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30 Cards in this Set
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Oligarchy |
Rule by a few |
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Direct Democracy |
Rule by the people, citizens participate in decision making |
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Representative Democracy |
Elected representatives |
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Popular Sovereignty |
People are the ultimate source of government authority, what the government does is determined by what the people want |
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Political Equality |
Each person carries equal weight in the conduct of public business |
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Autocracy |
One person has absolute power |
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Majority Tyranny |
Majority supresses rights and liberties of minority |
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Prop 51 |
$9 billion in bonds to fund improvements and modernization of k-12 school facilites and community colleges |
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Prop 60 |
Porn perfomers must use condoms, Producers pay for certain health requirements and checkups for performers |
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Prop 64 |
Legalizes marijuana for adults 21 and older, 15% retail tax |
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Articles of Confederation |
First constitution, created a system of government with most power in the states and little in central government |
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Virginia Plan |
Proposal to create a government with slightly more power in a central government then under the articles |
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New Jersey Plan |
Proposal to create a government with slightly more power in a centeral government then under the articles, with states equally represented in a unicameral national legislature |
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Great Compromise |
Created a bicameral legislative branch, giving the states equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives |
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Electoral College |
Elected representatives of the states chosen whose votes formally elect the president |
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Federalists |
Supporters of the Constitution during ratification |
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Anti-Federalists |
Opponents of the constitution during ratification |
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Federalists #10 |
James Madison explains why forming a republic under the constituion is a good idea |
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Federalists #51 |
Argument for fragmentation of power and checks & balances |
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Confederation |
Loose association of states or territorial units with out any or much power in a centeral authority |
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Unitary Government |
Central supreme government which holds the authority over and makes the decisions for subordinate local governments
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Federalism |
Government powers are divided between a central government and smaller units, such as states |
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Supremacy Clause |
The constitution, laws, and treaties of the US shall be the "supreme law of the land" |
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Reservation Clause |
Powers not given to congress are reserved to the states or to the people |
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Interstate Compact |
Agreements among the states to cooperate on solving mutual problems |
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Necessary & Proper Clause |
Gives congress the authority to make whatever laws are necessary and proper to carry out its powers and responcibilites |
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Dual Federalism |
Distinct, nonoverlapping areas of responsibility for the national and state government. Each level of government is sovereign in its own sphere |
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Enumerated Powers |
Powers of the federal government specifically mentioned in the constitution |
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Full Faith & Credit Clause |
States must respect the public acts, laws, and Judicial rulings of other states |
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McCulloch v. Maryland |
Affirmed supremacy clause, declared that congress had broad powers under necessary & proper clause |
