Chapter 1

Question 0

For government to work

Answer 0

Must have active participation by citizens

Without active participation, the govt becomes skewed because of who’s voting and who’s not

Question 1

Government

Answer 1

Authority and institutions that run society

Question 2

Who was a big believer in the idea that everyone should participate in politics

Answer 2

Jefferson; many other founding fathers believed only elite people should be able to participate

Question 3

Direct democracy

Answer 3

Like Greece
Decisions of govt made by all the people
Founders didn’t want this because they were elitists

Question 4

Examples of direct democracy

Answer 4

Intiative-laws that start with the people
Referendum-law from govt but is voted to be passed by voters
Direct primaries
Recall elections-states can kick governors out of office

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Representative democracy

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• also know as republicanism
• vote for people to make decisions on our behalf
• ruling elite–Plato
• 537 reps/300 million citizens

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Majoritarian vs Elitism

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Majoritarian-house of reps

Elitism-to begin with we were set up this way; pres and senate (this was later changed) were not directly voted for

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Constitutional democracy

Answer 7

Constitutionalism

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Constitutionalism was

Answer 8

• separation of powers
• rule of law
• federalism
• bill of rights

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Interacting values

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• natural rights-life liberty property
• liberty-self determination
• respect for the individual-not statism
• equality of opportunity-the one the us fails at the most (everyone gets education)
• popular sovereignty

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Interrelated processes

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• free and fair elections
• majority rule(must win more than 50% of votes) / plurality rule(just win more votes than other guy)
• free expression/right to assembly
• rule of law

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Rules of law

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-generality-laws should not target certain groups
•prospectively-laws should apply now and now on
•publicity
•authority- supremacy
•due process

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Political structures

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• federalism
• separation of powers
• checks and balances
• bicameralism

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Conditions conducive for democracy

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• Education-leads to more and better voters
• economic-distribution of wealth
• social-right of association

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Reinforcing cleavages

Answer 14

Keep groups separate based on something

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Cross cutting cleavage

Answer 15

Things that separate a normal unified group

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Ideological

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Democratic consensus-things all political parties agree are important

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Contributions to constitutions

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• magna carta-limited government
• petiton of rights
• English bill of rights
• social contract theory

Question 18

Shays rebellion

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• tax revolt in MA
• MA couldn’t put revolt down and the natl govt couldn’t help
• helped states realize the articles weren’t working

Question 19

Articles created a confederal system

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Had a congress but could not tax and struggled to pass laws

States had the power

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VA plan

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Bicameral
 -1 house by pop election by citizens 
 -2 house picked by house #1
Representation based on population
One executive-picked by congress

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NJ Plan

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Unicameral
Equal representation
Plural executive-picked by congress
Supremacy clause

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Connecticut Compromise

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•Bicameral
-1 house-pop. Based➡️picked by popular election
-1 house-equal rep➡️picked by states (changed by 17th amendment in 1918)
•1 executive
•Supremacy clause

Question 23

3/5 compromise

Answer 23

Slaves count as 3/5 a person

Question 24

Ratification

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Need 9/13 but wanted unanimity
NY and VA needed convincing
Federalist papers➡️Jay, Madison, Hamilton

Question 25

Bill of rights

Answer 25

12 amendments proposed and 10 were ratified