Chapter 1

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Direct Democracy

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A democracy in which citizens assemble to discuss and pass laws and select their officials.

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Democracy

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Government by the People

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Representative Democracy

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A democracy in which those who have governmental authority get and retain that power directly or indirectly by winning free elections in which all adult citizens are allowed to participate.

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Constitutional Democracy

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A democracy in which individuals exercise governmental power as a result of winning free and relatively frequent elections.

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Constitutionalism

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A term we apply to arrangements that require our leaders to listen, think, bargain, and explain before they make laws, in order to prevent them from abusing power.

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Statism

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A form of government based on centralized authority and control, especially over the economy.

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Popular Consent

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The idea that a just government must derive it’s powers from the consent of the people it governs.

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Majority Rule

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Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.

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Majority

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Receiving more than half of the votes.

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Plurality

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Receiving the most votes.

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Theocracy

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A form of government in which religious leaders claimed divine guidance and in which other sects were denied religious liberty.

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Articles of Confederation

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The first governing document of the confederated states.

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Annapolis Convention

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A convention held in September 1786 to consider problems of trade and navigation; attended by five states.

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Constitutional Convention

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The convention in Philadelphia, from May 25 to September 17, 1787, that debated and agreed on the Constitution of the United States.

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Shay’s Rebellion

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Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of farmers in western Massachusetts. Highlighted the need for a strong central government.

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bicameralism

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The principal of a two-house legislature.

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Virginia Plan

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A government resolution calling for a strong central government with legislature composed of two chambers to be dominated by the big states. (House)

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New Jersey Plan

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A government resolution calling for a unicameral legislature in which each state will be represented equally. (Senate)

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Connecticut Compromise

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Called for a bicameral legislature where small and big states will be represented in two houses.

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three-fifths compromise

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The compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.

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Federalists

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Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government.

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Antifederalists

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Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government generally.

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The Federalist

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Essays promoting ratification of the Constitution, published anonymously by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison in 1787 and 1788.