? |
F |
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T or F-- There was a national court system? |
F |
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How many states were needed to pass a law? |
13 |
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How many states were needed to amend or change the law? |
9 |
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List 3 negative aspects of life under the Articles of Confederation. |
-debt, bickering, taxes were high (trade) |
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Who was chosen to preside or lead the Constitutional Convention |
George Washington |
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Who was the "Father of the Constitution"? |
James Madison |
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Shortly after the meeting began, what important decision was made? |
The plan to replace the Articles of Confederation |
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Key Principles of the Virginia Plan? |
-made gov't with 3 branches -representatives determined by population -congress given same power it had under the Articles -congress could choose a "national judiciary" -2 houses |
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Why did small states oppose the Virginia Plan? |
They were not equally represented by the state |
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What was the New Jersey Plan? |
-similar to Articles -1 house congress -equal representation -Big states opposed |
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The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise stopped congress from doing what 2 things? |
-power to tax export goods from any state -power to act on slave trade for 20 yrs |
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federalists |
favored ratification, weakness of Articles |
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Anti-Federalists |
opposed ratification, national gov't too much |
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The Federalists Essay |
Madison's attempt to get people on board with the constitution |
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List 2 arguments in favor of ratifying the constitution |
a. many difficulties facing republic could be solved b. the Articles were weak |
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2 major reasons some opposed the constitution? |
- national govt' too much -strong= monarchy |
