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23 Cards in this Set
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Sovereignty |
State possesses supreme and absolute power within its territory |
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Politics |
The struggle for influence in government policy |
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Autocracy |
State ruled by an individual |
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Monarchy |
State ruled by a royal family |
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Oligarchy |
State ruled by an elite group |
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Government |
Institution that makes and enforces laws |
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State |
Has territory and power to make and enforce laws to control its people |
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Representative democracy |
When people elect other people to make laws |
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Direct democracy |
When people make the laws through voting |
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Communism |
State owns and determines all of the economic industries |
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Socialism |
State owns and determines some of the major industries |
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For purposes of government |
1 maintain social order 2 provide national security 3 provide public services 4 make binding decisions for the group |
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Four characteristics of democracy |
1 individual liberty 2 majority rules with minority rights in mind 3 free elections (choice) 4 competing political parties |
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Four conditions favorable for democracy |
1 active citizen participation 2 education of the masses 3 stable economy 4 social consensus(follow the rules) |
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Essay creation of our federal government |
Colonists came to the New World with 2 ideas 1 limited government 2 representative government |
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Essay creation of our federal government |
John Locke's teachings were important (all men created free equal and independent with the right to change government if they want) |
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Essay creation of our federal government |
Colonial legislators (their own laws) were set up and things were peaceful |
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Essay to drastic changes affected the peaceful colonies |
1 French and Indian War (1754-1763) this brought English troops to the New World (they stayed) 2 King George III wanted to raise taxes to help pay the war debt A) no taxation without representation (he has power because the troops are in the New World) B) First Continental Congress (1774) decides not to trade with English |
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What was the war of 1775 fought over? |
Taxes |
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What happened in 1776? |
Declaration of independence from Britain |
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Articles of confederation |
1st form of government Failed due to a weak central government |
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Constitutional convention |
Set up the current US Constitution |
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4 major struggles of the constitutional convention |
1 federalists vs. Anti federalists (central gov vs. States rights) 2 Congress representation (equal vs. By population) ( Connecticut compromise- house of reps + senate) 3 slave issue (3/5 compromise for representation and taxes) 4 how to elect the president (electoral college vs. Citizens votes actually counted) |
