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84 Cards in this Set
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Legitimate
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More than legal; having respect
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representative democracy
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the people represent themselves indirectly through their representatives
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politics
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the process of who gets what, when, and how (Lasswell)
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Magna Carta
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declared the power of the King was not absolute
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Unicameral
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one-house legislation
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federalists
anti-federalists modern federalism |
strong national gov't
strong state gov'ts constitution limits a centralized gov't but the federal gov't has grown stronger |
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bill of rights
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first ten ammendments
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legislation
executive judicial |
congress - HOR and Senate
president Supreme Court |
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Pluralism
elitism |
group theory of democracy. society contains many groups with political power, and that the competition and co op of these orgs. shape government decisions. i.e. interest groups
society is dominated by unified and nonrepresentative leaders. |
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civil liberties
civil rights |
protections against gov't restrictions on freedom of expression
protections for some groups that because of their race, religion, ethnicity, or gender may be discriminated against by others |
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equal protection clause
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used to prevent state officials from discriminating based on race or sex
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due proccess clause (14th amm)
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applies the standards of fair procedures to the activities of state and local gov'ts
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civil libs abridged
civil rights abridged |
protecting people from government
protecting people from people |
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speech plus
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ways of expressing your views or opinions w/out the use of the voice. i.e. buttons, burning flags, symbolic actions
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presumptive legislative rationality
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assuming that the lawmakers know what they are doing when they make classifications
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suspect classification
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a judicial doctrine that laws involving race, religion, or ethnicity will be subject to close scrunity by the courts b/c they are presumed invalid
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civil libertarians
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supporters of civil liberties
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class action suits
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where lawyers bring a case to court not only for their individual clients but also on behalf of everyone in a similar situation
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Equity
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judicial doctrine that resolves a case based on a sense of fairness
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injunction
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prevents someone from taking an action to violate someone's rights, and the order, which requires someone to take a specified action to ensure another's rights
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purpose of state charters
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to claim land and resources
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purpose of state constitutions
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to establish an organic governance structures, rights, checks and balances
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why is John Adams "the Father of Constitution"
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Lawyer, thoughts on Gov't incited a national constitution
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Articles of confederation. the purpose and problems
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first attempt at a national "constitution". weak congress and president and lacked judicial power.
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Preamble
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UJTDWL- form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for teh common defense, promote general welfare, and secure blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
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purpose of state charters
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to claim land and resources
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Article 1 of the Const
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legislative power
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article 2
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executive power
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purpose of state constitutions
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to establish an organic governance structures, rights, checks and balances
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why is John Adams "the Father of Constitution"
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Lawyer, thoughts on Gov't incited a national constitution
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article 3
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judicial power
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Articles of confederation. the purpose and problems
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first attempt at a national "constitution". weak congress and president and lacked judicial power.
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article 4
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state's article
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Preamble
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UJTDWL- form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for teh common defense, promote general welfare, and secure blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
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article 5
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amending article
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Article 1 of the Const
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legislative power
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article 2
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executive power
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article 3
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judicial power
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article 4
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state's article
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article 5
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amending article
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article 6
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establish the constitution as "Law of the land"
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article 7
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ratification of original document
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1-10 amendments
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bill of rights
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11 amendment
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limitations on judicial power
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12 amendments
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revision of Electoral college
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13- 15 amendments
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civil war amendments
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16-19 amendments
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progressive era
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20-21 amendments
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preWW2 amendments
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22-27 amendments
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post WW2 amendments
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Unitary
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single source of authority; top down
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Confederal
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source of power comes from sovereign states delegated to central gov't
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Confederal
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source of power comes from sovereign states delegated to central gov't
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federalism
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distribution of political authority between the federal gov't and the state gov'ts
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number of governments in the US
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89,527
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federalism
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distribution of political authority between the federal gov't and the state gov'ts
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number of governments in the US
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89,527
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adam smith
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published the free market idea in 1776
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adam smith
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published the free market idea in 1776
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invisible hand
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the rrgular operation of a free market
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invisible hand
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the rrgular operation of a free market
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Russel Kirk beliefs
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"awareness of god the father"/ original sin/ imago dei/ providential oversight and sovereingty/ natural rights and natural law
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political socialization
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the process where by americans learn about political culture and values
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purpose of a democratic government
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establish legitimacy/ protect basic natural human rights/ provide a functioning civil government
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Russel Kirk beliefs
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"awareness of god the father"/ original sin/ imago dei/ providential oversight and sovereingty/ natural rights and natural law
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Three parts of the declaration
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preamble, presenting the indictment and summary
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revolt
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DOI when governments are destructive of these ends
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political socialization
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the process where by americans learn about political culture and values
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purpose of a democratic government
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establish legitimacy/ protect basic natural human rights/ provide a functioning civil government
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Three parts of the declaration
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preamble, presenting the indictment and summary
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revolt
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DOI when governments are destructive of these ends
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what are reasons in the DOI
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refused to assent to laws/ mistreated legislative bodies/ refused population of the states/ obstructed administration of justice
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sovereignty
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state supremacy within geographical and/or political jurisdiction.
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Daniel Elazar's covenant
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Morally informed agreement... based on voluntary consent, established by mutual oaths, and witnessed by relevant higher authority
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covenant
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joint action on both parties and achieve defined ends
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purpose of local governments
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create a sense of community, provide basic services, manage conflicts, and provide opportunity for citizen input
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services performed by the state and local gov'ts
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education, welfare, health, police, fire, ems, utilities, economic development, planning
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alan wolfe
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does not deny the importance of christianity but says the american christianity is declining and should have no part in civic and policy education.
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individual pol soci level
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we understand and internalize political values and cultural norms passed by family teachers and community
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systemic poli soci level
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we learn about aggregate or dominant poli values from gov't and media, etc
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political opinion
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heartbeat of the nation
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first amendment
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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
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freedom of religion
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establishment clause and free exercise clause
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speech plus
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ways to express opinions without words. buttons, bumper stickers, man with the f-word
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Affirmative Action
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any program that promotes minority interests above the interests of teh majority
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