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AP Gov Unit 1 Flashcards

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the people get influence a lot of democracy

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participatory democracy

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a specialized group of people have power over others

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elitism

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3
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groups interact to make policy in government

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Pluralism

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state of having no government

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State of Nature

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5
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  • people give up some rights to the government in exchange for protection
  • people can overthrow unfair governments
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Social Contract

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believed that bad government > no government

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Hobbes

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Believed in and popularized the idea of social contract and natural rights

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Locke

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rights that every person is entitled to, government cannot take away;
life, liberty, and property

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Natural Rights

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

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Popular Sovereignty

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10
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the authority of government comes from the people

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Republicanism

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11
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independent associations outside of the government’s control

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Civil society groups

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the structures of government (executive, legal system, Congress)

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political institutions

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13
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a document that sets up the fundamental principals of the US government

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Constitution

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gov ruled by representatives of the people

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republic

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  • created a union of the 13 states
  • weak central government, strong state govs
  • shays rebellion highlighted flaws in it
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Articles of Confederation

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16
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one-house legislature

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unicameral

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a popular uprising against the government of Massachusetts
- angry about taxes
-highlighted the flaws in the Articles of Confederation

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Shays’s Rebellion

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a meeting attended by the state delegates in 1787 to fix the Articles of Confederation

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Constitutional (Annapolis) Convention

19
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the right of the people to know why they are detained by the government, and to know the charges against them

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writ of habeas corpus

20
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when legislature declares a person guilty without a trial

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bills of the attainer

21
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laws punishing people for acts committed before they were illegal

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ex post facto laws

22
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plan of government promoting the influence of bigger states, representation based on population

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Virginia Plan

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plan of gov where equal votes for each state

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New Jersey Plan

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two-house legislature

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bicameral

25
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a committee at the Constitutional Convention

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GrandCommittee

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