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| The ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions. |
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| View that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government. |
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| View that the government is dominated by appointed officials. |
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| Political authority conferred by law or by state or national constitution. |
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| Direct or Participatory democracy |
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| A government in which all or most citizens participate directly. |
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| A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competative struggle for the popular vote. |
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| Persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power. |
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| View that the government is dominated by capitalists |
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| The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy. |
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A human right based on nature or God
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| Articles of Confederation |
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A weak constitution that governed American during the Revolutionary War.
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| Constitutional Convention |
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Meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution.
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A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes.
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Proposal to create a strong national government.
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Proposal to create a weak national government.
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Plan to have a popularly elected house based on state population and a state-selected Senate, with two members for each state.
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A government in which elected representatives make the decisions.
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The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
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Government authority shared by national and state governments.
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Authority shared by three branches of government.
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Powers given to the national government alone.
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Powers given to the state government alone.
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Powers shared by the national and state governments.
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Constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government.
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A group with a distinct political interest.
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Those who favor a stronger national government.
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Those who favor a weaker national government.
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An alliance of factions.
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An order to produce an arrested person before a judge.
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| A law that declares a person without a trial, to be guilty of a crime. |
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A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed.
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| First ten amendments to the Constitution |
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A new provision in the constitution that has been ratified by the states.
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An executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature.
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| How can we propose an amendment? |
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2/3's of both houses vote to propose an amendment or 2/3's of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments.
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| How do we ratify an amendment? |
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3/4's of the state legislatures apporve it, or Ratifying conventions in 3/4's of the states approve it.
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| What did colonials think of the English politicians? |
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They believed they were corrupt
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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| When did the Confederation go into effect? |
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| What was the confederation allowed to do? |
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| Make peace with other nations, coin money, and appoint post office officials. |
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| How many delegates attended and who refused to attend the Constitutional Convention? |
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| 55 Framers and Rhode Island refused |
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| Was the idea of separation of powers controversial? |
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| Who was the 9th state to ratify and when? |
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| When did the new government take office? |
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| How many slaves are counted as population? |
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| When was slavery allowed to be banished? |
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| What was the alias under the Federalist papers and who really wrote them and how many did each person write? |
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Publius
Hamilton -51 alone and 3 with Madison
Jay- 5 alone
Madison- 26 alone and three with Hamilton
65 total |
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chapter 3 page 50
The effort to transfer responsibility for many public programs and services from the federal government to the states. |
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chp 3 page 50
Money from the national government that states can spend within broad guidelines determined by Washington |
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| "necessary and proper" clause |
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chp 3 page 56
Section of the Constitution allowing Congress to pass al laws "necessary and proper" to its duties, and which has permitted Congress to exercise powers not specifically given to it (enumerated) by the Constitution. |
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chp 3 page 56
The doctrine that a state can declare null and void a federal law that, in the state's opinion, violates the Constitution. |
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chp 3 page 57
Doctrine holding that the national government is supreme in its sphere, the states are supreme in theirs, and the two spheres should be kept separate. |
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chp 3 page 59
State power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals. |
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chp 3 page 59
Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot. |
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chp 3 page 59
Procedure enabling voters to reject a measure passed by the legislature. |
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chp 3 page 59
Procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office. |
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chp 3 page 60
Money given by the national government to the states. |
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chp 3 pg 63
Federal grants for the specific purposes, such as building an airport. |
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chp 3
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Federal sharing of a fixed percentage of its revenue with the states. |
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chp 3
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Terms set by the national government that states must meet if they are to recieve certain federal funds |
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chp 3
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Terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants |
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| What three types of block grants exist? |
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chp 3
pg 69
Operational grants-for purposes such as running state child-care programs
Capital grants-for purposes such as building local wastewater treatment plants
Entitlement grants-for transferring income to families and individuals |
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chapter 4
page 77
A coherent way of thinking about how politics and government ought to be carried out. |
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| What are five important aspects of American political culture? |
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Chapter 4
page 77
Liberty, Equality, Democracy, Civic Duty, and Individual responsibility. |
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| What do Americans believe about economic equality? |
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Chapter 4
page 79
Equality of opportunity is good but not equality of results |
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| What three things do Americans emphasize? |
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Chapter 4
pages 80-81
individualism, competition, and equality |
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Chapter 4
Page 80
A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs. |
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Chapter 4
Page 80
A belief that one can affect government policies. |
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| Do Americans today have more or less trust in the government? |
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| Are Americans becoming more or less religious? |
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| Which two presidential nominees advocated religion? |
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Chapter 4
Bush and Gore in 2000 |
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| Who made the comment on the Protestant ethic? |
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| How are aspects of the culture preserved and transmitted to new generations? |
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Chapter 4
Primarily by the family |
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Chapter 4
Page 96
A belief that you are a member of an economic group whose interests are opposed to people in other such groups. |
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Chapter 4
Page 86
A belief that morality and religion ought to be of decisive importance. |
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Chapter 4
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A belief that personal freedom and solving social problems are more important than religion. |
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Chapter 4
Page 89
A belief that you can take part in politics (internal efficacy) or that the government will respond to the citizenry (external efficacy). |
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Chapter 4
page 90
The ability to understand and take part in politics. |
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Chapter 4
page 90
The willingness of the state to respond to the citizenry. |
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| What do Americans believe the root of serious civic problems are? |
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| Breakdown of moral values |
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