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| system of government that gives the power directly to the people |
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| belief that people are free and equal by natural right, and that his in turn requires that all people give their consent to the governed; by John Locke and influential in the writing of the Declaration of Independence. |
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| system of government in which members of the policy meet to discuss all policy decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule |
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| system of government that gives citizens the opportunity to vote for representatives who will work on their behalf |
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| government rooted in the consent of the governed; a representative or indirect democracy |
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| commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate |
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| principle that all citizens are equal in the political process, as implied in "one person, one vote" |
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| the coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals |
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| one who beliefs that a government is best that governs least ask that big government can only infringe on individual, personal, and economic rights |
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| one who favors free market economy and no government interference in personal liberties |
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| one who favors governmental involvement in the economy and in the provision of social services and who takes activist role in protecting women's rights, elderly, etc |
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1. Questioning the divine rights of kings
2. split from Church of England
3. Belief in self-government
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| 4 things that led to American settlement in 17th century |
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| Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government sets out a theory of what? |
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| In an oligarchy, rule is by |
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| Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence? |
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| human reason, science, and religious toleration |
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| Enlightenment thinkers argued that the world could be improved through |
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| the right of colonists to settle on Indian lands |
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| Roger Williams questioned |
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| Which of the early American settlements was established for a well established religion other than Protestantism |
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| Who state "life without government would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." |
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| Hobbes would most likely argue for which of the following forms of government? |
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| The idea that governments draw legitimacy and power from the governed is referred to as |
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| The Constitution initially mandated that each member of the House of Representatives should represent _________citizens. |
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| The Constitution initially mandated that each member of the House of Representatives should represent _________citizens. |
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| The Constitution initially mandated that each member of the House of Representatives should represent _________citizens. |
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| Over time, American's expectations of government have generally |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| proclaimed the rights of the Colonists |
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| articles of confederation |
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| the compact among the 13 colonies that created a loose league of friendship, with the national government drawing its powers from the states |
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| A 1786 rebellion in which an army of 1,500 disgruntled and angry farmers led by Daniel Shays marched to Springfield, Mass and forcibly restrained the state court from foreclosing mortgages on their farms. |
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| first general plan for the Constitution offers in Phili. Its key points were bicameral legislature, and an executive and judiciary chosen by national legislature. Creation of powerful central government. Two house legislature, one by the people the other appointed. |
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| Favored by the smaller states. One house legislature with on vote from each state and with reps chosen by state legislatures. Congress as he ability to raise revenue Supreme court members for life |
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| final decision of the Constitutional Convention to create a two-house legislature with the lower house elected by the people and with the powers divided between the two houses. National law supreme. |
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| agreement stated that each slave was to be counted as 3/5 of a person for purposes of determining population for representation in the US house |
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| federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances |
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| basic principles of the constitution |
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| plan of government in which power is divided between the national government and the state governments and in which independent states are bound together under one national government, whose power is supreme |
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| a way of dividing the power of government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, each staffed separately, with equality and independence of each branch ensured by the Constitution |
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| a constitutionally mandated structure that gives each of the three branches of government some degree of oversight and control over the action of the others |
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| process for amending the constitution |
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| (1) a vote of 2/3 of the members in both houses of congress or (2) a vote of 2/3 of the state legislatures |
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| articles of US Constitution |
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Article I, legislative branch
-Article II, executive branch
-Article III, judicial branch |
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| portion of Article VI of the USC mandating that national law is supreme to all other laws passed by the states |
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| -necessary and proper clause (elastic clause) |
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| final paragraph of Article I, Section 8 which gives congress the authority to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers, |
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| in Article IV, mandates state to honor the laws and judicial proceedings of the other states |
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| those who favored a stronger national government and supported the proposed USC later became the first US political party |
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| those who favored strong state governments and a weak national government opposed the ratification of the USC |
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| a series of 85 political papers written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John jay in support of ratification of the USC |
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| The Twenty-Sixth Amendment granted ____________ the right to vote. |
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| The Twenty-Sixth Amendment granted ____________ the right to vote. |
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| strict import/export controls on the colonies. |
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| Great Britain used the principle of mercantilism to justify |
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| In 1765, the American colonists initiated a major protest against the |
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| In 1765, the American colonists initiated a major protest against the |
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| Committees of Correspondence. |
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| To facilitate communication and the flow of information among independence-minded colonists, colonial leaders formed the |
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| a loose league of friendship |
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| Which of the following best describes the relationships between the states under the Articles of Confederation? |
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| revise the Articles of Confederation. |
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| The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to |
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| states a key role in choosing the president. |
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| The Electoral College system created by the Framers was designed to give |
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| two-stage process of proposal and ratification. |
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| The amendment process for the Constitution is set out in Article V and creates a |
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| judicial interpretation and cultural and social change. |
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| Informal methods of amending the Constitution include |
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| Advocates of the Tea Party movement, who advocate strongly for states' rights, would MOST likely support which of the following types of government? |
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| mostly concerned with their own economic interests. |
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| Debate among political historians continues over the motives of the Framers. Charles Beard argues that the men in Philadelphia were |
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| I would increase southern representation in the House of Representatives. |
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| Why did southern states want slaves to be counted as part of their population? |
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| by extraordinary times calling for extraordinary measures. |
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| Yale law professor Bruce Ackerman argues that the Constitution can be changed |
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