Unit 1 Buzzwords

Question 1

Amend

Answer 1

To change or add to

Question 2

Bicameral

Answer 2

Two legislative houses

Question 3

Classical Republicanism

Answer 3

The ideals and practices (of ancient Greek or Roman city-states) that emphasized civic participation and the responsibility of citizens that placed public good, or common welfare, above private interest

Question 4

Concurrent

Answer 4

Two events happening at the same time

Question 5

Constituent

Answer 5

A person represented by an elected official

Question 6

Constitution/Limited Government

Answer 6

Political philosophy stating government authority is derived from the people and should be limited by clearly expressed powers and limits for the government

Question 7

Democracy

Answer 7

Citizens hold the power to rule and make laws

Question 8

Participatory Democracy

Answer 8

Many involved (town hall, referendum)

Question 9

Pluralist democracy

Answer 9

many organized groups (competing interests)

Question 10

Elite democracy

Answer 10

small number (Electoral college)

Question 11

Direct Democracy

Answer 11

Government in which citizens meet regularly to discuss issues of the day, pass laws, and vote for leaders

Question 12

Representative Democracy

Answer 12

Government where the people elect other citizens to make decisions for them in the government

Question 13

Equality of Opportunity

Answer 13

Idea that people ought to be able to compete on equal terms, but that outcomes may vary