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48 Cards in this Set
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Higher Law/Natural Law
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Born rights
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Monarchy
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Ruled by one
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Anarchy
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No Formal Government
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Oligarchy
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Ruled by few
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Direct democracy
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People vote on everything
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Representative democracy
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Vote for reps that vote for everything
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Prisoners' dilemma
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Worried about other states cutting trades with England and just fucking everyone over and shit
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Free-riding
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Mooching off not paying taxes for free public goods
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Principal-agent problem
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Trying to get Agents to do shit for us
Principal is the consumer agents are the producer |
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Popular sovereignty
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Government is subject to the will of the people
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agenda setting
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Getting your plan talked about
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Seven tests of Pluralism
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1.government decisions are made by elected officials (representative democracy)
2. Officials are elected in frequently and fairly conducted elections (elected often) 3. Everyone can vote (Everyone can vote) 4. Anyone can run for office (anyone can run for office) 5. Citizens have the right to express themselves without danger of severe punishment on political matters broadly defined, including criticism of officials, the government, the regime, the socioeconomic order, and the prevailing ideology. (freedom of speech) 6. Citizens have a right to seek alternative sources of information and alternative sources of information exist and are protected by law (Right to look for independent sources of information protected by the (freedom of the press)) 7. Right to form political groups and organizations (Right to form political groups and organizations) |
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Totalitarianism
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Governement has total power (Nazis)
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Authoritarianism
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Governement power is SOMEWHAT checked by institutions
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Aristocracy
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wealthy holds power
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Theocracy
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Religious groups hold power
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Republic
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Decisions are made through Reps elected by the people
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Collective action
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Efforts of a group of people working for a common goooooooaaaaaaaaal (soccer voice)
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Federalist
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For the Constitution
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Anti-federalist
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Against the Constitution
(Small farm owners and normal people) |
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bicameral legislature
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2 houses (House and senate)
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The Annapolis Convention
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First convention that calls the next convention to be held which is the constitutional convention
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Virginia Plan
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Plan for the new government by James Madison (agenda setting)
Plan is to have bicameral legislature with split power between the national government and the states |
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New Jersey Plan
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Gave the national government the power to tax, enforce laws, and for states to be represented equally.
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The great compromise
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2 houses
Upper-senate apportioned equally (2 seats per state) elected for 6 years 1/3 elected every 2 years Lower-House of reps apportioned by population re-elected every 2 years |
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Shay's Rebellion
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Massachusetts - Petitioned the state to help pay back debts after currency fails. state says fuck that and the BOOM...shit hits the fan (State can't retaliat because they can't tax to pay for resistance)
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Logroll
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Vote Trading in the government
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Tyranny of the majority
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Solution: Representative Democracy
Worried that the small business owners and farmers would control the government due to majority |
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3/5ths compromise
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Slaves count as 3/5ths of a person
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Checks and balances
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Each branch of the government can restrict other branches to ensure equal power
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Separation of power (each branch's powers)
Legislative - 6 Executive - 6 Judicial - 2 |
Legislative Branch
-Congress 1. Coin money, borrow money 2. Trade with states and nations 3. Declare war and build army 4. Power of the Court 5. Federal Land 6. Admit New States Executive Branch -President and his people 1. Commander in Chief 2. Appoint and accept ambassadors 3. Negotiate Treaty with senate approval 4. Grant pardons 5. Veto (can be over ridden with 2/3 vote) Judicial 1. Appoint Justices to the Supreme Court 2. Judicial Review (declare something unconstitutional) |
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Necessary and Proper Clause
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Congress can pass any law they seem needed
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10th Amendment
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Any power not given in the constitution will lie with individual states
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Electoral College
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Approved by both population and senate
Elects the president |
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Amending the Constitution
Proposing and Ratifying |
propose amendment (2 ways)
1. Both houses have 2/3 vote 2. National Convention called by 2/3 state reps Ratification (2 ways) 1. 3/4 state Legislature 2 Convention in 3/4 states |
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Faction
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having different views
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The republican remedy to Faction
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Representative democracy
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Confederation
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State power
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Federalism
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political system in which power is divided between the central and regional units
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Dual Federalism
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Federal system under which the national and state government are responsible for a separate policy areas
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unitary system
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government in which all power is centralized
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confederal system
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government in which local units hold all the power
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Cooperative federalism
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Federal system under which national and state gov share responsibilities for most domestic policy areas
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Unfunded mandate
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Fed. order mandating that states operate and pay for a program created at a national level.
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Devolution
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Transfer of powers and responsibilities from the fed government to the states
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Categorical grant
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Fed funds provide for specific purpose restricted by detailed instructions regulations and compliance standards
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Block Grants
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Fed funds provided for broad purpose unrestricted by detailed requirements and regulations
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Faction
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Group of people united for a common passion or interest posing the rights of other people
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