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Definition of Government
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The procedure and institutions of people ruling themselves.
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Definition of politics
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Process by which people should govern what politics should be adopted
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Definition of Political Science |
The study of principles, procedures and structures of government and the analysis of political ideas, institutions, behaviors and practices |
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What is Oligarchy?
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Examples of governed by the few.
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Governmental authority get that authority as a result of winning free and relatively frequent elections is called what?
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A constitutional democracy,
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The single most important value in American history has been?
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Personal liberty
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What is majority rule?
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Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority, Majority Majority!!! |
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Structural characteristics of the U,S, constitutional system include the executive branch. the judicial branch and what type of congress? |
Bicameral House |
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Know the problems with the articles of confederation
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All of the above
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Shays Rebellion was an uprising by farmers in western Massachusetts protesting mortgage foreclosures.
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Shays Rebellion
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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention can best be described as;
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All white land owners
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In a balanced government whose interest are foremost?
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No single interest dominates
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What was the Connecticut Compromise |
Large and small states. |