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The Magna Carta

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Nobles rebelled against the king and forced him to sign a document that protected their rights (“The Great Charter”

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Major unit of government in the world today

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State

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The Glorious Revolution

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Parliament removes King James II and puts William & Mary on the throne. Parliament is now stronger than King.

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Parliament

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Representative legislature (lawmaking body)

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Enlightenment

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The laws of the universe could be discovered using reason

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Social contract

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Agreement between government and the people to abide by laws and protect citizens

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Self government

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People can rule themselves in an orderly manner

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English bill of rights

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Limits kings power, increased rights of the ppl. Right to free elections, fair trial, etc.

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English common law

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Developed over time; law rests on previous court decisions (precedents). Makes laws fair & consistent

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Thomas Hobbes

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-people could not rule themselves
-absolute monarch needed
-leviathan
-social contract (didn’t create)

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John Locke

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-natural rights (life, liberty, property)
-social contract (did not create) relationship between gov & ppl is a contract
-right to revolt

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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-created social contract
-everywhere gov. Is oppressing ppl
-only just gov. Is the one ppl create
-humans are good

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Montesquieu

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-separation of powers into branches (executive, judicial, legislative)
-to promote checks & balances

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Karl Marx

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Author of the communist manifesto

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Adam smith

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Father of modern economics

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Fundamental element of the modern governing body

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The state

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3 things the state could be

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Autocracy
Oligarchy
Democracy

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Autocracy

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Controlled by a single individual

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Oligarchy

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Small, powerful groups are in control

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Democracy

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More people participate in the governing process and have some influence

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The founders of our country did/didn’t like democracies

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Didn’t

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Popular sovereignty

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Government serves the people

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Federalism

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The division of power between the national government and the individual state governments

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Dual federalism

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Nation & state are completely sovereign within their own superheroes of authority (like two separate layers of cake

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Cooperative federalism

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Both levels continue to maintain sovereignty within their spheres of authority, but work on some issues that are of interest to both levels

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Fiscal federalism

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State gov still maintains authority over most issues, but the power over many of those issues have been transferred to the federal government
-we are in this era
-fed gets power bc they offer grants in aid

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What type of federalism do we have and why

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Fiscal federalism because the federal gov gets power bc they offer grants in aid

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Block grants

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More general/broad
More state control

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Categorical grants

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More specific
More control to fed gov

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Revenue sharing

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Fed gov shares a percent of tax revenue with each of the states (no longer used)

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Unfunded mandates

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Rules & regulations by the federal government calling for state or local governments to do something. It is unfunded but states still do it in fear of losing money from grants

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Totalitarian government

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Those in authority have complete and ultimate power

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Authoritarian government

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Power is limited by a group

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Constitutional government

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A framework of written laws limits government officials

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What type of government is our government

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Constitutional democracy

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Confederation

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The government receives its power from the group of individuals (states)
-an alliance of independent states

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Dillion’s rule

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Local governments are the creation of states, and the state legislatures can create, alter, or abolish them

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How many major governments are there in the US

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51
-one federal gov
-50 state gov

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Who is in Executive branch

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President

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Who is in legislative branch

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Congress
(Senate 2 from each state & House of Representatives)

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Inherent powers

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Implied powers but for the president & immigration, treaties, natural disasters

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Who is in Judicial branch

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Supreme Court

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Supremacy clause

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The U.S. constitution will be the supreme law of the land, when a state & federal law conflict with each other, the federal law will be supreme

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McCullough v. Maryland

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States do not have the power to tax national bank (supremacy clause)

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Federalist no.10

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Dangers of factions. Large republic ensures multiple factions & prevents one faction from taking over (James Madison)

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10th amendment

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Powers not delegated to the U.S. by the constitution are reserved to the state

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The federalist papers

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Essays supporting the constitution

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Federalist No.51

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Separation of powers & checks and balances would guarantee that no one faction take control

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Articles of confederation

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Pre-constitution that sets the precedent of federalism

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Constitutional convention

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Agreed a stronger government was necessary

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Federalists

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Supporters of the constitution (Madison, Hamilton, Jay)

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Anti-federalists

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against the ratification of constitution in fear of tyranny

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The state would need federal protection against “domestic violence” during…

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Terrorist attacks or natural disasters

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Interstate compact

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States work together on matters that cross state borders with each other

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Full faith and credit clause

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Each state much recognize documents from all other states (licenses, birth certificates, legal proceedings)

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Privileges and immunities clause

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Every citizen is supposed to be treated the same way no matter what state they’re from (except for things like college)

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Extradition

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One state surrenders a criminal to the state that requests their return

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Republic

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The people’s will is expressed through an elected group of representatives

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Anarchy

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Situation in which no law of government exists

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Presidential

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Form of government that separates the law making and law executing branches

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Examples of Concurrent powers

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Roads, collecting taxes, banks

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Examples of enumerated powers

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Military (drafting), pardoning, banks, grant patents

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Exmamples of reserves powers

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Licenses, elections, education

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