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What is democracy
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When everyone rules
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What is a republic
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when you elect people to vote for you
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What is populism
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it goes aganist popular opinion
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What is mob rule
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trynnay of majority self interest of majorinty
ex: japanese internment camps McCarthyism |
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What is elite
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diapotionate power
bueracrats business leaders military run country |
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What is did Marxism think
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thought people would rise up
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What is pluralism
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number of factions
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What are factions and examples of them
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interest groups
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what is oligarchy?
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small government
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What is unitary government?
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same party controls the white house and both houses of congress
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What is federal government
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government authority shared by national and state governments
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What is conferral government
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government power in states
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whats wrong with the Articles of Confederation
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couldn have taxes or trade
states had power and independence weak constitution made to govern america during revolutionary war |
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What is Shays Rebellion
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1787 rebellion in which ex-revolutionary war soldiers attempted to prevent foreclousers of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes
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What is the VA plan
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proposal to create strong national government
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What is the NJ plan
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proposal to create a weak national government
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What is the CT compromise or great compromise
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plan to have a popularly elected house based on state population and a state-selected senate,with two members for each state
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What is the bill of rights
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the first 10 amendments to the constitution
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What is seperation of powers
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constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of governemnt
judicial exectutive legislative |
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What is checks and balances
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authority shared by 3 branches of government
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What are the benefits and consequences of a fed system
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shared power between states
some states powers are taken away |
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what are mandates
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term set by the national government that states must meent whether or not they accept federal grants
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what are blocks grants
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money form the national government that states can spend within broad guidelines determined by washington
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What is the necessary and prper clause
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elcatic clause lets congress do almost anything article 8 section 8
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What is McCulloch v Maryland
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about national supremacy
Md decided to tax fed bank McCulloch refused to pay tax and was fined $2,500 and taken to supreme court Marshall cheif justice maryland cant tax "that the power to tax implies the power to destroy..." Marshall said national gov most important |
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What is the enumerated powers
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list of powers congress has federal legislative
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Can states propse amendements and has it every happened
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yes never happened made for outlet for the people
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how many amendments have been introduced
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11,000
ERA 1972 DC voting rights 1978 |
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Who is Baron de Montesquieu what did he write and who did he influence
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A philosopher
didnt believe in ferderalism did believe in separation of powers and 3 branches wrote the spirit of the laws book didnt believe in slavery wanted democracy and equality thought women would be at governing |
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Whos is jHon locke and what did he write
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a philosopher
seperation of church and state natural rights god given two tresties |
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Whos is Thomas Hobbes and what did he write
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a philospher
The Leviathan book beliefs absolut power/soverign rule one leader treat everyone equaly gov corrupted peole should change it peace between people maintain peace w/ nationa thats what gov there for human rights common good bill of rights and amendments Leviathan looked out for common good didnt believe in seperation of powers |
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Who is John Rossuau what did he write
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Emile
dicourse on the orign discourse on inequility discourse on moral social contract thought gov responsible of upholding rights state of nature caoas social contract makes life good |
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What is authority
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right to have power
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What is legitmacy
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government has been reconized by rest of the world plotical authority conferred bu law or by state or nation
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Why did the framers favor representative democracy over direct democracy
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representative-felt people did not have the time interest and information to vote all the time
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What is devolution
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effort to transfer responsibility for many public programs and services from the federal government to the states. Regan amedsration
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what is dual federalism
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is a doctrine holding that the national governemnt is supreme in its sphere. these two sphers should be and are kept separte
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nullification
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the doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that in the states opinion violates the constitution
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police power
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state power to enact laws promoting health safety and morals
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initiative
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process the permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
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referendum
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procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
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recall
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procedure where by voters can remove an elected offioial form office
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grants -in aid
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money given by the national government to the states
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categorical grants
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federal grants from specific purposes such as building an airports
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revenue sharing
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federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states
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unalienable
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human right based on nature or god
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constituional convention
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meeting in philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constituion
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judicial review
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the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
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reserved powers
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powers given to the state government
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concurrent powers
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powers shared by the national and state governments
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federalisits
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those who favor a stronger national government
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antifederalists
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those who favor a weaker natioanl government
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coalition
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an alliance of factions
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habeas corpus
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an order to produce an arrested person before judge
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bill of attainder
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a law that declares a person without a trail to be guilty of a crime
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ex post facto law
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a law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed
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amendment
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a new provision in the constituion that has been ratifed by states
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line item veto
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an executives ability to block
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reserved powers
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powers given to the state government
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concurrent powers
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powers shared by the national and state governments
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federalisits
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those who favor a stronger national government
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antifederalists
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those who favor a weaker natioanl government
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coalition
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an alliance of factions
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habeas corpus
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an order to produce an arrested person before judge
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bill of attainder
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a law that declares a person without a trail to be guilty of a crime
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ex post facto law
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a law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed
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amendment
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a new provision in the constituion that has been ratifed by states
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line item veto
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an executives ability to block
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What is legitmacy
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government has been reconized by rest of the world plotical authority conferred bu law or by state or nation
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Why did the framers favor representative democracy over direct democracy
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representative-felt people did not have the time interest and information to vote all the time
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What is devolution
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effort to transfer responsibility for many public programs and services from the federal government to the states. Regan amedsration
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what is dual federalism
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is a doctrine holding that the national governemnt is supreme in its sphere. these two sphers should be and are kept separte
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nullification
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the doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that in the states opinion violates the constitution
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police power
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state power to enact laws promoting health safety and morals
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initiative
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process the permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot
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referendum
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procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature
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recall
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procedure where by voters can remove an elected offioial form office
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grants -in aid
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money given by the national government to the states
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categorical grants
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federal grants from specific purposes such as building an airports
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revenue sharing
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federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states
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unalienable
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human right based on nature or god
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constituional convention
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meeting in philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constituion
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judicial review
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the power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
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