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Representative Democracy vs. Direct Democracy

Representative Democracy is a delegate to vote for you.


Direct democracy is one person for each vote.

1 Person Vote vs. Class Decision

Coordination Problems

Coordination ensures equal cooperation.

Support different representatives.

Electoral College

Group of electorates to vote for President and Vice President.

Trump Election

Federalist vs. Antifederalist

Federalist, strong central government.


Anti-federalist strong national government.

Types of Government.

Limitations of Free Speech

Restrictions to free speech.


Clear and present danger.


Freedom of speech vs. security.

Shouting fire in a building.

Fourteenth Amendment

Ensures due process.

Slavery and gay marriage.

Exclusionary Rule

Illegal evidence not allowed in court.

Cocain

Nationalization

More programs are nationalized , nationalization of powers.

Healthcare

Civil Liberties vs. Civil Rights

Civil liberties protection from the government.


Civil rights protection by the government.


By and from

Tragedy of the Commons vs. Free-Rider Problem

Tragedy of the commons is, limited resources equal distribution.


Free-Rider Problem is, using things you didn’t contribute to.

Cow grass or class project

Dual Federalism vs. Shared Federalism

Shared Federalism is when the governments work together.


Dual Federalism is when states and national government are separated.

Cake layers

New Jersey Plan vs. Virginia Plan

NJP is built on equal representation of the states, Senate


VO is built on population representation, House.

Senate and House

Elastic Clause

Congrats can make necessary laws.

Patriot Act

Miranda Rights

Rights read to you when arrested.

You have the right to an attorney...

Tenth Amendment

Matters left out of amendments go to the states.

Marijuana

Power vs. Authority

Power not guaranteed influence.


Authority legitimate power

Grades vs. silence

Carrots vs. Sticks

Carrots is a incentive for states.


Sticks are punishments for states.

Punishments and rewards

Jim Crow Laws

Discriminatory laws against blacks.

Voting laws

Right to Privacy

Implied rights to privacy.

Unitary Government vs. Federalism

Unitary Government, central government powers.


Federalism, shared power of local and national government.

Separation of government powers.

Penumbra

Implied rights judicially recognized in Bill of Rights.

Privacy

Supreme Court Neutrality

No favoritism of religious groups.

Equal rights for all religions.

Use of Courts vs. Use of Public Opinion (Civil Rights Movements)

Use of Courts, a legal change in laws.


Use of Public Opinion, changing the public norms.

Martin Luther king vs. court case

NAACP

Color representation which pushed for equality.

Brown vs. Board.

Restraining Acts and Coercive Acts

(Fill in later)

Supremacy Clause

Congress gives federal government rule over state governments.

Powers of government.

Incorporation

States begin respecting the 14th Amendment.

States following national law.

Plurality Rule vs. Majority Rule

Plurality, largest percentage. Multiple candidates.


Majority, over 50%. Two canidates.

Number of candidates.

Popular Sovereignty

People give consent of the government to sacrifice personal rights.

Sacrifice privacy

Literacy Test, Poll Taxes, and Grandfather Clause.

Rules meant to limit voting against blacks.


Literacy Test, having to reach a certain reading level.


Poll Taxes, additional charges for registering to vote.


Grandfather Clause, grandfather must have voted.

Jim Crow Laws

Compromise

Where each side gives up a want.

Sacrifice

Preference

A want, or personal desire

Want

Institution

Rules meant to create order, and solve collective dilemmas by changing the incentive from individuals towards groups.

Government

Collective Dilemma

A situation where individuals or groups face challenges and work to resolve them.

Tragedy of the Commons


Prisoners Dilema

Prisoners Delima

Indecisiveness based on lack of communication.

Two officers and a plea deal

Government

A large scale organization.

System of order.

Constitution

Ground rules for society, to aid government in solving collective dilemmas.

Order

Home rule

Self government

America in 1780

Boston Tea Party

Protested the British excessive taxation.

Boston tea in the harbor

Restraining Acts and Coercive Acts

Closed the ports of Boston to commerce.


Dissolved the Massachusetts assembly


Declared that British troops in Boston be quartered in American homes


Ordered that Americans and British charged with crimes did for trial in England.

British reaction to American protest.

Articles of Confederation

First constitution, home Rule

Return of the American government.

Confederate government

Where the states have more power than the national government. State selected officials, 9/13 majority, no national executive or judicial branch.

Original form of government based of Articles of Confederation

The Great Compromise

House=population


Senate=equal representation


National lawmaking made by officials votes.

Current form of government

Commerce Clause

Regulate commerce between the states.

National currency

Necessary and Proper

Congress can make laws the government dictates necessary.

Continued lawmaking

Judicial review

Power of judicial branch to overturn laws.

Bill of Rights

The contours if federal vs. state while upholding national supremacy.

Rights entitled to the people of America

Federalist papers

Hamilton, Jay, Madison. Written to defend the constitution.

Supports the constitution.

Federalist 10

Attacks a large republic.

Republic can’t survive.

Authoritarianism

Complete control of the government.

Stalin

Conformism

Confirming to the ideals of the government.

Germany

Federalist 51

Argument for checks and balances

Veto

Federalist 51

Argument for checks and balances

Veto

Policy Gridlock

Stalemate, no one is willing to compromise.

Fun control

Command

An authority to dictate actions.

Commander and chief

Veto

The right to say no or reject another official or institution.

No

Agenda control

Right if an actor to set choices for others.

Discussion

Voting rule

The selection of voting rules has direct bearing on how coordination problems are solved and on the form that democracy takes.

Majority and plurality

Quorum

Minimum number of members required for a vote.

Members present.

Delegation

Giving responsibilities to other actors.

Division of tasks

Principle-agent problem

A policy stasis

Korean war

Clean Power Plan

Restriction of carbon emissions.

Obama, environment.

Federalism

The states and national government co-exists. A compromise between a Unitary and Confederate forms of government.

Cooperation

Unitary government

When the national government monopolizes authority.

Nationalization

3 Principles of Federalism

1. The same people and territories are included in both levels of government.


2. The nation’s constitution protects units at each level of government from encroachment by the other units.


3. Each unit is in a position to exert some leverage over the others.

1. Colorado citizen and U.S. citizen


2. States treaties


3.Clean Power

Seventeenth Amendment

Direct election of U.S. Senators.

Voting laws.

McCulloh vs. Maryland

Government has the power to create national banks.

Currency

Gibbons vs. Ogden

Illegal to monopolize port access

Negative externalities

Negative side effects.

Downside

Races to the Bottom

States, cutting down to the basics.

Cheap action

Capital mobility

Incentive to move from one place to another.

Push to move

Presumption legislation

Federal law that asserts national government to control public policy.

Assumed legality

Matching grants

A matching of the states contubution.

Equality of money

Block Grants

A set amount of money for a set purpose.

Restriction of money

Unfounded Mandate

Regulations where states are compensated when they comply.

Withhold of money when states don’t comply

Missouri Compromise

Equal entry of free and slave states.

1 for 1

Reconstruction

Nationalization of the south.

South turns north

Thirteenth Amendment

Emancipation of slaves.

Lincoln free the slaves

Fifteenth Amendment

Promises the right to vote.

Voting rights

First Reconstruction Act of 1867

Removes individual governments of southern states.

Win of the civil war

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

Spectate but equal ended.

Segregation

Civil Rights Act of 1957

Allowed individuals who thought they were discriminated to sue in federal court.

Sue

Civil Rights Act of 1964

End segregation in public schools, and public accommodations.

Segregation

Median voter

The theoretical average voter in society.

Hypothetically voter

Voter Rights Act of 1965

Push for black votes, allowed restriction of electoral contests in southern states with low black turn out.

Sticks meant to inspire black voter turn out.

Title VII

Women’s rights in education.

Education bill

Pregnancy Discrimination Act

Can not fire a woman over a pregnancy.

Pregnant protections

Family and Medical Leave Act

Outlawing firing for family medical leave.

Family protections

Selective Incorporation

Nationalizing certain rights over time.

Adaptation of rights

Literalist

The Bill of Rights should be taken literally.

Exact wording

Contextualist

Interpretation of Bill of Rights based of society.

Interpretation

Clear and Present Danger

Does the gravity of evil outweigh the probability.

Act in accordance with danger

Incitement Test

Can only violate for incentive of producing imminent lawless action.

Produce violence

Establishment and Free Exercise Clause

Protections from the 1st Amendment of the freedom of religion.

Religion

Lemon Test

Way to dictate violations of 1st Amendment.


1. Must have a purpose.


2. Can not advance or inhibit religion.


3. Government can not use excessive force.

Examination of religon

Neutrality Test

Ensuring government does not favor one religion.

Ensuring governments neutrality.

Neutrality Test

Ensuring government does not favor one religion.

Ensuring governments neutrality.

Second Amendment

Right to bear arms

Gun rights

District of Columbia vs. Heller

Hand gun laws protected in Columbia.

Hand gun case

Gideon vs. Wainwright

Established poor peoples access to lawyers.

Poor law