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Money granted to the states for a narrow purpose (ex: school lunch program)

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Categorical grant

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Branch of government which writes law

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Legislative

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Those who favor greater national authority rather than state authority

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Centralists

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System in which each branch of government limits one another

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Checks and balances

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Gives congress the power to regulate commerce among that states

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Commerce clause

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Concurrent powers

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Powers held by both congress and the states

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System in which sovereign states are only loosely tied to a central government

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Confederation

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People who prefer greater state authority over national authority

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Decentralists

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System in which the people rule themselves

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Direct democracy

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Money granted by the government to states from a broad purpose (like transportation)

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Block grant

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3 authors of the federalist papers

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Madison, Hamilton, Jay

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A change in the actual wording of the constitution

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Formal amendment

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Purpose of the federalist papers

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Persuade people to adopt the constitution

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System in which people rule by their representatives

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indirect democracy

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Judicial review

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Power of the courts to rule on the constitutionality of laws and government actions

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Court case which established judicial review

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Marbury vs. Madison

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Requirements posed by the national government to the states

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mandates

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Powers of the states to protect the public health, safety, morals, and health standards of the public

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Police powers

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Principle in which powers of the government are separated among three branches

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separation of powers

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Marbury vs. Madison year

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1803

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Principle in which ultimate political authority rests with the people

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popular sovereignty

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Why is Shay’s Rebellion significant?

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highlighted the problems with the Articles of Confederation

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A majority greater than a simple majority of one half

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Supermajority

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Bicameral

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Two house legislature

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Another word for indirect democracy
republic
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Why did the founding fathers distrust direct democracy? (3 reasons)
The common man wasn't educated enough to make good decisions They could be swayed by demagogs Gathering all citizens is impractical
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Shay's Rebellion year
1789
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Minority delegates using politics to their advantage
Elite politics view
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Political resources scattered so no elite can control all of government
Pluralist politics view
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Example of elite politics view; what kind of elite does it represent
Marxist; economic elite
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Majoritarian politics view
Leaders influenced by the views of the majority
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So many political groups haggling, government goes into gridlock
Hyperpluralist view
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Where are the fundamental democratic values stated?
The Preamble
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Freedom within the context of order and fairness
Liberty
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4 Fundamental Democratic Values
1) Popular sovereignty 2) Respect for the individual 3) Equality of opportunity 4) Liberty
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What makes an election democratic?
Free and fair with competing parties
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The Legislative branch consists of ____________.
Congress: the House and the Senate
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Branch of government which enforces law
executive
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Branch of government which interprets law
Judicial
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The Following of The Ninth
Refers to Beethoven's 9th Symphony, which is used as a battle cry of people fighting for freedom
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Ideal established by the Magna Carta
Limited government
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What state constitution inspired the Preamble?
Massachusetts
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3 Sources of inspiration for the Consitution
enlightenment ideals, british traditions, and colonial experience
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3 problems with the Articles of Confederation
- National government could not tax - No executive leader of judiciary - No national currency
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Annapolis Convention
convened to amend the A. of Confederation
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Constitutional Convention
called to junk the A. of Confederation and start of; this purpose was concealed from the public
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People must give up some freedom in the name of order
Social contract
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Agreement to count slaves as 3/5s of a person for taxes and for representation
Compromise of 3/5s
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Another name for the Great Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
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What did the Great Compromise establish?
A bicameral legislature
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The two main Federalists
Hamilton and Madison
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The main Anti-Federalist
Patrick Henry
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What sort of people were the Federalists?
Property owners, creditors, the elite
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What sort of people were the anti-federalists?
Farmers, debtors, shopkeepers
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2 British documents which influenced the Constitution
Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
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What was the goal of the Federalists?
Ratify the constitution
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What was the primary belief of the antifederalists?
The government should be close to the people, thus, power should primarily remain with the states
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Why is split ticket voting more common now than ever before?
Ballots are arranged by office, rather than by party
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How did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists eventually compromise?
The addition of the Bill of Rights
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Why were checks and balances established?
Fear of tyranny
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When a voter votes for multiple parties
split ticket voting
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The president from one party, Congress controlled by another
divided government
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Under the Articles of Confederation, how could the document be changed?
unanimous vote
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Under the constitution, how can amendments be made?
National government proposes an amendment, and state governments ratify it
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The common way amendment proposals are made?
2/3 vote in both houses
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What alternate process is there to propose an amendment? Has it ever been used?
Constitutional Convention; no
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What common way are amendments ratified by the states?
3/4 vote
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Why are terms staggered across government?
No party can gain control of all government at once
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What is the only amendment to be ratified by a state-by-state series of constitutional conventions?
21st

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