Flashcards in Chapters 1/2 Deck (69)
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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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