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38 Cards in this Set
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Politics
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Who gets what, when and how. A struggle over power or influence within an organization
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Government
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An institution that makes decisions in order to resolve conflicts
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Initiative
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When voters propose a law or constitutional amendment
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Referendum
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Voters either approve or disapprove
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Recall
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Voters can remove official from office
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Universal suffrage
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The right to vote among everyone
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Ideology
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A set of political beliefs
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Conservative
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Traditional, do not like change, doesn't like government spending.
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Liberalism
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Wants government spending, more government involvement in programs, more tolerant to change
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Socialism
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Strong supportment for economic and social equality
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Libertarianism
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opposed to almost all government actions
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Communism
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A revolutionary variant of socialism that favors dictatorship, government control over all enterprises, replacement of free markets by central planning
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Fascism
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Absolute ruler
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Unicameral legislature
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Single body legistlature
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Bicameral legislature
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Two body legislature
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Articles of confederation
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Created in 1780s; feared powerful government and therefore made a weak central government. It was unicameral with ambassadors
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Shays rebellion
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The articles of confederation caused economic problems. Farmers got hurt the most. Daniel Shays was a farmer and he and a bunch of others stormed the courthouses in springfield massachusetts and the central government's weak military powers was unable to prevent this. This called for a change from the articles of confederation.
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Virginia plan
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Wanted bicameral legislature government with each state getting representatives proportionally equal to the population
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New Jersey plan
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Wanted bicameral legislature government with each state getting 1 vote
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Great compromise or Connecticut compromise
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Suggested by Roger Sherman: Wanted bicameral legislature with the higher chamber with 2 senators each while the lower chamber got representatives proportionally equal to the state's population
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Federalist
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Group who wanted the ratification of the constitution
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Anti-federalists
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Group that opposed the ratification of the constitution
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Bill of Rights
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First 10 amendments of the constitution
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Federalism
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When the central government shares power with the state government
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Unitary System
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When one ultimate authority is the central government
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Confederal system
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When the one ultimate authority is the state government
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Federal system
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Authority is divided between central and lover governments
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Enumerated powers
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Powers that are in the constitution that are given to the federal government
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Elastic clause
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Gives congress the power to carry out its powers
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Concurrent powers
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Powers that are held jointly between federal and state powers
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Supremacy clause
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Federal laws supercede local and state laws
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Block grants
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Funds given by the federal government to states for their own use
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Federal mandate
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When congress passes legislations that forces states and municipalities to do certain things or comply with certain rules
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Civil liberties
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They stipulate what the government cannot do. They are personal freedoms that guarantee you protection
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Establishment clause
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In the first amendment and prevents the government from establishing a national religion
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Slander
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When you utter a false statement against somebody in a way that can defame their character
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Libel
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Written defamation of a person's character
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Writ of habeas corpus
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If the person is being held, they have the right to be held before a judge and told what they are being accused of.
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