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Aristotle
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~scholar in ancient Greece
~one of first students of government ~studied Polis |
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John Locke
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"Social Contract Theory"
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Karl Marx
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German thinker and writer, socialist, advocated violent revolution, wrote The Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital
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features of a State
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population, territory, sovereignty, government
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ways governments were formed
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~evolutionary theory
~force theory ~divine right theory ~social contract theory |
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Unitary System
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gives all key powers to the national or central government
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Federal System
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divides the powers of governemt between the national government and state or provincial governments
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Confederacy
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a loose union of independent states
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Autocracy
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rule by one person
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Oligarchy
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fule by a few persons
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Democracy
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rule by many persons
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Capitalism
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an economic system providing free choice and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises
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Socialism
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government owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services such as health care and wages
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Communism
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the central government directs all major economic decisions
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Constitution
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a plan that provides the rules for a government
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Articles of Confederation
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created a weak national government; gave Congress power
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Shay's Rebellion
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many farmers and small merchants angry and in debt
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Thomas Jefferson
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wrote Declaration of Independence
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James Madison
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introduced amendments of the Constitution
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popular sovereighnty
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rule by the people
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3 branches of government
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~legislative (Congress)
~Executive (President) ~Judicial (Courts) |
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executive agreement
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made between the president and a head of state
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libel
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a false written or published statements intended to damage a person's reputation
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slander
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false speech inteded to damage a person's reputation
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poll tax
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money paid in order to vote
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veto
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rejection of a bill
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override
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Congress "vetoing" a veto from the President
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Expressed Powers
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directly stated in the Constitution
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Implied Powers
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powers that the government requires to carry out the expressed Constitutional powers
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Inherent Powers
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powers that the national government may exercise simply because it's a government
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Denied Powers
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~slave trade
~Habeas Corpus ~Bills of Attainder ~Direct Taxes ~Tax on Exports |
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mandate
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a formal order given by a higher authority
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"full faith and credit"
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Constitution states it should be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other states'; each state must recognize the laws and legal proceedings of the other states
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bicameral
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two-house legislative body
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qualifications of House
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~25
~American citizen for 7 years ~legal resident of that state |
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qualifications of Senate
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~30
~American citizen for 9 years ~legal resident of that state |
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congressional leaders
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Speaker of the House, House floor leaders
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Standing Committee
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a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
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Subcommittee
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a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility
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Select Committee
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a temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the Senate and House
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Joint Committee
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a committee of the House and the Senate that usually acts as a study group and reports its findings back to the House and Senate
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Conference Committee
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a temporary joint committee set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
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gerrymander
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to draw a discrict's obundaries to gain an advantage in elections
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