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According to Harold Lasswell, politics is: |
Who gets What, When, and How |
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Indirect democracy means that: |
people vote for elected officials who then make the laws. |
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The United States' core political values are: |
Liberty, Equality, and Democracy |
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What are the functions of government? |
Maintain order, defense, and general welfare. |
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What is a social contract? |
An agreement between the people and their leaders in which the people agree to give up some liberties so that other liberties are protected is called |
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Public goods include: |
Highways, Clean Water, Clean Air |
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What is efficacy? |
The belief that citizens can affect the government. |
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I support political and social change, government intervention in the economy and the expansion of federal social services. However, I mistrust government involvement in personal issues, such as telling my children when or how to pray. I am most likely |
A Liberal |
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Throughout US History, citizens have usually been _____ of government. |
Suspicious |
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Someone who favors affirmative action and higher taxes for the wealthy would favor __ over ___ . |
Equality over Liberty |
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In democracy, the power to rule comes from ____. |
The consent of the governed |
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According to the Daily Show clip on "Main Street" what is NOT a proposal to reduce budget costs for states and municipalities? |
Illinois legalizing prostitution |
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What is the WHO, WHAT, and HOW of the public school lunch spending? What is this a reflection of? |
WHO: Poor children enrolled in free lunches WHAT: One dollar meals WHEN and HOW: workings of school lunch program Reflects our priorities and values that we don't spend as much on school lunches as other things. |
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According to Locke, what can't legitimate governments do? |
Take life, liberty, or property arbitrarily. |
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In Federalist Paper #10, Madison argued that the new government would provide what benefit? |
Would control factions by having a large, indirect democracy. |
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How was Congress set up and elected under the un-amended Constitution? |
House of Representatives: number free inhabitants plus 3/5 slave population; directly elected Senate: 2 members for each state; elected by state legislatures |
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The system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional governments is called: |
Federalism |
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Under the Articles of Confederation: |
Each state had one vote. |
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Tyranny of the majority means: |
The majority will threaten the rights of the few. |
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The Consitution specifically grants Congress the power to do what? |
Declare war, lay and collect taxes, and borrow money. |
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How is an amendment to the Constitution proposed? |
2/3 vote in both houses of Congress |
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Who inspired Thomas Jefferson while he was writing the Declaration of Independence? |
John Locke |
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What is the Three-Fifths Compromise? |
Five slaves count as three people when apportioning seats in the House of Representatives. |
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Under the original Constitution, the only person elected directly by the people was: |
The House of Representatives |
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What did Shay's Rebellion illustrate? |
The weakness of the Articles of Confederation |
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According to the Declaration of Independence, natural rights include: |
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness |
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How was Marbury v. Madison important? |
The Court authorized itself to declare the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress. |
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Who feared that a strong national government would abuse its power? |
Anti-federalists |
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Why did Madison want passing laws to be difficult? |
Distrusted human nature; they believed that lawmakers would support laws supporting their narrow interests, and not for society's benefit; thought making laws difficult to pass would prevent most bad laws; by making law-passing a long process, thought that bad laws would become evident as process wore on; best laws would only get through |
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Which type of democracy does Madison favor? What are his arguments for that type? |
Indirect democracy: "Wiser" leaders will make laws, not people Large Indirect democracy means no great majority for one faction |
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What did SCOTUS rule in McCulloch v Maryland? |
Congress can make bank because of elastic class ("necessary and proper") to help do its other duties. Necessary is flexible, can be interpreted as "reasonable." Be reasonable to have bank to coin money, help tax. |
