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17 Cards in this Set
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what’s government? |
a government is composed of the formal and informal institutions, ppl, and and used to create and conduct public policy |
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forms of govt |
anarchy, autocracy, oligarchy, and democracy |
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what’s anarchy |
lack of govt |
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what’s autocracy |
rule by one |
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what’s oligarchy |
rule by a few |
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what’s democracy |
rule by the ppl |
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what’s theories of democratic government |
theories about who has power and influence over public policy and decision making at the local, state, and national levels of government |
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what’s traditional democratic theory |
depends on the consent of the governed which is given directly or through representatives. include criteria for the measure of how democratic |
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what’s pluralist theory |
interest groups compete in the political area with each promoting its policy preferences through organized efforts. Conflict among groups results bargaining and compromise |
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what’s elite theory |
small number of powerful elite form an upper class, which rules in its own self interest |
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what’s bureaucratic theory |
hierarchical structure and standardized procedures of modern governments allow bureaucrats, who carry out the day to day workings of govt, to hold the real power over public policy |
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what’s hyperpluralism |
democracy is a system of many groups having so much strength that government is often pulled numerous directions at the same time causing gridlock and ineffectiveness |
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what’s the articles of confederation |
(1781-1789) first national constitution for governing the American states |
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what’s constitutional convention |
in philadelphia in may of 1787, for the purpose of revising the articles of confederation |
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what’s virginia plan |
•bicameral legislature •lower house elected by the ppl •upper house chosen by lower house from nominees submitted by state legislatures • each house based on population •single executive chosen by legislative branch, limited to 1 term only, could veto legislative acts, removal by congress •judges chosen by legislative branch |
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what’s new jersey plan |
•unicameral legislature •representation equal among states •plural executive chosen by legislative branch, no veto powers, removal by the states •judges appointed for life by the executive |
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weaknesses of the articles of confederation |
•created a league of friendship bwt the states •congress couldn’t regulate interstate trade or foreign commerce •no separate executive to enforce the acts of congress •no national court •states and the national government had the authority to coin money •each state had one vote regardless of population •9/13 states required to pass legislation •unanimous consent required to amend the aoc |
