AP Gov Unit 1 Flashcards
the people get influence a lot of democracy
participatory democracy
a specialized group of people have power over others
elitism
groups interact to make policy in government
Pluralism
state of having no government
State of Nature
- people give up some rights to the government in exchange for protection
- people can overthrow unfair governments
Social Contract
believed that bad government > no government
Hobbes
Believed in and popularized the idea of social contract and natural rights
Locke
rights that every person is entitled to, government cannot take away;
life, liberty, and property
Natural Rights
the idea that a government’s right to rule comes from the people
Popular Sovereignty
the authority of government comes from the people
Republicanism
independent associations outside of the government’s control
Civil society groups
the structures of government (executive, legal system, Congress)
political institutions
a document that sets up the fundamental principals of the US government
Constitution
gov ruled by representatives of the people
republic
- created a union of the 13 states
- weak central government, strong state govs
- shays rebellion highlighted flaws in it
Articles of Confederation
one-house legislature
unicameral
a popular uprising against the government of Massachusetts
- angry about taxes
-highlighted the flaws in the Articles of Confederation
Shays’s Rebellion
a meeting attended by the state delegates in 1787 to fix the Articles of Confederation
Constitutional (Annapolis) Convention
the right of the people to know why they are detained by the government, and to know the charges against them
writ of habeas corpus
when legislature declares a person guilty without a trial
bills of the attainer
laws punishing people for acts committed before they were illegal
ex post facto laws
plan of government promoting the influence of bigger states, representation based on population
Virginia Plan
plan of gov where equal votes for each state
New Jersey Plan
two-house legislature
bicameral
a committee at the Constitutional Convention
GrandCommittee
