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| Collective of individuals and institutions, formal vehicles through which policies are mad and affairs of states are conducted. |
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| Member of political community to whom certain rights are attached. |
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| Study of who gets what, when, and how- or how policy decisions are made. |
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| Form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens. |
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| Economic system in which the government has total control. |
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| Form of government in which the right to participate is conditioned on the possession of wealth, social status, military position, or achievement. |
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| System of government that give power to the people. |
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| Agreement between people and their government signifying their consent to be governed. |
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| Belief that people and equal by God-given right and this in turn requires people to give consent to be governed. |
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| System of government in which decisions are made by majority rule. |
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| Government in which people elect representatives to work on their behalf. |
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| Government rooted in consent of the governed. Direct of representative democracy. |
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| Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about government. |
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| Freedom from governmental interference. |
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| Idea that governments must draw their powers from consent of the governed. |
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| Central premise of direct democracy in which only policies that are approved by majority are made law. |
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| Right of majority to govern themselves. |
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| Doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature. |
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| Society created when citizens are allowed to organize and express their views publicly. |
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| Coherent set of values and beliefs about purpose of government. |
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| People that believe government should be smaller. |
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| Thinks that government should be very involved. |
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| One who favors a free market economy. |
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| American ideal of happy, successful life. |
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| Economic theory designed to increase a nation's wealth through development of commercial industry. |
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| Meeting of nine colonies in New York in which representatives drafted a document to send to the king. |
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| Committees of Correspondence |
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| Organizations in each colonies created to keep colonists abreast of developments with the British. |
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| First Continental Congress |
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| Meeting held in Philadelphia that adopted a resolution in opposition to Coercive Acts. |
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| Second Continental Congress |
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| Meeting in Philadelphia that named Washington commander in chief. |
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| Type of government in which the states have the power, |
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| Declaration Of Independence |
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| Document drafted in 1776 to declare separation from Britain. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Compact among thirteen original states that was the basis of their government. |
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| 1786 rebellion in which farmers marched to Springfield,Mass. and took control of a state court. |
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| Document if establishing the structure, functions, and limitations of government. |
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| First general plan for constitution proposed by James Madison. |
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| Framework for constitution proposed by smaller states. |
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| Decision made during constitutional convention to give states representation equally and by population. |
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| Agreement reached about population counting of slaves. |
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| Dividing powers between three branches of government. |
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| Government structure that gives each branch power to check other branches. |
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| Power is divided between national and state governments. |
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| 17 powers granted to congress in constitution. |
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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
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| Gives congress power to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out enumerated powers. |
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| Powers derived from enumerated and necessary and proper clause. |
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| Mandating that national law is greater than laws passed by the states. |
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| People who favored a strong national government and supported constitution. |
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| Favored strong state governments and opposed constitution. |
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| Series of eighty five papers by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison supporting the Constitution |
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| First ten amendments of the constitution. |
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| System of government that divided power between national government and the states and power is from the people. |
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| Government where all state and local governments get power from a strong national government. |
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| Powers granted to congress that are actually written in the constitution. |
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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
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| Gives congress the power to pass all laws that are necessary and proper to carry out enumerated powers. |
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| States that national is supreme to states laws. |
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| Privileges and Immunities Clause |
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| Guarantees that citizens of each state are given the same rights as citizens of other states. |
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| States that powers not given to the federal government are reserved by the states. |
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| Powers reserved to the states that lie on the foundation that the state's right to protect public health and welfare. |
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| Authority of both state and national government that are exercised at the same time. |
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| A law declaring an act illegal without judicial trial |
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| law passed after the fact, making the previously legal action illegal and subject ro current punishment. Prohibited by U.S. Constitution. |
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| Full Faith and Credit Clause |
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| Ensures judicial decrees and contracts made in one state will be binding and enforcable in other states. |
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| Contracts between states that carry the force of law |
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| Court case in which there was a broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause. |
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| There was a broad interpretation of the commerce clause that held up congressional power. |
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| Belief that having separate and equally powerful levels of government is the best arrangement. |
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| Authorized congress to enact a national income tax. |
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| Made senators directly elected instead of by state legislatures. |
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| Relationship between national and state governments that began with the New Deal. |
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| Grant for which congress appropriates funds for a specific purpose. |
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| Federal/State relationship proposed by Reagan that returned powers to the states. |
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| A lump sum given to states with few strings attached. |
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| National laws that direct states to comply with federal rules without funds from the national government. |
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| Concept from the supremacy clause that allows national government to override state or local actions. |
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| Right of a state to be free from lawsuit unless it gives permission to the suit. |
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