UNIT 1: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Flashcards

(26 cards)

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John Locke

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A philosopher

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Legitimate

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Acceptable, reasonable, “official”

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Natural Rights

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Rights that everyone has for being a human. It is not written down. The rights are life, liberty, and property

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4
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State of Nature

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A place without any civilization or government

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Consent

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Permission, approval

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“The supreme law of the land”

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the constitution, nothing can go against it

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Concurrent Powers

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Powers that both the natural government and state government have

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Reserved Power

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State Government

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Enumerated/ Expressed Powers

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National Government

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Separation of Power

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Breaks the Government into different groups, they are in charge of different
things

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Federalism

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shared government between national and the state government

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Congress/ Legislative Branch

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Makes Laws

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President/ Executive Branch

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Enforces Laws

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Courts/ Judicial Branch

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Interprets Laws

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Wolves of Yellowstone

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basically the national and state government got together to solve the fact that wolves were endangered and the federal gov.

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16
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Continuation of Wolves of Yellowstone

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brought them back to (Canada?) and the people who were upset that their livestock would die, the gov. gave them $$$.

17
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South Dakota vs. Dole

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Congress tried to have all states change their legal drinking age to 21+ bc of how many car wrecks there have been. South Dakota said no<3, so congress said, then no $ for freeways . .
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South Dakota agreed

18
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Popular Sovereignty

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the people give the gov. their power, like when it comes to voting during this up coming election, Biden 2020, VOTE BLUE

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Judicial Review

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Power of the court of a country to review actions

20
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Limited Government

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one bound by law to have limited control over its citizens and economy. power is divided among separate branches, each has its own power constrained by others

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Checks and balances

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Every branch has power over another branch so their power isn’t used unconstitutionally

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Natural Rights

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Rights that everyone has bc they’re human. life, liberty, property

23
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Declaration of Independence

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The first formal statement by 13 colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. (07,4,1776)

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Articles of Confederation

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Basically constitution but make it 8 years later and better (1789)

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Shay's Rebellion
A rebellion that protested for debt and succeeded in shutting down the court system it took 6 months to accomplish (8,29,1786)
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Revolutionary War
the war for american independence from Britain. the fight was battle of Lexington and concord in 1775 and lasted through the battle of Yorktown in 1781. (4,19,1775-9,3,1783)