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The belief that people are free and equal by natural right, and that this in turn requires that all people give their consent to be governed.
"Man should chose a government and support as long as that government represents their will/consent. If that government does not, then man has a right to overthrow the government."
-espoused by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke |
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| A system of government in which members of the polity meet to discuss all policy decisions and then agree to abide by majority rule. |
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| One who believes that a government is best that governs least and that big government should not infringe on individual, personal, and economic rights. |
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| One who believes that traditional moral teachings should be supported and furthered by the government. |
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| One who favors governmental involvement in the economy and in the provision of social services and who takes an active role in protecting the rights of women, the elderly, minorities, and the environment. |
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| A person who takes a relatively centrist or middle-of-the-road view on most political issues. |
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| One who believes in limited government and no government interference in personal liberties. |
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| The study of who gets what, when, and how - or how policy decisions are made. |
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An economic theory designed to increase a nation's wealth through the development of commercial industry and a favorable balance of trade.
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| A system of government that gives citizens the oppertunity to vote for represnatives who work on their behalf. |
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| A government rooted in the consent of the governed: A represenative or indirect democracy. |
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| A form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern in the interests of all. |
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| A system of government in which power resides in a leader who rules according to self-interest and without regard for individual rights and liberties. |
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| A 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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| A system of government that gives power to the people, whether directly or through elected representatives. |
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Troubled Assit Relief Program
Bank relief in October 2008 passed py President Bush
-Gives money in emergency situations
-Timoth Geithner (Secretary of Treasury) is working with TARP bill. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| The compact among the thirteen original colonies that created a loose league of friendship, with the national govenment drawing its powers from the states. |
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| Major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation |
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1. Weak national executive
a. Shays' Rebellion, Jan. 1787
2. No national judiciary
3. Could not collect taxes
4. Could not regulate foriegn or interstate commerce
a. 1785 Mt. Vernon Conference
b. 1786 Annapolis Conference
5. No strong central government |
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| Shays' Rebellion (January 1787) |
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Demonstrated a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
A rebellion in which an army of 1,500 disgruntled and angry farmers led by Daniel Shays marched to Springfield, Massachusetts, to restrain the state court from foreclosing mortgages on their farms. |
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