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government
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the formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted
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social contract
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an agreement b/w the people and their govt signifying their consent to be governed
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social contract theory
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the beleif that people are free and equal by natural right, and that this in turn requires that all people give their consent to be governed; Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, espoused in Dec of Ind
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oligarchy
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form of govt in which the right to participate is conditioned on the possession of wealth, social status, military position, or achievement
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democracy
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system of govt that gives power to the people, whether directly or through elected representatives
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political culture
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commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how a govt should operate
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majority rule
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central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters becomes a law
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natural law
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docrtine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and can be understood by reason
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political ideology
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coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of govt held by groups or individuals
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conservative
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one who beliefs that a govt is best that goerns least and that big govt should not infringe on individual, persona, and economic rights
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social conservative
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one who believes that traditional moral teachings should be supported and furthered by the govt
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liberal
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one who favors governmental involvement in the economy and in the provision of social services and who takes an activist role in protecting the rights of women, the elderly, minorities, and the environment
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libertarian
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one who believes in limited govt and no ogvernmental interference in personal liberties
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politics
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the study of who gets what, when, and how--or how policy decisons are made
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Stamp Act Congress
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meeting of representatives of nine of the 13 colonies held in NYC in 1765, during which representatives drafted a document to send to the king listing how their rights had been violated
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Committees of Correspondence
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org in each of the American colonies created to keep colonists abreast of developments with the British; served as powerful molders of public opinion against the british
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First Continental Congress
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meeting held in Philly from Sept 5 to Oct 26, 1774 in which 56 delegates (all but from GA) adopted a resolution in opposition to the Coercive Acts
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Second Continental Congress
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meeting that convened in Philly on May 10, 1775, at which it was decided that an army should be raised and George Washington of VA was named chief commander
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confederation
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type of govt where the national govt derives its powers from the states; a league of independent states
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Shays's Rebellion
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1786 rebellion in which an army of 1500 digruntled and angry farmeers marched to Springfield, Mass and forcibly restrained the state court from foreclosing mortgages on their farms
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constitution
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a doc establishing the structure, function, and limitations of a govt
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Va Plan
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first general plan for the Constitution offered in Philly: bicameral legislature, executive and judiciary chosen by the natl legislature
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NJ Plan
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framework for the Const. proposed by a group of small states: 1-house legislature with 1 vote per state, Congress with ability to raise revenue, and a Supr. Court with members appointed for life
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federal system
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system of govt where the natl govt and state govts share power, derive all authority from the people, and the powers of the govt are specified in the Const.
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