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49 Cards in this Set
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What is a Democracy?
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A government system where people make decisions directly or indirectly
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The U.S. is a? (3 things)
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Democracy, Republic, & Federal system
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Directly means you vote on _____?
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Everything
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indirectly mean you vote on _______?
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not everything
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______: Representatives that run government?
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Republic
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Federal system is?
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Layered government. Shares responsibilities at different levels.
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What are the different levels of the federal system?
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1. Federal (constitutional) - FBI
2. State - State patrol 3. Local - Sheriffs & Police |
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The constitution was written by?
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James Madison
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What is the constitution/functions?
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Written document that is the framework for government.
Tells us: -Our Duties -what we Can't and can do |
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Separation of powers means that?
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All power doesn't rest in one place
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S.O.P. includes...
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legislative
judicial executive |
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checks and balances
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The ability of each branch to assert control over each branch
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federalism
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layered government... same as federal system
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judicial review
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ability of supreme court to rule on an action
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limited government
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tells government what cannot do.
* Congress cannot make a law that doesn't make us all equal. |
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Conservative believes in?
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The defense, protection, and adherence of traditional values.
*religious *Financial *Military |
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Liberal advocates?
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The use of government to affect positive change in society.
*Race *Poverty *Environment |
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Conservatives would let people or not let people have a crude magazine?
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wouldn't allow
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Liberals would or wouldn't allow a crude magazine?
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would. Because people are expressing there freedom of speech.
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Radical is?
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An extreme liberal who advocates extreme change using extreme measures.
*ELF *Communists *Black panthers |
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Reactionaries?
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Ultra conservative people who want to return society to an earlier system or way or doing something.
*Islamic Fundamentals *KKK |
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Theocracy is ____ run
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Church
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Communists are about ________ taking control
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GOVERNMENT
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fascists: rights of people matter. TRUE OR FALSE
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FALSE: rights of people don't matter
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Totalitarian controlled by ______?
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controlled by government
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a government with a king
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monarchy
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what is a political party?
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a means of winning elections by pooling the votes of people with common interests and beliefs.
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2 major parties in the US are?
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Republican and democrats
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why do we have 2 parties?
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Because it's a winner take all election system
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What do democrats believe in? more ____ to _____
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More moderate to liberal.
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Republicans believe in? more ________ to _______
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moderate to conservative
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change ---> no change = ___ --> ___
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Liberal (Left)----> Conservative (Right)
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political ideology is?
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the change ---> no change
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government by religion?
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Theocracy
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A group of governments that control all aspects of life
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totalitarian
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a gov. and economic system where the gov. owns all property and provides all services
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communism
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communism is a form of?
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totalitatarianism
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a gov. where decisions are made by people voting. an over arching category that includes several types
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democracy
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a democracy where people vote for representatives and they in turn select a prime minister
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parliamentary
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a written document that defines what a country's government can and cannot do
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constitution
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a gov. where people elect representatives
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republic
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a government where the rights of individuals are sacrificed in order to ensure the smooth operation of the country.
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fascism
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fascism is also called
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corporatism
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people who advocate extreme change in society. ELF.
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Radical
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people who want to defend traditional values
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conservatives
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people who would like to go back to an earlier way of doing things. extreme right wing.
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reactionary
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group beleives in using the government to affect positive changes in society.
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Liberal
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seven articles of the constitution are?
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L - Legislative
E - Executive J - judicial S - States & rights A - Amendments S - Supremcy clause R - ratification |
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which one of the following is not one of the five major ideas of the US constitution?
* Executive supremacy * Separation of powers * Limited government * Judicial Review * Federalism |
* Executive supremacy
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