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What is government |
Government of the exercise of political Authority and control over the actions of a people as well as certain the act of governing functions for this body |
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What is a republic |
A government in which the citizens rule indirectly and make decisions through their elected representatives |
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What is democracy |
The government in which citizens rule directly and make government decisions for themselves |
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What is self rule |
Self-rule is the idea that legitimate government flows from the people American people bypass government specials and run the country themselves from Town Commons |
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What is elite theory page 5 |
Power rests in the hands of a small number of wealthy and powerful people |
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What are conservatives |
Americans who believe in reduced government spending personal responsibility traditional moral values and a strong National Defense |
Right or right wing |
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What are liberals |
Americans who value cultural diversity, government programs for the needy, political intervention in the economy, individuals right to a lifestyle based on their own social and moral position |
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What is the distribution of wealth in the United States between top 1% and bottom 90 in u.s. |
The top 1% of Americans hold more wealth in the 90% combined |
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What was the meaning of President Franklin Roosevelt's statement when he urged Americans to rethink their values before an upturn in the stock market doubled their moral sense? |
He questioned the pursuit of economic success to the exclusion of community and social justice. he questioned does American Dream promote wrong values |
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Social equality |
All individuals enjoy the same status in society everyone is Born Free |
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Political equality |
All citizens have the same political right and opportunity the right to vote and run for office |
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Economic equality |
A situation where there is only a small difference in wealth between citizens |
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What are equal opportunity and equal outcome |
Equal opportunity is the idea that every American has equal chance in life in politics everyone gets one vote in economics everyone gets same shot at the American dream equal outcome is the idea that citizens should have equal economic circumstances |
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How was religion relevant to politics |
Religion plays an enduring role influences important moral issues like civil rights to abortion issues and fosters and missionary approach to foreign policy |
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Since 1965 what changes in the median wage of CEO has occurred |
CEOs 1965 May 26 times more than the average worker today they make 305 times more salary than the average worker |
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What are the three kinds of equality? |
1 social equality 2.economic equality 3. Political equality |
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Social contract theory of government by John Locke |
Individuals are free and equal through natural rights he argue that it is a god-given right for people to be free |
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John Locke's social contract theory of government |
Through a consent to government three things are gained one laws to Judges 3 executive power to enforce those laws |
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What are Three Core principles of government? |
1 individualism self-reliance or determination to be self-sufficient 2 equality 3 self-governance |
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A citizen |
A member of a country native or naturalized who owes allegiance to the country and is entitled to certain rights. in exchange for those rights, citizens must obey government laws and Constitution |
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Monarchy |
A form of government which is governed by a single individual such as king or queen |
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Totalitarian |
A centralized government in which power resides in a dictator who rules without regard to individual rights and liberties |
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Oligarchy |
The small group of people who have control over a country the fuel rule or richer and more powerful than the others |
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Chapter 2 what is a confederation |
A confederation is a group of independent states or nations the States yield some of their power to a national government State retains Authority |
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What is the electoral college |
1. The system established by the Constitution to elect the president. 2. Each state has a group of electors(equal in size to that of its Congressional Delegation in the House and Senate) 3. The public in each state votes for electors who then vote for the president |
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How many electors does each state have |
Each state has at least two electors Plus the number of members that has in the house. for example California has 53 districts representatives in the house and two senators which means it has 55 total electors |
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Who elects the electors |
Each state votes for own electors for example if you were a activist for the Democratic Party they may choose you to be an elector |
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Who do the electors in the state generally cast their vote for |
All electors generally cast their vote for the candidate who won the state Winner who won the state takes all |
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What does Article 1 of the Constitution describe? What are the requirement to be a representative |
Article 1 list congregational do's and don'ts in detail Express powers necessary and proper clause A representative of the house must be at least 25 years old is citizen of the United States for 7 years and a resident of the state in which they reside |
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The requirements to be a senator |
They must be 30 years old and citizen of the United States for 9 years and a resident of the state in which they reside |
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What does Article 2 of The Constitution describe? what are the requirements to become a president |
Article 2 says very little about presidential powers and duties. The president in Article 2 must be natural-born American citizen, at least 35 years old, lived in the United States fourteen years, and elected for a 4-year term |
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What does article 3 create? Who nominates and confirms or approves |
Article 3 creates the Supreme Court and authorizes congress to organize additional courts. Justices are selected by the president approved by the Senate and have tenure for life |
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Article 4 relation between the states |
A state may not discriminate against citizens of another state and each must give full faith and credit to official acts of the other state |
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Article 5 amendments |
Creating an amendment requires two-thirds of both House and Senate to approve |
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Article 6 the law of the land |
Article 6 makes the Constitution the supreme law of the land |
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Article 7 ratification |
Article 7 announced Constitution will go into effect after nine states had ratified |
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What four criticisms did the Anti-Federalists have |
1. It stripped political control from the citizens and place it in a powerful national government 2. The made the president look like a king 3. Standing armies and navies were a threat to peace and Liberty Republic's relied on citizen militia which could be mustered during wartime to protect the people |
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What arguments did the Federalists use |
The arguments in favor of the new Constitution or summarized by the editorial Dream Team James Madison Alexander Hamilton and John Jay 85 essays appeared in the newspapers to explain and defend the Constitution to the voters also known as a Federalist Papers |
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Federalist Paper number 10 |
The Union as a safeguard against domestic faction and insurrection Argued that a large national government can protect Liberty more effectively than small local governments. how to control the effects of factions--groups that pursue self-interest at the expense of others --keep majority in check |
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Federalist Paper 51 |
The structure of government must furnish the proper checks and balances between the different departments president Congress judiciary |
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What are the Bill of Rights |
The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution they set out the rights --the protection from government-- that every citizen is owed |
1n frredom of speech |
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Chapter 3.what is federal system/federalism |
A federal system in which power is divided and shared between national and state |
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What are the expressed or enumerated power in the constitution? |
Granted powers: congress has power to pay debts, raise an army, punish prirates, establish post office, handle foreign policy... |
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What is necessary and proper clause-- implied power |
Authorizes congress to make laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated powers. Expanded authority creating banks, overseeing zoos, regulating airlines etc. |
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Supremacy clause |
National gov laws are the supreme law of the land. Gov authority prevails over any conflicting state or local gov claims |
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Reserved powers of states |
The constitution guarantee in the 10th amendentment that states retain authortity notexplicitly granted to national gov. Example education, police, prisions, organization |
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What are Concurrent power |
Government authority is shared by Both national and state gov such as power to raise taxes, build roads, construst bridges ect. |
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Why start a revolution |
One reason they began to protest was taxation without representation Sugar act Stamp act Boston tea party |
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McCulloch v Maryland 1819 (implied powers) |
Court ruled that national govt has far more powers than the constitution states |
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Gibbons v. Ogden 1824 (Implied powers) |
Steamboat operation...supreme court ruled that congress has authority over interstate commerce and not the states...case reasserted fed gov authority over the states |
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