Plsc 210 Midterm

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Government

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Formal Vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted.

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Citizen

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Member of the political community to whom certain RIGHTS and OBLIGATIONS are attached.

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Politics

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Study of who gets what, when and how - or how POLICY decisions are made.

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Functions of Government

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1. Establishing justice.
2. Insuring domestic tranquility
3. Providing for the common defense.
4. Promoting the general welfare.
5. Securing the blessings of liberty

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Importance Symbols of the US

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1. US Flag.
2. Seal of the United States.
3. The Star Spangled Banner.
4. The bald eagle (national bird)
5. The pledge of allegiance.
6. The American's Creed.

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Monarchy

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A form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern in the interests of all. according

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Totalitarianism

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Power resides in a leader who rules according to self-interest and without regard for individual rights and liberties.

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Oligarchy

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The right to participate is conditioned on the possession of wealth, social status, military position or achievement.

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Polity

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Rule for the benefit of many aka democracy (demos - people) and (Kratia - power/authority)

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Who questioned Divine right of kings?

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Isaac Newton and other Enlightenment thinkers.

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Mayflower Compact

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Written by Pligrims while at sea enumerating the scope of their new government and its expectatio

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Social Contract Theory

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Belief that people are FREE and EQUAL by natural right and that this requires that people give their CONSENT to be governed. Espoused by JOHN LOCKE and influential in th writing of the DOI.

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Social Contract

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Agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed.

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Republic

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System of govt. rooted in the consent of the governed, a representative or INDIRECT DEMOCRACY.

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Political Culture

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Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs and core values about how government should operate.

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Personal Liberty

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Initially meaning freedom FROM govt. interference, nowadays it include demands for freedom TO engage in various practices WITHOUT govt int. or discrimination

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Political Equality

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Principle that all citizens are equal in the political process as implied by the phrase "One person one vote".

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Popular Consent

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Principle that govts. must draw powers from consent of the governed.

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Majority Rule

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Central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters will be made into law.

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Popular Sovereignty

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Notion that the ultimate authority in society rests with the people.

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Natural Law

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Doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and as such can be UNDERSTOOD BY REASON

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Civil Society

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Society created when citizens are allowed to organize and express their views publicly as they engage in an open debate about public policy.

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Political Ideology

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Coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and invidividuals.

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Functions of Political Ideologies

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1. Explanation.
2. Evaluation.
3. Orientation
4. Political Program

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Personal Liberty

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Initially meaning freedom FROM govt. interference, nowadays it include demands for freedom TO engage in various practices WITHOUT govt int. or discrimination

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Political Equality

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Principle that all citizens are equal in the political process as implied by the phrase "One person one vote".

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Popular Consent

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Principle that govts. must draw powers from consent of the governed.

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Majority Rule

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Central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that collectively garner the support of a majority of voters will be made into law.

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Popular Sovereignty

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Notion that the ultimate authority in society rests with the people.

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Natural Law

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Doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature and as such can be UNDERSTOOD BY REASON

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Civil Society

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Society created when citizens are allowed to organize and express their views publicly as they engage in an open debate about public policy.

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Political Ideology

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Coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and invidividuals.

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Functions of Political Ideologies

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1. Explanation.
2. Evaluation.
3. Orientation
4. Political Program

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Libertarian

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Favors a free market economy and no governmental interference in personal liberties.

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Conservative

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One who believes govt should be limited & can only infringe on individual, personal & economic rights.

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Social Conservative

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Traditional moral teachings should be supported and furthered by govt.

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Liberal

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Favors governmental involvement in the economy & in provision of social services. Takes an ACTIVIST role in protecting the rights of WOMEN, ELDERLY, MINORITIES & the environment.

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When was bill or rights ratified?

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1791

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When was US constitution written?

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1787

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How many articles in Bill of Rights

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10

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When was voting age lowered & what amendment.

How long did the ratification take.

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26th Amendment passed June 30 1971.

It took 3 months to ratify.

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Mercantilisim

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Economic theory designed to increase nation's wealth through the development of commercial industry & favorable balance of trade.

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When did Parliament enact Sugar Act

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1764

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When was Stamp Act passed

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1765

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Stamp act congress

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Meeting of reps of 9/13 colonies held in NYC in 1765. Sent document to king describing right violation. Urged by Samuel Adams.

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Committees of Correspondence

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Organizations in each of the American colonies created to keep colonists abreast of developments w. the British created in 1772

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Dates of French Indian War

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1756 - 1763.

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Boston Massacre

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5 colonists killed on March 5, 1770.

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First Continental Congress

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Meeting held in Philadelphia from September 5 to October 26, 1774. 56 delegates from every colony except Georgia adoped a resolution in opposition to the Coercive Acts.

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Second Continental Congress

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Meeting convened in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775. Resolved an army was to be raised and George Washington of VA was named commander in chief.

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Shot Heard around the world

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Morning of April 19, 1775 8 Minutemen were killed and 16,000 British troops besieged Boston.

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Olive Branch Petition

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July 5, 1775

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When was Common Sense released and by who?

How many copies sold in first 3 months?

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Released by Thomas Paine in January 1776.

120,000 sold in first 3 months

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First Colony to call for independence and when?

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Virginia in May 15, 1776

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Who rose to move for the colonies to seek independence from the Crown at the Second Continental Congress & when?

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Richard Henry Lee on June 7, 1776.

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Who were on the committee of five selected to consider Richard Henry Lee's proposal?

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1. Benjamin Franklin, PA
2. John Adams, MA
3. Robert Livingston, NY
4. Roger Sherman, CT
5. Thomas Jefferson, VA

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When was vote for independence passed and by what margin.

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12 of 13 states voted for independence w. NY abstaining on July 2, 1776.

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When was declaration of independence read & where?

Who mostly wrote it?

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July 9, 1776 in Philadelphia.

Thomas Jefferson.