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15 Cards in this Set
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Statism
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considering the state supreme
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Majority rule
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governance according to the expressed preference of the majority
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Plurality Rule
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candidate or party with the most votes wins the election
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Bicameralism
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principal of the two-house legislature (balanced gov)
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3/5 Compromise
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each slave counted as 3/5 of a free person
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Federalists
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Supporters of the new government
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Anti-Federalists
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opposed to ratification
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Natural Law
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Defines right from wrong, higher than human nature.
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Seperation of Powers
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distribution of constitutional authority among the three branches
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Divided Government
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One party controls congress and the other the white house
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Direct Primaries
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voters elect party nominees for the House, Senate, and President
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Initiatives
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Permitting the voters in about half the states to propose and vote on laws
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Referendums
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allowing voters to reconsider actions of the legislature
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Recall
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allowing voters to remove elected state and local officials from office.
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Executive Order
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carry full force of the law
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