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31 Cards in this Set
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Government is |
leadership |
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The #1 purpose of govt in the United States is |
to provide services |
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The type of govt in the United States |
Democratic Republic |
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why can't we just say democracy? |
there are major types of democracy |
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citizens elect representatives to make decisions in matters of govt (better on large scale) |
indirect democracy (aka. representative or republican) |
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the people make the decisions on matters of govt (better on local scale)
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direct democracy (aka. pure) |
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The U.S. is mostly a(n) _____ democracy with some ___ at the ___ and ___ level |
indirect direct features state and local |
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citizens propose then vote on laws |
initiative (direct feature) |
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legislature propose then people vote on laws |
referendum (df) |
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removal of an elected official prior to conclusion of term |
recall (df) |
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fourth direct feature |
local taxes |
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the form of govt is based on... |
what is done with the power within the state |
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3 forms of govt based on where the power is located |
unitary, confederation, and federalism |
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The power is in one place. It is shared, but it doesn't have to be -dictatorship (China, UK, Cuba) or democracy (GB) |
unitary |
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the power is divided and shared between stronger state govts & a weaker national govt |
confederation |
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the power is divided and shared between stronger national & weaker state govts |
federalism |
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kind of govt in the US |
Federal Democratic Republic with a unitary power relationship between the state and local govts |
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power relationship between national & state |
federal |
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power relationship between state & local |
unitary |
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The local govt only exists bc... |
the states say they can (exist for services) |
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historical reasons why our founding fathers created a federal form in the US |
1. Bc of the way the British treated us (unitary) 2. Confederate form failed after Rev. War |
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practical reason why our founding fathers created a federal form in the US |
to prevent govt from becoming too powerful |
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how the f.f. designed our govt to prevent it from becoming too powerful |
they created 3 levels of govt with 3 branches within each level & incorporated checks and balances between levels & within the branches |
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Fragmentation equals |
freedom |
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Beyond limiting power, why did the f.f. create a federal system? |
Bc it is more service oriented and approachable (citizen friendly) |
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how many national (federal) govts do we have? |
1 |
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how many state govts do we have? |
50 |
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how many local govts do we have? |
over 87,000 |
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executive branch- job |
to execute, enforce, or carry out the laws |
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legislative branch- job |
to make laws |
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judicial branch- job |
interpret laws or actions of govt |
