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27 Cards in this Set
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Democracy |
Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections |
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Direct Democracy |
Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly |
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Direct Primary |
Election in which voters choose party nominees |
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Initiative |
Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters |
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Referendum |
Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution |
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Recall |
Procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of their term |
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Representative Democracy |
Government in which the people elect those who govern and pass laws; also called a republic |
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Constitutional Democracy |
A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections |
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Constitutionalism |
The set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers. rule of law, due process, and a bill of rights |
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Natural Rights |
The rights of all people to dignity and worth |
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Political Culture |
The widely shared beliefs, values, and norms citizens hold about their relationship to government and to one another |
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Statism |
The idea that the rights of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals who make up the nation |
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Capitalism |
An economic system based on private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited government involvement in the production, pricing, and distribution of goods and services |
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Popular Consent |
The idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs |
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Majority Rule |
Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority |
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Majority |
The candidate or party that wins more than half the votes cast in an election |
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Plurality |
Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not necessarily more than half |
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Theocracy |
Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not necessarily more than half |
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Articles of Confederation |
The first governing document of the confederated states drafted in 1777, replaced by constitution in 1789 |
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Constitutional Convention |
The convention in Philadelphia, May 25 to September 17, 1787, that debated and agreed upon the Constitution of the united States |
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Shay's Rebellion |
Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts, protesting mortgage foreclosures. It highlighted the need for a strong national government just as the call for the Constitutional Convention went out |
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Bicameralism |
The principle of a two house legislature |
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Virginia Plan |
Initial proposal at the Convention for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states |
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New Jersey Plan |
Proposal made by William Paterson for a central government with a single house legislature in which each state would be represented equally |
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Connecticut Compromise |
Agreement by states of convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators |
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Three-fifths Compromise |
Compromise between North and South states that 3/5's of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives |
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Electoral College |
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