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| A universal set of rights based off human nature. |
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| Retributive (punishment), Restorative (restores), Distributive (distributes goods) |
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| Mills Two Forms of Liberty |
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Positive (Possesses Power and Resources)
Negative (Freedom from Government) |
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| Representative Democracy, People vote for government |
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| Government power comes from Consent of the People |
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| The source of American Cultural commitment to independence and self-governance |
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| United group of representatives from various backgrounds |
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| The Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
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| No Taxes, Gave too much power to State governments |
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| The major compromises necessary to secure ratification of the Constituion |
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| States would have equal number of representatives in Senate (Rather than being based off size) |
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| The Political importance of the location of the national capital |
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| At the time of founding, it was the center of America (Pre-expansion) |
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| Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary branches |
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| The 3 branches of the government are able to influence each other before making decisions (Rather than just one group) |
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| Establishes the Constitution as the Supreme law of the land |
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| The enumerated powers of the US Constitution |
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| Declare War, Form Alliances, Establish Trades, Impose Taxes |
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| The necessary and proper clause |
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| Laws must be need for Actual issues |
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| The Basic differences between Federalists and Anti-Federalists |
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Federalists- Tend to believe power belongs to a central government
Anti-Federalists- Believe power should belong to local government |
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| The distinction between traditional and modern Conservatism |
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| The distinction between traditional and modern Liberalism |
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| The Basic Arguments in Federalist 10 |
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| People will form their own groups |
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| The Basic Arguments in Federalist 51 |
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| Government must rely on several departments to keep in check (Checks and Balances) |
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| The Jay Treaty and its Implications |
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| Gave voice to the ideological difference between 2 generally different groups, Averted war between America and Great Britain |
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| Keller's Notion of "Politics as a Theater" |
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| Intended to make a point rather than to Accomplish something |
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| The role played by newspaper in emerging sectionalism on politics |
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| An attempt to maintain political parties and to break down the rival parties |
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| The election of 1800, which proved a republic government was able to succeed |
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| Why the Federalists collapsed |
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| At a convention, Federalists suggested that Boston should separate from the union and become a territory for Great Britain |
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| The basic distinctions between Civil Liberties and Civil Rights |
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| Civil Liberties are protected by the government, while Civil Rights protect against unequal treatment |
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| The government must not particularly promote or suppress any religion |
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| The Legal Principles derived ffrom Reynolds vs United States |
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| The government is allowed to interfere with religious practices that breaks the law. |
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| A hate group's speech offended funeral patrons of a homosexual man, in turn leading the government to declare that an ac of free speech is not liable for distress |
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| A Bakery restricting female employment hours led the government to uphold a law protecting the physical well being of women |
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| District of Columbia vs Heller and how it changed our interpretation of the Second Ammendment |
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| A man attempting to register his personal handgun was deemed to be committing an unconstitutional act. Second ammendment allows for individual to bear arms if they are used for a constitutional purpose (self defense). |
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| The Self-Evident Truths in the Declaration of Independence |
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| All men are created equal and possess unalienable rights |
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| The core reasons cited by Jefferson for declaring independence |
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| England was imposing too many unfair laws on Americans |
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| The historical source(s) of the Declaration of Independence |
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| John locke's writings in British constitution |
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| The basic elements of and differences between social and political ideology |
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| Toleration as an ideological issue or a political value |
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| Tolerance causes issues whenever the government appears to be favoring (or promoting) one side too extensively |
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| The State of Nature and the natural (or inalienable) rights of man |
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| What life was like before government existed and did not exist in balancing life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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| The nature and key elements of the social contract |
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| Can be viewed negatively, as citizens give up certain rights in exchange for protection of their other rights (from the government, whom has the great responsibility of protecting rights) |
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| The Government, having the authority to influence decisions on willing or unwilling citizens (laws and consequences) |
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| The Hobbesian "war of all against all" |
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| Hobbes feels that society will degrade so far that in order for one man to achieve their best interests, they will eventually resort to violence and other unnecessary means. |
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| How scarcity (for Hobbes) dictates conditions of the social contract |
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| Turns society into a "War of all against all" |
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| Compare the proper role(s) of political authority in society advocated by Hobbes and Locke |
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Hobbes: Political authority must not be corrupt and are only needed to enforce laws
Locke: Government provides social order and economic stability. Choices can have a ripple effect |
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| Explain the differences in accountability in the social contracts of Hobbes and Locke |
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Hobbes: Man is responsible for their economic interests
Locke: Man is responsible for gaining items for economic interest, government is responsible for maintaining interest (bank account) |
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| How political authority protects natural rights |
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| Making and enforcing laws for natural rights (such as laws against murder) |
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| The critical role of education in a liberal society, according to T Jefferson |
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| Without an education, the country will be degraded into a society of uneducated people, and will be longer innovative |
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| Madison's notion of tyranny |
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A monarchy is a tyranny
A tyranny can also be caused by a majority
(or the minority could view the majority as a tyranny) |
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| Madison's concept of factions |
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| Factions are a group of people trying to sway (or otherwise unfairly influence) the government, and can be viewed as a tyranny |
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| Why Shays rebellion was not a rebellion |
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| Shays rebellion was not fighting against the government but was protesting the government extensively |
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| Whether government should assist religion and if so, under what circumstances |
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| It is fine for government to aid religion, but not to be impartial to other religions or let a religion become an official religion |
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| Madison's principles of countervailing powers |
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| Checks and balances allow the government to ensure that all departments have a say before a decision is made official (Governor may issue clemency) |
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| The difference between "capacity" and "exercise" of authority under the US constitution |
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| The unique contribution of Madison to liberal thought as compared to Hobbes and Locke |
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| Three basic ways in which the Constitution debate reflected retention of the deferential colonial order |
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| How basic governing structural regime after 1789 fundamentally mirrored the colonial regime |
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| The ideological notion of political equality |
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| All men are given the same rights in politics (voting, criticizing the government) |
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| Why liberalism embraces the decision principle of majority rule |
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| The people need to choose what they think is in their best interests |
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