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American Government
Ch. 1 and 2
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History
11th Grade
08/14/2008

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Dictator ship
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when 1 person rules ex. adolf hitler,benito mussolinis rule in italy
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monarchy
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when king queen or emperor rules
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types of democracy
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direct and representative
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direct demorcracy is when
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people govern themselves
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representative is when
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people elect a representative which gives them the right to make laws and conduct the government.
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oligarchy
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any system of government in which a small group holds power
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to be a state you must have these 4 essentials
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population, sovereignty, government, and territory
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nation-state
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country
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sovereignty
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the state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries
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3 principals of government
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the state, nation, and nation state
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aristotle
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scholar in ancient greece who studied government
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state
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political community that occupies a definite territory, and has power to make and enforce laws
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the four theories of government
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evolution theory, force theory, divine right of theory, social contract theory
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social contract theory was written by
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hobbes locke
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force theory
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one person controls everyone
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list 4 purposes of government
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maintain social order, public services, national security, economic services
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list three purposes of a constitution
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sets ideals, supreme law, establish structure
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magna carta
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provided idea for limited government
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what did the petition of rights do and when was it written
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it limited kings power and was written in 1628
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english bill of rights its purpose and when written
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set limits on what a ruler could or could not do, wrote in 1688
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what three men believed people should contract among themselves to form government to protect their natural rights
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locke, voltaire, and rouseau
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when was the division of powers between governer, legs., and courts established
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in 1636
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first continental congress was held in
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1774
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2nd continental congress was held in
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1775
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who drafted decleration and when
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thomas jefferson in 1776
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3 parts of decleration
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statement of purpose,list of complaints,and statement to colonists determined to serperate from great britain
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2 types of goverment systems
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federal and unitary
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unitary system
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system of government that gives all key powers to national government
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federal government
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divide power between national and state governments.
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constitution
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plan that provides rule of government
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politics is
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the effortsto control or influence governements
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special interest groups
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seek special benifits politics also provides benefit to the people
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3 characteristics of democracy
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government is based on majority rule, free and open elections, and party choses canidate-people vote
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unicameral description
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single house, legislative branch, and president
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4 weaknessess in the articles of confederation
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no power to tax or inforce laws, couldn't amend need 100% of state approval, no executive branch, and no judical branch to inerpret laws.
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achievement of the articles of confederation
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west ordinance
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western ordinance
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fair policy of developing new western states
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what was shay's rebellion
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poor soldiers rebelled, couldnt pay taxes
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first convention was held in
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1786
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what were the five compromises
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the 3/5ths compromise, commerce and slaves compromise, nj plan, va plan, and connecticut compromise.
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virginia plan
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STRONG EXECUTIVE, 2 house legis., lower house voted by people, upper house voted by the lower house
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new jersey plan
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1 house, 1 vote
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connecticut plan
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2 houses, lower representative, and upper which is senate
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what is economics
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the study of human effort to satisfy unlimited wants through use of limited source.
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which economic theory has people own the land
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capitalism
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public ownership of land and factories
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socialism
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what theory has a command economy which is when government owns land, resources ...etc
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communism
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theory where there is free enterprise
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capitalism
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theory where competition among businesses
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capitalism
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which theory has mixed market
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capitalism
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