Beamer First Exams

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government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials more directly

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direct democracy

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govt. that derives its power indirectly from the people, who elect those who will govern;republic

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representive democracy

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better educated persons are nore able to understand and participate in policy making throgh initiative and referedums.

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establishment maintenance of democracy: Education conditions

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a prosperouse nation, with an equitable distribution of wealth, provides the best context for democracy.

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establishment maintenance of democracy:economic conditions

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no direct authority over citizens, tax/ trade between states goods, states currency, no executive branch, and lack of a judicial system

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weakness of the articles of confederation

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delegates agreeing on principles on limited voting rights

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constitutional convention: consensus

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2/3 majority be reqired in the senate before a president could ratify a treaty

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constitutional convention: north- south compromised

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no single interest is dominant... balanced government

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constitutional convention: consensus

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freedom of expression
free fair elections
majority rule
the right to assemble and protest

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Interrelated democratic processes

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basic rule of democracy

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majority rule

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voters are able to throw out of office those who abuse power.

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free fair elections

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what is said and how its said its not controlled by the government

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freedom of expression

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the right to oppose the government, to form opposition parties, and to have a chance of defeating incumbents is more than vital

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the right to assemble and protest

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3/5 of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the house of representatives

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the 3/5th compromise

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a bicameral legislature w/a lower house in which representaion would be based on population and upper house in each state have 2 senators, as long as smaller states made it clear that this was their price for union

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connecticut compromise

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the distributions of constitutional authority among 3 branches (legaslative- law makers, exectutive- apply n enforce law, and judicial- interpreting the law.

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seperation of powers

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enables each of the 3 branches of govt. to check the others and therefore ensure that no branch can dominate.

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cheks and balances

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the power of a court to refuse to enforce a law or government regulation that in opinion of the judges conflicta with the U.S. constitution or, in a state court, the state constution

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judicial review

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stated "that the constitution is the supreme and biding law, and that the courts cannot enforce any action of congress"

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john marshall

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the supreme court had the right to determine the scope of its own powers under artile III, but congress and the president had the authority to interupt their powers under article I&II

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Marbury v. madison

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formal accusation against a public offical.

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impeachment

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the agreement of 2/3 of the senators present.

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process of impeachment

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1st step in removal from office

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impeachment

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Unitary and confederation sysytem

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alternative systems

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contitutional arrangment in which power is concentrated in a central govt.

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alternative sytem:unitary system

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constitutional arrangement in which soverign nations or states, by compact, create a central government but carefully limit its power and do not give it direct authority over individuals

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alternative sytem:conferation system

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Eurpean Unio is an example of what system?

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conferation system

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France, Israel, and the Phillippines practice what system?

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Unitary System

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allows unity without uniformity, encourages experimentation, checkes the growth of tyranny,keeps government closer to the people

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Advantages of a federalist system

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expressed powers, implied powers, inherent powers, concurrent powers are?

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powers of the national government

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granted to one of the branches of the national government by the constitution

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expressed powers

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allow govt to carry oiut its functions; power ti create banks

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implied powers

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powers that the constitution gives both the national and state governments, such as the power to levy taxes

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concurrent powers

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categorical- formula,
grants,
project grants,
block grants

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Federal Grants

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broad grants states for prescribed activities- with only a few strings attached.

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federal grant:block grants

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congress funds for specific purpose allocated by formula and are subjected to detailed federal conditions; the local govt must also put up some of their money

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federal grant:categorical- formula

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grants that cover child care, education, social services, health care, and preventive health care

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federal grant:block grants

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medicaid is funded by which grant?

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federal grant:categorical formual

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state and local units and sometimes to nongovernmental agencies, based on application from those who wish to participate

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federal grant: project grant

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example of this grant is grants by whcih the national science foundation to universities and research institutions to support the work of scientists

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federal grant: project grant

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grants states for prescribed activities with only a few strings attached

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federal grant:block grants

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federal grants to state and local govt. to be used at their discretion and subject only to very general conditons

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revenue sharing

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the effort to slow the growth of the federal government by returning many fuctions to the states.

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devolution

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childcare, education, social services, health services, and preventive health care are examples of which ferderal grant?

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federal grant:block grants

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to supply state and local governments with revenue,
to establish minimum national standards for such things as highways, to equalize resources among the states by taking money through federal taxes and spending it, through grants, in states where the poor live, to attack national problems yet minimize the growth of federal agencies

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the 4 perposes federal grants serve:

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distributes powers between a central government and subdivision governments, giving both national government and regional governments substantial resposibilities and powers. Both exercised direct authority over individuals

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federalism

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gives the congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross the state line or affect more than one state or other nations.

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commerce clause

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a requirement imposed by the federal goverment as a condition for the receipt of federal funds

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federal mandate