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| Institutions and procedures through which a land and its people are rules. Permanent structure. (makes rules power to enforce laws) |
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| form of government which a single individual rules |
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| Form of government which a small group of landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants controls most of the governing decisions |
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| System of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process. Usually through the selection of key public officials |
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| Govt. are severely limited by law as to what they are permitted to control |
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| Constitutional Governments |
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| governtments that are limited also a system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government |
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| A system of rule in which the gov recognizes no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social instittutions that might challenge it |
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| To maintain order, protect property, and provide public goods |
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| Process that determines who values will prevail in society.Conflict struggles, and collaboration over the leadership, structure and policies of govt. "who gets what, when, and how" |
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| Limiting Govt.-parliaments-controlling from the top and not letting the bottom influence expansion of democaratic politics-internal conflict external threat and promotion of national unity and development reasons why rulers were forced to give ordinary citizens a greater voice- army/police force-Government must have the powers to get people to obey laws and punish them if they do not-coercion- forcing a person to do something by threats or pressure |
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| no free lunch, nothing is as simple as it seems, everyone is bias, if it was easy it would have been done by now, we are all entitled to our own opinions but not our facts |
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| liberty, equality, self govt., Individuality, unity, diversity |
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| Individual free to act and think as they choose provided you don't infringe on others (theres always going to be some type of infringement) |
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| Belief all individuals are equal in their moral worth and/or entitled to their equal law |
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| Belief that the people are the ultimate source of their own authority and must have authority over how they are governed; who is a citizen? Who gets the say? |
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| People should take initiative; work hard; idea that people should be self sufficient and use the resources set out for their well being; if people aren't unburden then they can do it |
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| Idea that Americans are one people/ Nation in an indivisible union |
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| The principle that individual and group differences should be respected; source of national strength; source of conflict, liberty, order and equality |
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| Totalitarian (Form of Govt) |
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| No limits to their power; leaders claim complete dominance over individuals control media, religions, and schools |
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| Authoritarian (Form of Govt) |
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| Leaders claim have complete control but other powers in society countering that (Totalitarian wanna be) |
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| Follow democratic procedures it will have democracy |
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| Can follow procedures but govt. will have to pay attention as well |
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| 1651- Mathmatician, rationalist, monarchist, Leviathan, Social contact idea to form gov act in confines of gov. due process, Role of govt. all about order doesn't talk about liberty more about order |
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| 1690- Civil govt, natural unalienable rights life, liberty, and property |
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| communism, socialism, fascism, capitalism |
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| complete control of all economic means and government interference |
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| some govt interference (Hospital Utilities, means of productions) |
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| Privately owned but government run |
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| Little to no gov interference |
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| Majority prevails in election and policy making |
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| Theory that holds society interests and substantially represented through activity of group (different groups have different interests)Those whose are directly affected should have more say |
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| The view of the govt. be essentially run by a tiny elite that controls policy by direct and indirect means (Military officers and wealthy) |
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| Tendency of large scale organization to develop into large bureaucratic form with affect that administrators make key policy decisions |
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| 1672- Social Contract, legit contract is the one who serves will of the people |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Written by the independence committee. Lawyer complaint against king, Uses Locke's idea of inalienable rights. Power of the govt. from the people. Had to convince the population 20% for independence 20% for loyalist 60% uninvolved. No longer have threat from France |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Confederal form of Govt. Laws were from the states. Natl. Govt power from states. Natl Govt had little to no power-Taxes, commerce, foreign trade, currency. One state/one vote. In essence the states had de-facto sovereignty (no uniformity) |
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| Economic Chaos, Political Chaos, Social Chaos |
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| Embaros, National debt, Lack of economic uniformity, widespread personal/state debt |
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| State made own treaties, No inter state recognition of laws and European powers |
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| Shays Rebellion- Straw breaks Camal's back. It's influence on the constitutional convention. Ongoing conflict between federalist and anti federalist |
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| Consititutional Convention |
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| May 1787- Articles of Confederation-Early manifestations of the chronic conflict-The delegates were political -state builders, set up the articles and state governments, monarchist to radical democrats (leave things as they are) |
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| Wanted to chuck the Articles and start over again support James Madison |
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| In between but didn't want Unitarian govt. |
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| Didn't think anything was wrong w/ Articles |
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| 36, Came w/ agenda, sought 3 far reaching changes: Natl govt have complete authority over tax commerce and tools of economic policy, state govt. out of choosing natl policy maker, representation base on wealth/ population |
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| maintain state govt control, taxes, economic policy,tools and internal commerce. Tarrifs and currency policy, didn't want bigger states to steamroll small states |
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