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Unit One Test on chapters 2-3 Flashcards

1
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government

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organization by which society creates and enforces rules for the good of the people

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2
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politics

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how government is put into action

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3
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declaration of independence

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  • break up letter with great Britain
  • 1776
  • Philadelphia
  • adopted and approved on july 4th
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4
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john locke

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Jefferson “borrowed” heavily from him

  • life liberty property
  • social contract that the purpose of the govt. is to protect the natural rights of the citizens
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5
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American revolution was a _________ revolution

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conservative

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6
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constitution

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  • nation’s basic law
  • creates political institutions
  • allocates power within the govt
  • sets broad rules of politics
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7
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French and inidan war

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aka 7 years war

ended 1763

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8
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Thomas Jefferson

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well educated Virginia lawmaker

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these men helped draft the declaration of independence

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  • Thomas Jefferson
  • john adams
  • Benjamin franklin
  • roger Sherman
  • Robert livingston
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natural rights

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rights inherent in human beings and not dependent on the govt

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11
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consent of the governed

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idea that govt derives its authority by the sanction of the people

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12
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limited govt

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idea that certain restrictions should be placed on govt to protect the natural rights of citizens

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13
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articles of confederation

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state legislatures were key
economic concerns were the top priority
in end it was weak and ineffective

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constitutional convention

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  • summer 1787 in Philly
  • gathered to amend articles of confederation
  • biggest concern was factions
  • most delegates believed that creating a balanced govt would be key to success
  • ended up making the constitution
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15
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james madison

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father of the constitution because he was its primary author

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16
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the framers

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  • feared concentrated power
  • really didn’t want “people” to make too many decisions(remember which people counted”
  • created constitution that demanded compromise and favored the status quo
  • separation of powers creates multitude of access points
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17
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what are the six major principles of the constitution

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  1. popular sovereignty
  2. limited govt
  3. federalism
  4. separation of powers
  5. checks and balances
  6. judicial review
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LEJRANR

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Legislature
Executive
Judicial
Relationships between the states
Amending process
National supremacy
Ratify
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19
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first 10 amendments to the constitution

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bill of rights

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20
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15th amendment

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can’t discriminate right to vote based on race

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21
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17th amendment

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two senators from each state serving six year terms

22
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19th amendment

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women’s right to vote

23
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23rd amendment

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electoral college to vote for president

24
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24th amendment

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no poll tax to vote

25
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26th amendment

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18 year olds could vote

26
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political parties are a part of the ______ _______

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unwritten constitution

27
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McCulloch v Maryland

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established the concept of implied powers

28
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Gibbons v Ogden

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  • commerce clause

- congress has power to regulate any aspect of commerce that crosses state lines

29
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10th amendment

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reserved powers

30
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categorical grants

A

narrow

31
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block grants

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wide

32
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the federal system _______ our politic

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decentralizes

33
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what is dual federalism

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distinct rules between what the federal govt can do and what the states can do

34
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supremacy clause

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  • article six paragraph two in Const.

- est. that the federal constitution and federal law generally take precedence over state laws and state constitutions

35
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most informed, educated, and politically active

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political elite

36
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14th amendment

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  • all persons born in US are US citizens

- no state can deprive person of life, liberty, or property without due process under the law

37
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necessary and proper clause

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article one section eight

38
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10th amendment

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powers not delegated to the US by constitution goes to the states or the people

39
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motor voter bill

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  • 1993

- can register for drivers license and to vote at same time if 18

40
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checks and balances

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three branch system that ensures that one branch does not get too much power or become corrupt

41
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divided government

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where one party controls the executive branch and another controls the houses of the legislative branch

42
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energetic president

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when a president gets a lot of change done in his term idk

43
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justice is blind

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blind of bias and persuasion

- doesn’t matter who you are, what you look like, where you come from, etc.

44
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marble cake

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  • aka cooperative federalism

- policy where powers and assignments are shared between the states and the national government

45
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dual federalism

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both state and national govt are supreme in their own spheres

46
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party machine

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party politics

47
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access points

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the many different ways to be involved in the government

48
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amendment process

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  1. 2/3 of Congress must pass the proposed amendment

2. 3/4 of the states must ratify the amendment

49
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bureaucracy

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a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives

50
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selective incorporation

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constitutional doctrine that ensures states cannot enact laws that take away the constitutional rights of American citizens that are enshrined in the Bill of Rights
-limits states lawmaking powers

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