Unit 1 AP Government

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Policy agenda

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The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people involved in politics at a point in time

Question 1

How do you define government

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The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society

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Public policy

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Every decision the government makes such as laws passed by congress, presidential actions, court decisions, budgets, and agency adoptions

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Public goods

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Goods such as clean air and clean water that everyone must share

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Linkage institutions

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People’s concerns become political issues on the policy agenda

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What are the three principles of democracy

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1. Power of gov. Comes from citizens
2. Americans themselves acting through their representatives run their government
3. The purpose of the government is to make the US a better place to live in

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Pluralist theory

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Policy making system open to all groups with share interests, no single group dominating, public interest generally prevails

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Elitism

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Society divided along class lines, wealth is basis of power, and big business rules

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Hyperpluralist theory

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Groups so strong they weaken government

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John Locke

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Life, liberty, and property

Government should protect the people’s natural rights

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Articles of Confederation

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1st constitution of US adopted in 1777

Est. national legislature, congressional congress, but rested with the state legislatures. 13 states

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Shay’s Rebellion

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Series of attacks on courthouse by a small band of farmers in defense of foreclosures

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Annapolis convention

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Meeting about trade

Asks for a convention to revise Articles of Confederation

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New Jersey Plan

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Called for equal representation of each state in congress regardless of population

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Virginia Plan

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Called for representation in congress based on population

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Connecticut Compromise

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House of Reps. And Senate
HOP: pop reps
Senate: 2 reps

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3/5 ths compromise

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3 out if 5 slaves counted as representation of population

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Electoral College Compromise

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Each state is allowed a number of electors equal to the members it has in congress and winner takes all of state

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Madisonian Model

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Separation of powers, checks and balances, limiting majority control, republic or representative democracy

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How many states were needed to ratify the constitution

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9 out of 13

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When and why was the Bill of rights ratified

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1787 drafted in response to anti- federalist concerns

Basic liberties such as speech, religion, and press

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Marbury v. Madison

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1803 Supreme Court asserted it’s right to determine the meaning of the constitution. Established the court’s power of judicial review over acts of congress

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Federalism

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A way of organizing a nation so that 2 or more levels of gov. Have formal authority over the same land and people

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Confederate gov.

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States agree to follow government or don’t agree to follow government

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17th amendment

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Senators are chosen by state legislatures

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10th Amendment

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Grants all power not specifically reserved for the national government I the states

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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1819 said congress had broad implied powers under the elastic clause

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Supremacy clause

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Makes the constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws

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Unitary government

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a way of organizing a nation so that all power resides in the central government

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Elastic clause

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Enables congress to pass laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers

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Full faith an credit clause

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Requires each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of all other states

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Enumerated powers

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Powers of the federal gov. That are specifically addressed in the constitution ex: to coin money and regulate it's value and impose taxes

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Gibbons v. Ogden

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New York cannot grant monopoly and government can regulate interstate trade

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Dual Federalism

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Each level of government has distinct responsibilities that do not overlap

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Cooperative federalism

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Levels of government share responsibilities. Both levels work together to carry out governmental functions

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Fiscal federalism

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The system of distributing federal money to state governments

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Project grants

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Federal categorical grant given for specific purposes and awarded on merit

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Formula grants

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Federal categorical grants distributed according to a formula specified in legislation or in administrative regulations

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Block grants

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Federal grants given automatically to states to support broad programs

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Unfunded mandates

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Something the government requires a date to do without giving them money to do it. It uses state's money

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26th Amendment

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Lowered the voting age to 18

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How do you formally amend the constitution

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2/3rds vote of both houses of congress | 2/3rds of state legislatures requesting congress to call a national convention to propose amendments