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15 Cards in this Set
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National Supremacy
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Article VI - "This constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made...under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby; any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding."
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Direct Democracy
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People make the laws and rule themselves (Greece, Athens) ("Aristotelian 'Rule of the Many'")
Problems= Mob rule, uneducated masses, time consuming Pros= more accurate to views of people, and open to more parties/politics |
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Representative Democracy
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People elect representatives who then make laws and govern (Republics)
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Democratic Centralism
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Ruling party proports to act on the behalf of the people, but exercising all of the power (USSR, North Korea, Cuba)
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The Federalist
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A series of essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to persuade the voters of New York to ratify the Constitution.
No. 10 (James Madison)- Faction Politics (interest groups) and the importance of not having them -> of course we have them today anyway No. 51 (James Madison)- Defense of separation of powers and republican processes |
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Popular Sovereignty
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The belief that the ultimate power resides in the people, and that government exists to serve the people, rather than the other way around.
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Articles of Confederation
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1781- the first "test" system of government by the colonies after the American Revolution.
The states wanted freedom of government control, and unity. Problems: -the central government can't regulate the states or people within them -delegates beholden to state legislatures -state legislatures have too much power -9 votes required to pass a measure -gov. can't levy taxes -no army or navy (b/c of no taxes) -13 of 13 votes to ratify any amendment -no power to regulate interstate commerce -no uniform currency -no judiciary, and no executive -can't enforce laws and treaties, and no one to conduct foreign policy |
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Annapolis Convention
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A meeting created by Hamilton in Annapolis, Maryland, in order to "meet on the problems of trade and navigation attended by delegates from five states. It set up the Constitutional Convention later.
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Shays' Rebellion
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Farmers in western Massachusetts, led by Daniel Shays, rebelled against foreclosures after being crushed by debts and taxes.
It acted as a catalyst to strengthen the government, and to strike fear into the hearts of the established leadership. |
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Bicameralism
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A system that is currently set in Congress, in which there resides two houses.
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Virginia Plan
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(Madison) bicameral system:
lower house- selected by people upper house- selected by lower house -legislative can override state law -supreme court=life tenure -executive can veto legis, and legis can remove -representatives based on wealth of the population (was the first thing set on the table, and set the whole mood of the Constitutional Convention) |
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New Jersey Plan
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Unicameral system
-equal voting per state -national government can control commerce -early version of supremacy clause -rep is equal |
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Connecticut Compromise
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bicameral
-lower house- selected by people w/ representation by population -upper house- selected by state legis. w/ rep by state (equal) |
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Popular Consent
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The idea that the government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs (entails a community's willingness to participate in government)
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Majority Rule
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Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.
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