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52 Cards in this Set
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What is government? |
The institution through which a society makes and enforces it's public policies, made up of those who use its powers |
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Public policies (list 9) |
Crime, Heath care, taxation, defense, education, transportation, environment, civil rights, working conditions |
All things a government decides to do |
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Branch that makes laws |
Legislative |
Senate and house |
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Branch that executes, enforces, and administers laws |
Executive |
Presisent and cabinet |
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Branch that interprets the meanings of the laws and settles disputes |
Judicial |
Supreme court |
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A set of rules as policy that rules a government |
A constitution |
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Form |
Dictatorship |
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Form of government in which supreme authority rest with the people |
Democracy |
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Having supreme power within ones own territory; neither subordinate nor responsible to any other authority |
Sovereign |
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5 notions that the American view of democracy rests on are: |
1. Recognition of the fundamental worth and dignity of every person 2. Respect and equality of all persons 3. Faith in majority rule & an insistence on minority rights 4. Acceptance of the necessity of compromise 5. Instance upon the widest possible degree of individual freedom |
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The process of blending and adjusting competing views and intrests |
Compromise |
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One who holds both rights & responsibilities in a state |
Citizen |
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An economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods |
Free enterprise system |
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Serving of a jury, attending school, paying taxes and obeying a laws are examples of: |
Citizen duties |
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Citizen responsibility examples |
Voting, volunteering, participating in civic life, understanding our government |
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Protection against the arbitrary taking of life, liberty, or property |
Due process |
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Bicameral |
An adj describing a legislative body composed of two chambers |
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Unicameral |
A legislative body with one chamber |
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Rights that can't be taken away are |
Unalienable rights |
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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What is it called when a government only exists only with the consent of the governed |
Popular sovereignty |
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What it mean when they say "separation from state and religion" |
No particular religion can be what the government sides with |
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Who's the father of the constitution |
James Madison |
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When did the articles of confederation went into effect |
March 1, 1781 |
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The weaknesses of the articles of confederation |
No executive |
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When and where did the constitutional convention take place? |
Feb 21, 1787 in Philadelphia |
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What was the Virginia plan? |
The plan that called for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislative in which each states membership would be determined by its population or financial support of their government |
Big states |
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What was the New Jersey plan? |
Called for a unicameral legislative in which each state would be equally represented |
Small states |
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Connecticut compromise |
It was agreed that congress should be composed of two houses. Confess should be composed of a senate in which states would be represented equally and a house which would be represented by population |
What we have now |
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Where was the temporary capital |
New York City |
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What happened April 30th, 1789? |
Washington took the oath of office. |
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Chart on ratification |
Back (Definition) |
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Articles of the constitution |
Back (Definition) |
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What does checks and balances mean? |
This means that each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks or restraints by the other branches |
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Partisan |
Loyalty to a particular political party |
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Judicial reciew |
The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action |
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Federalism |
The division of power among a central government and see real regional governments |
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How do you amend the constitution? |
Back (Definition) |
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What is the bill of rights? |
The first 10 amendments |
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1st amendment |
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
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2nd amendment |
Right to bear arms |
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4th amendment |
Search, seizures, proper warrants |
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5th amendment |
Criminal proceedings, due process, eminent domain |
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6th amendments |
Criminal proceeding |
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7th amendment |
Jury trials and civil cases |
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8th amendment |
Bail; cruel, unusual punishment |
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13th amendment |
Slavery and involuntary servitude |
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16th amendment |
Income tax |
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18th amendment |
Prohibition |
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19th amendment |
Equal suffrage (male and female) |
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21st amendment |
Repealed 18th amendment of prohibition |
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22nd amendment |
Presidential tenure |
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26th amendment |
Right to vote (age 18) |
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