Ch 1/2 Flashcards

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1
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what are the 3 branches?

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Legislative, Judicial, Executive

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2
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what is the legislative (congress) branch?

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makes the laws

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3
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what is the judicial (judges) branch?

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interprets the laws

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4
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what is the executive (president/vice president) branch?

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executes the laws

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5
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what are the 4 political ideas?

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force, evolutionary, divine right, and social contract theory

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6
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force theory?

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1 person or group that has control over a area

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7
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evolutionary theory?

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gov developed naturally

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8
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divine right theory?

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God created the state and gave birth to a “divine right” to rule

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9
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social contract theory?

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people give state as much power

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10
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5 american concepts?

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worth of the individual, equality of all persons, majority rule/minority rights, necessity of compromise, and individual freedom

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11
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purpose of the government?

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insure, promote, and secure for a perfect union

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12
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established justice?

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law must be reasonable, fair, and impartial

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13
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insure domestic tranquility?

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peace at home

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14
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provide common defense?

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security for the US

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15
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promote general welfare?

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provided by the gov to benefit most people

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16
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secure blessings of liberty?

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protection of individual rights

17
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authoritarian?

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obey the leaders

18
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autocracy?

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1 person rules

19
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dictatorship?

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formed by group or individual

20
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totalitarian?

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forms social and economic goals

21
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political values?

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culture, liberty, equality, property

22
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virginia?

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1607 jamestown

23
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massachusetts?

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1620 plymouth

24
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charter colonies?

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connecticut and rhode island

25
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proclamation of 1763?

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no colonists past the appalachian mountains

26
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sugar act?

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high tax on sugar

27
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quartering acts?

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soldiers lived with colonists

28
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stamp act?

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tax on all public documents, newspapers, and playing cards

29
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tea act
boston tea party?

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only buy east indian tea
12/16/1773- sons of libery threw out all the tea into the harbor

30
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intolerable acts?

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boston port act, massachusetts government act, administration of justice act, quartering act, quebec act

31
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continental congress?

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1774- non importation policy of british goods
1775- turn into the continental army led by washington

32
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annapolis convention?

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1786- 12 delegates from 5 different states

33
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constitutional convention?

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1787- formed the government we use today

34
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virginia plan?

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virginia, massachusetts, pennsylvania, and new york had a larger government share

35
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new jersey plan?

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rhode island, deleware, and new jersey had the same status as the large sates

36
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great compromise?

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2-house legislatute

37
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3/5ths compromise?

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north- slaves were tax not representation
south- slaves were representation not tax
3/5 of slaves were both