Chapter 1-3 Test

Question 0

Direct Democracy

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A political system in which all or most citizens participate directly by either holding office or making policy.

Question 1

Democracy

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A term used to describe a political in which people are said to ruled directly or indirectly.

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Representative Government

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A political system in which leaders and representatives acquire political power by means of a competitive struggle for the peoples vote.

Question 3

Articles of confederation

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A constitution drafted by the newly independent states in 1777 and ratified in 1781. It created a weak national government that could not levy tax or regulate commerce. In 1789 it was replaced by our current constitution in order to create a stronger national government

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Constitutional Convention

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A meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the articles of confederation, which produced a totally new constitution still in use today.

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Shay’s Rebellion

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a rebellion by a group of revolutionary war soldiers and officers led by Daniel Shay that closed the courts to keep from losing their farms due to high depts. This event showed the need for a revised articles of confederation

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Great Compromise

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A compromise at the constitutional convention that combined the interests of small and large states by having large states be prominent in the house and small in the senate.

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Republic

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A form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives selected by means of popular competitive elections

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checks and balances

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The power of the legislature, executive, and judicial branches of government to bloke some acts by the other two branches.

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Federalist

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Supporters of a stronger central government who advocated ratification of the constitution. After ratification they founded a political party supporting a strong executive and Alexander Hamilton’s economic policies.

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Anti-Federalist

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Opponents of a strong central government who campaigned against ratification of the constitution in favor of a confederation of largely independent states. Antifederalists successfully marshaled public support for a federal bill of rights. After ratification, they formed a political part to support states rights

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Federalist papers

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A series of eighty-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison all using the name Publius published in New York newspapers in 1787-1788 to convince New Yorkers to adopt the newly proposed Constitution. They are classics of American constitutional and political thought.

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Writ of habeas corpus

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A Latin term meaning “you shall have the body.” A court order directing a police officer, sheriff or warden who has a person in custody to bring the prisoner before a judge and show sufficient cause for his or her detention. The writ of habeas corpus was designed to prevent illegal arrests and imprisonment.

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Bill of Rights

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A list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.

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Amendments

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Changes in , or additions to, the U.S. Constitution. Amendments are proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses and congress or by a convention called by congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures and ratified by approval of three-fourths of the states.

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Line-item veto

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The power of an executive to veto some provisions in an appropriations bill while approving others. the president does not have the right to exercise a line-item veto and must approve or reject an entire appropriations bill.

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Devolution

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The current effort to scale back the size and activities of the national government and to shift responsibility for a wide range of domestic programs from Washington to the states. Such as welfare, job training, and healthcare

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Block grants

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Grants of money from the federal government for programs in certain areas rather than for specific programs.

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Unitary system

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A system in which sovereignty is wholly in the hands of the national government. So the subnational political units are dependent on its will .

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Necessary and proper clause

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The final paragraph of article 1 section 8 of the constitution, which authorizes congress to pass all laws necessary and proper to carry out the enumerated powers.

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Nullification

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A Theory advanced by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson that the states had the right to nullify a federal law that in the states opinion, violated the constitution.

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Initiative

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A procedure allowing voters to submit a proposed law to a popular vote by obtaining by obtaining a required number of signatures.

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Referendum

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The practice of submitting a law to popular vote at election time. The law may be proposed by a voters initiative or by the legislature .

Question 23

Recall

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A procedure, in effect in over twenty states , whereby the voters can remove an elected official from office.