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28 Cards in this Set
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Political Science quiz 1 |
The science of who gets what, when, and how -Harold Laswell |
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Anarchy quiz 1 |
What it is -the absence of government -chaos/paradise Problems -man is a social being -anarchy is temporary...systems develop |
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Monarchy quiz 1 |
-rule of a single person -hereditary in nature -son is important to preserve bloodline...stops civil war |
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Aristocracy quiz 1 |
-form of government ruled by elite class or ruling family -wwi king george, czar nicholas, kaiser wilhem |
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Oligarchy quiz 1 |
-rule by the few
-latin american junta -closed political system |
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Plutocracy quiz 1 |
-rule by the rich -the primary political families are rich -lots of millionaires in congress |
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Theocracy quiz 1 |
-rule by religious laws, edicts, or clan -vatican city -iran |
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Democracy quiz 1 |
rule by consent of the people 1. direct democracy - people can vote for and pass policy 2. republic - people vote for representatives |
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Types of Majority quiz 1 |
plurality - relative majority simple - more than half super - more than set amount |
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Locke's Contributions: Locke's Island quiz 1 |
-lifeboat ethics -tyranny of the majority 1. majority rule 2. minority rights |
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Nazi Germany quiz 1 |
-euthanized the disabled -democratically elected -safeguarding the minority is safeguarding one's self |
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Tyranny quiz 1 |
-government that exercises unjust power -founding fathers were most concerned with tyranny |
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3 Branches of Government quiz 1 |
1. legislative 2. executive 3. judicial |
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3 Structures of Government quiz 1 |
1. Unitarian - strong central 2. confederation - strong members 3. federation - balance |
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John Locke: Second Treatise of Civil Government (1689) quiz 1 |
social contract -man is an enlightened being -we don't need kings natural rights |
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Timeline quiz 1 |
1765 stamp act 1774 first continental congress 1776 declaration of independence 1777 articles of confederation (ratified in 1781) 1786 shay's rebellion 1787 second continental congress 1789 second constitution ratified |
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Stamp Act quiz 1 |
british approve and stamp goods |
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Articles of Confederation quiz 1 |
-first constitutions -avoid tyranny |
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Founding Fathers quiz 1 |
-put on pedestal -wealthy and white (racist and sexist) -george washingtion - bad temper -thomas jefferson - american sphinx -benjamin franklin - funny -did not have faith in common man -democracy meant mob rule |
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Shay's Rebellion quiz 1 |
-shay was revolutionary war hero -lost his farm -leads revolt -causes states to modify articles of confederation to be more reactive |
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Declaration of Independence quiz 1 |
-preamble -natural rights are inalienable |
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Constitution quiz 1 |
-7 articles -bundle of compromises -representation |
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Great Compromise (Virginia Compromise) quiz 1 |
-senate and house -435 representatives -100 senators -illegal aliens are counted in census |
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Slavery quiz 1 |
-3/5ths compromise -referred to as "other persons" in constitution |
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Federalist Papers quiz 1 |
3 editors -john jay - supreme court -alexander hamilton - secretary of the treasury -james madison - 4th president 85 documents |
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Federalist 51 quiz 1 |
-ambition must be made to counter ambition -checks and balances |
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Checks and Balances quiz 1 |
-presidential veto -congressional super majority -confirmation of judges by senate |
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Amending Constitution quiz 1 |
-2/3 vote of both house and senate -ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures -27 amendments |
