Details Title: american heritage Description: chapter 15 Total Flash Cards: 15 Created: 08/08/2009 13:47:35		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Political Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term American exceptionalism Definition American experience was different or unique from others so they had a role to play as the city upon a hill Term patria Definition word used to describe america: "fatherland" Term colonies and puritanism Definition their moral foundation of many rules Term american founders: social compact Definition believed the compact would be a solution for everything Term difference between american founders and greek ones Definition the greek ones were regular people, not scholars Term "republic of virtue" Definition politically a pres. is chosen. morally he makes the decisions that benefit most people. Term two different "liberty" meanings Definition freedom from empire, freedom to live the way they want Term two types of tyrannys Definition of crown, and of majorities Term alexis de t. Definition explored the uniqueness of American character and its sources Term sold vs. loose: declaration of independence Definition solid Term solid vs. loose: bill of rights Definition solid Term solid vs. loose: constitution Definition loose Term 5 things that support the inspiration theory of america! Definition 1. depth chart of founders is deep. 2 vast backgrounds and cultures of founding. 3. a lot of "coincidences" 4. compromises that worked out great. 5. that the constitution even worked at all Term modernism Definition movement that embraces human empowerment. progression Term postermodernism Definition critiques the ideals of modernism such as materialism. questions the true object of viewpoints