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Unit 1: Democracy and the constitution Flashcards

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Natural rights

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the right to life, liberty, and property which the gov cannot take away

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Social Contract

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People allow their government to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society

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American Political culture

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The set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that Americans share

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Popular sovereignty

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The idea that the government’s right to rule comes from the people

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Inalienable rights

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Rights the gov cannot take away

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liberty

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Social, political, and economic freedoms

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Federalism

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The sharing of power between the national gov and the setates

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federal systems

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A system where power is divided between the national and state governments

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Enumerated (expressed) powers

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Powers explicitly granted to the national government through the constitution

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Implied Powers

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Powers not granted specifically to the nat gov but considered necessary to carry out the enumerated powers

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Commerce clause

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Grants Congress the authority to regulate interstate business and commercial activity

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Necessary and proper clause

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Giving implied powers to Congress in addition to enumerated powers

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Supremacy clause

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Declares that the constitution and all national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land

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10th amdnement

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Gives powers not given to the national gov to the states and the people

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Reserved powers

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Powers not given to the national government are retained by the states and the people

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Concurrent powers

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powers granted to both states and the federal government in the constitution

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full faith and credit clause

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Requires states to recognize the public acts, records and civil court proceedings from another state

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extradition

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The requirement that officials in one state return a defendant to another state where the crime was commited

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Privileges and immunities clause

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constitutional clause; prevents states from discriminating against people from out of state

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Delegate role

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the idea that the main duty of a member of congress is to carry out constituents wishes

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Trustee role

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The idea that members of congress should act as trustees, making decisions based on their knowledge and judgement

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Politico role

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representation where members of Congress balance their choices with the interests of their constituents and parties in making decisions

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Bipartisanship

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Agreement between the parties to work together in Congress to pass legislation

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Gridlock

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Slowdown or halt in Congress’s ability to legislate and overcome divisions, esp those based on partisanship

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divided goverment

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control of the presidency and one or both chambers of congress split between the two major parties

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Lame duck period

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period at the end of a presidential term where congress may block presidential initiatives and nominees

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Popular sovereignty

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The concept that political pwoer rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government

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Participatory democracy

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Theory that widespread political participation is essential for democratic gov

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civil society groups

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independent association outside the governments control

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Elitist Theory

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Theory that elites control gov and have a disproportionate amount of influence

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Political institutions

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Structure of goverment including executive, legislative, and judicary

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Constitutional republic

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System w/ elected representatives where constitution is the law

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Articles of Confederation

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Created a union of sovereign states in which the states were the supreme, not the government

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Unicameral

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Legislature that has only one chamber, or body, that makes decisions

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Shays Rebellion

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Rebellion in MA in opposition to high taxes and economic conditions

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Constitutional Convention

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Intended to revise the system of government under AOC,

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Writ of habeas corpus

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Court order that demands a pubic official (such as a warden) deliver an imprisoned individual to the court and show a valid reason for that persons detention

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Bill of attainder

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Legislation that imposes punishment on a specific person/ group without a judicial trial

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Ex post facto law

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Law that punishes people for a crime that wasn’t a crime when it was commited

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Virginia plan

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James madison: strong national gov w/ 3 branches and legislature divided into two bodies (senate and house of rep)

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New Jersey Plan

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Give states equal representation in a one bodied legislature

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Great (Connecticut) Compromise

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Utilized both NJ plan and Virginia plan to provide proportional representation in the House and in the Senate

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Grand committee

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The Constitutional Convention; representatives from each of the former colonies, except Rhode Island, they helped frame the Constitution

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Bicameral

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Congress has two houses; the House of representatives and Senate

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Three fifths compromise

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three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation

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Compromise on importation

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The compromise was that imports would be taxed and exports would

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Separation of powers

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Division of a state government into branches each with separate responsibilities so powers don’t conflict with one another

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Checks and balances

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The ability of each branch to respond to the actions of other brances

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Executive branch

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Part of the government that executes the law

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Judicial branch

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Interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases

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Supremacy clause

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Establishes that federal law will generally take precedence over state law

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Amendment

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A formal revison to the U.S Constitution

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Federalist papers

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Collection of 85 articles and papers writen by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton signed by the name “Publius”

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Fed 51

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James Madison explains and defends checks and balance system in the constitution

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Faction

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A smaller group within a political party that has different ideas than the party they belong to

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Fed 10

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Federalist paper argues that a strong federal government can protect liberty

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Brutis 1

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Brutis argues that a free republic cant exist in such a large territory as the US

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Unitary system

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One central government that holds all the power

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Confederal (Confederate) system

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power is shared by a central government, local, and state gov but power is primarily to the states

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federal system

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Divides power between national and local forms of government

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13th amendment

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Abolish slavery

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14th amendment

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If you were born in the U.S, you are a U.S citizen

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15th amendment

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You cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed

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Dual Federalism (Layer cake federalism)

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power is divided between federal and state governments with the state being able to exercise power without interference from the federal goverment

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Selective incorperation

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case-by-case aproach of deciding which portions of the bill of rights apply to states

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Cooperative Federalism

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The relationship between the national and state governments that began with the New Deal.

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Grand in aid

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Grant from goverment to provide funding for public services, organizations, nonprofits, often given to states

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Fiscal Federalism

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The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system

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Categorical grants

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Federal grants that can be used only for specific purposes or “categories,” of state and local spending. They come with strings attached

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Unfunded mandates

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National laws that direct states or local governments to comply with federal rules / regulations but contain little to no federal funding to defray the cost of meeting these requirement.

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Block grants

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a grant from central government which a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.

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Revenue sharing

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the distribution of a portion of federal tax revenues to state and local governments.

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Devolution

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the transfer of power by central government to local or regional administration.

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