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| Institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled |
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| to provide Public Goods, Services, and Public Order, Promote Liberty and Ensure Equality |
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What are the 3 primary purposes of government?
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A system of government by one person with absolute power. |
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| A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. |
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| Favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom |
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| a government system allowing all citizens to vote directly on laws and policies |
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| a government system that gives individual citizens the regular opportunity to elect government officials to represent them in decision making. |
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| a cohesive set of beliefs that forms a general philosophy about the role of government |
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| value individual freedom, civil right |
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| support strong law and order measures, advocate for traditional family values |
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| advocate government action to ensure equality of opportunity |
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| support of lasseiz-faire economics |
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| Favor Cultural Liberty and Economic Equality |
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| Favor Cultural Order and Economic Liberty |
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| Favor Economic Equality and Cultural Order |
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| Favor Economic Liberty and Cultural Liberty |
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| British granted a monopoly to the East India Trading Company |
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| What was the Boston Tea Party and what was it in response to? |
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Influenced Second Continental Congress
to Convene a committee to draft a Declaration
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| What role did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense play in the drive towards Revolution? |
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Based on John Locke’s Social Contract
Asserted unalienable rights
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| What idea is the Declaration of Independence based on? |
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Rights could not be abridged by government-government by the people
Citizens have the power to remove government
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Articles of Confederation.
Created a Confederation |
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Following the Revolution, what was America’s first Constitution called? What kind of
government did it establish?
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| A system of government in which states retain ultimate sovereignty except for the powers expressly delegated to the national government |
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| Limited the power of the National Government. Put power in the hands of the States. |
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| Why was a confederation chosen as America’s first form of government? |
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| Unicameral Congress with limited powers. No executive branch |
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| How was the “national” government structured under the Articles? |
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| The Annapolis Convention - convened in 1786 in Annapolis, Maryland |
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| What Conference was held to identify the flaws in the Articles? |
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| Highlighted the weaknesses of state governments |
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What significance did Shay’s
rebellion have in pushing the framers to scrap the Articles and start fresh with the Constitution?
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Representation,
Slavery,
Balance excessive democracy with excessive government
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| Which three issues did the Framers struggle over during the Constitutional Convention? |
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Virginia Plan - Bicameral legislature,
Representation based on population.
New Jersey Plan - Unicameral legislature,
Representation equal for each state |
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What two plans were put forward at the Convention regarding the structure of the new
Congress and each state’s representation within?
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Connecticut (Great) Compromise
Bicameral legislature
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| What compromise over representation was ultimately reached? |
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Upper House: Equal representation, Selected by state legislatures, Serve longer terms
Lower House: Based on population, Elected by popular vote, Serve shorter terms
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How was the new Congress
structured under the Great Compromise and what was the rationale behind it?
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| North-anti slavery + South-pro slavery |
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| Why was the issue of slavery not put to rest at the Constitutional Convention? |
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3/5's Compromise: Southern states would be allowed to count three-fifths of their slaves for purposes of representation
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What deal was struck with Southern states in determining the counting of slaves for purposes of representation?
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Bicameral legislature, Checks and balances
Staggered terms for legislators, Indirect elections of the president
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| What primary mechanisms were added to the Constitution to prevent excessive democracy? |
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Representation based on population, serve 2 year terms, Elected directly by the people, Designed to be directly responsive to the people*
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2 Senators per state, serve 6 year terms, Selected by state legislatures*, Intended to be resistant to popular pressure, Power to curb excessive popular democracy
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| Article I, Section VIII of the Constitution states that Congress shall have the power "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution...powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States." |
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| Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. Those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out in the constitution; also called the "enumerated powers" |
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| the mechanism through which each branch is able to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches |
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| Division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision-making |
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| changes added to a bill, law or constitution |
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| Those powers that are not specifically expressed, but are inferred through interpretation of the Elastic Clause |
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| All powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the states |
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Power to create and enforce criminal codes, To administer health and safety rules, To regulate family, via marriage and divorce laws, Regulate livelihoods, Power to define private property
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| A system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments, Balance between unitary and confederation |
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| Use of the Necessary and Proper Clause to expand national government power |
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What role did McCulloch v. Maryland play in defining the implied powers of the national
government?
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| System of government in which the most fundamental powers are shared between the national and state governments |
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| Type of federalism in which grants-in-aid are used to strategically encourage states and localities to pursue nationally defined goals, Blurred the once-clear line between state and national government powers |
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National government concentrated on issues of commerce, None of the national governments policies directly coerced citizens
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| Allowed the national government to provide states with money in exchange for states giving up powers |
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