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82 Cards in this Set
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process by which a society decides how government is run and how its leaders are chosen
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Politics
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all key powers are held by the national or central government.
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Unitary government
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required of every citizen by law
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Duties
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strongly encouraged of every citizen
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Responsibilities
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the executive branch is made up of a prime minister and cabinet that are members of the legislative branch
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Parliamentary Democracy
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the basis of the U.S. economy, even though the government has always played a role in protecting and preserving
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free-market system
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a basic concept of democracy that every person is entitled to when it comes to opportunity and the judicial system
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Equality
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an individual or group claimed control over a territory and made the people with that territory submit
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Force theory
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the best way to settle differences in an American democratic system
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Compromise
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a form of government in which the authority rests with the people
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Democracy
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political power is exercised by elected representatives
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Republic
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ensures that all voices, even minority voices, are heard
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Compromise
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powers of government are equally divided between a central government and several local governments
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Federal Government
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A State can decide their own foreign and domestic policies, not subordinate to any other authority
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Sovereignty
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public policy is created firsthand by the people themselves
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Direct Democracy
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an alliance of independent states for common goals, with most of the power held in local governments
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Confederation
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First English document to establish limits on the King's power in 1215
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Magna Carta
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colonies that were largely self-governing
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Charter colonies
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believed that a system of checks and balances would help ensure that the new government would not abuse its power
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Federalists
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the first document to grant the right of subjects to petition the king
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English Bill of Rights
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part of the Declaration of Independence which lists all of the grievances against the King
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Middle Section
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concept found in all of the first state constitutions to ensure that no one person or group of people would become too powerful
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Separation of Powers
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the Article of Confederation did not have this
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Power to tax
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the colonies no longer owed their allegiance to the British Crown, because it deprived them of their rights
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Main idea of the Declaration of Independence
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limited the King's ability to act arbitrarily, his power was no longer absolute
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Magna Carta
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the first successful showing of colonial unity opposing the British government
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Stamp Act Congress
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the most important disagreement between the Virginia and New Jersey plans
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representation of the states in Congress
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saved the Constitutional Convention combining aspects of the New Jersey and Virginia plans and ensuring that the small states would be equally represented
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Connecticut Compromise
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the framers of this agreed on its broad principles, but not on specific issues
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the Constitution
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the Anti-Federalists biggest complaint about the Constitution was over the lack of this
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Bill of Rights
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in this type of colony the king names the governor as well as the advisory council (8 of the 13 colonies)
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Royal Colony
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formed for defense against the Native American tribes, it was the earliest attempt to join some of the colonies together for a common purpose
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New England Confederation
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organized to protest British colonial policies like taxation without representation
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First and Second Continental Congress
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a unicameral Congress was the only branch of government under this early American constitution
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Articles of Confederation
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event separating the First and Second Continental Congress
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the Revolutionary War
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Article I
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Legislative Branch
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Article II
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Executive Branch
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Article III
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Judicial Branch
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method of ratification for 26 of the amendments
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3/4 of state legislatures
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the main difference between and treaty and executive agreement
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Senate approval
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national and state governments share power
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Federalism
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chooses the method of ratification for an amendment proposal
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Congress
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example of how Congress informally changed the Constitution
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Federal Court System
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shows the political parties influence on the Constitution by nominating candidates for the presidency
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national convention
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Written in broad terms in order to be flexible and allow for changing times
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the Constitution
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begins with a Preamble followed by 7 articles and 27 amendments
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the Constitution
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system that allows each branch of Fed. Government to check the power of the other branches
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checks and balances
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an example of how custom and tradition have changed the Constitution
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Cabinet advises the President
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the National government is obligated to do this for the states
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protect state boundaries and legal existence
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state governments help the national government do this
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naturalization process
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declares that laws, documents, and the results of court cases of one state are valid in all other states
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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republican form of government
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representative government
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type of power used by Congress through the Elastic Clause to create what is necessary to properly exercise the expressed powers
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implied powers
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the national government has become more involved in this through grants-in-aid
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cooperative federalism
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agreements that several states can make with one another or with foreign states
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Interstate compacts
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local government is considered this in our federal system
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subunit of state government
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can only be granted by the state where the person is a legal resident to receive full faith and credit by other states
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divorce
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stipulates that no State can make unreasonable distinctions between its own and another State's residents
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Privileges and Immunities Clause
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the national governments power to coin money is
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an expressed power
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the power to tax is shared by the national government and the states
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concurrent power
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must be drafted by a territory seeking Statehood before an act of admission can be passed by Congress
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State constitution
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allows the national government to claim implied powers for itself
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Necessary and Proper Clause
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putting duties on exports is an example of an action expressly denied the
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National Government
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considered the most important measure passed by the Congress of the Articles of Confederation
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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being exempt from a liability or punishment
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immunity
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the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
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Government
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all those things government decides to do
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public policy
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the power to make laws
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legislative power
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the power to execute, enforce and administer laws
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executive power
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the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning and settle disputes
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judicial power
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exists where those who rule cannot be held responsible to the will of the people
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Dictatorship
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supreme authority rests with the majority of the people
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Democracy
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Population, Territory Sovereignty, and Government are the four characteristics of a
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State
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having the authority to decide one's own domestic and foreign policies
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Sovereignty
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God creates the state, making it sovereign. The govt. is made up of those chosen by God to rule a territory and the people must obey
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Divine Right Theory
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A population in a territory gives up as much power to a government as needed to promote the well-being of all.
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Social Contract Theory
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a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power
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Autocracy
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a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite
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Oligarchy
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Autocracies and Oligarchies are forms of a
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Dictator ship
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The power of a state resides with the central government, local government is secondary
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Unitary
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Most of the power of a state the local governments, the central government has only limited power
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Condederate
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The powers of a state are shared by the National government and its subdivisions
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Federal Government
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