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| Who gets what when and how |
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| Ongoing organization that provides certain functions for society |
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| institution that makes decisions for society |
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Liberty-Individual freedom in society
Order-state of peace and security
Equality-people of equal worth |
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Authority fed gvt right to enforce decsions
Legitimacy pop. acceptance of institutional rule |
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Totalitarian (N. Korea)
Authoritarian (Nazi)
Aristocracy (rule by elite...inc fed system)
Theocracy (rule by religion)
Oligarchy(rule of few...wealthy)
Democracy |
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Initiative-people create law
Referendum-people get rid of law
Recall-firing of official |
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vote for decision makers-representatives
Representative Democracy basically the same |
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Universal sufferage
majority rule (50% +1)
Limited Gvt |
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Majoritatianism
Elite teory-further self interests
pluralism-interests of groups |
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| How people acquire political beliefs |
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set beliefs
conservatism, liberalism, socialism, liberitarianism |
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| fonda-communists-socialists-liberals-democrats-moderatepgop-conservatives-liberitarians-facism-limbaugh |
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| idea originated through the creation of the constitution |
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| drawn up to estblish civilization when boat landed |
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| Markers of colonial economy |
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mother country holds complete monopoly on economy
reason colonialization was so popular
self governance |
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John Locke "Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
Natural rights, social contracts and religion |
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| French and Indian war (7 years war) |
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England showed up to help colonies and then charged the colonies with
Sugar Act 1764
Stamp Act 1765 |
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Coercive (intolerable) Acts 1774
shuts down harbor Mass under British rule
taxation w/o representation |
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Sept 5, 1774 Philly
12/13 colonies (-Georgia)
Colonies raise troops
Boycott british goods
NO DISCUSSION OF REVOLUTION |
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May 10, Already fighting
Washington commander in chief
Still want peaceful resolution |
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| Thomas oaines common Sense |
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| Self Rule away from England |
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July 2, 1776 Resolution of independence (we decide to be independent)
July 4, 1776 Declaration
Written by Jefferson influenced by Locke. Universal truths=natural rights
ESTABLISH LEGITIMACY BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND ABROAD |
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1ST GVT AFTER REVOLUTION
Weaknesses
Voluntary funding (can't afford military)
9/13 consent of states
Not able to to control any rebellion |
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Under articles of confed
takes over mass army
farmers cant pay causes trouble |
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| Constitutional convention |
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politics begin
Federalists (strong gvt) vs. anti federalists
n V S
Structure New Gvt
Legislature(most power)-Executive(acts of congress)-Judiciary(as determined by congress)-Populations size |
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branches of government
checks andbalances |
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Leg by population
3/5 compromise slave =3/5 person |
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| every state = representation |
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John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
go on to write anti-federalists papers (to fix articles of confedertion) |
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Why not both?
House by population
Senate-everybody gets 2
electoral college votes= 2 senate + house # |
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Separation of powers (checks and balances)
Federalism (strong central gvt/Umbrella over states)
Ratification
Bill of rights (1st 10 amendments of total 27) -guarantee of cvil liberty |
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| What the government cannot do to you |
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pass legislation
overturn veto
declare war
power of teh purse
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veto
executive orders
some military authority
enforcement ability |
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judicial review
marbury v madison |
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1803
can declae acts of president constitutional or unconstitutional
Supreme court has no way to enforce |
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Extremely difficult
27 amendments
fears of tyrany of the mahority
time limits on proposed amendments
Judicial review(guarantee of civil liberties-1st ten amendments) |
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congress proposes an ammendment
state conventions |
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State legislatures (3/4 vote) used once
State convention (3/4)
Plessy v Ferguson |
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Unitary (France) ultimate authority resides w/i central gvt
Confederal (example in theory-European Union or articles of confederation)-ultimate authority w/i members
central gvt for common concern issues only
Federal System |
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Auth shared between central and member gvts
If not in bill of rights states can make own rules/laws |
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Practical Solution-because states can monitor probs in their area
Fit of system to country
Political Subcultures |
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| Anti Federalism Arguments |
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Factions Like Tea Party
two federalist papers look at factions
strong central gvt worried about monarchy |
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| Necessary and proper (elastic clause) |
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Congress power to do what is necessary to execute powerss
Uses commerce clause to get away with changes |
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ennumerated-explicit -In the constitution
Implied-McCulloch v Maryland- states can't override laws it doesnt like
Inherent powers
International law
Sovereignty=within boarders
what ever is necessary to survive |
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rare
if powere not explicitly or implicity ganted fed is denied
Bureaucracy stretches this |
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congress gets to regulate congress
Gibbons v Ogdon
Commerce defined=all commercial activity
Interstate not intrastate
Sole National federal power |
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| Constitutional Requirements |
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full faith/credit every state public acts, records and proceedings
extend state rights to every state citizens
extradition is an expectation |
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| International Extradition |
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| lead to more powrful centralized gvt |
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suspended civil libeties during civil war
Imancipation Proclamation was an executive order |
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state and fed seperate, own spheres try not to interact
this until new deal in 32 |
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come together to solve big issues
categorical grant-fed gives money with purpose
block grant-fed gives money for general but not specific purpose |
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recent scotus-arizona cannot make deal wth mexico
ACA act
same sex
voting rights acts |
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