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Exam 1 Flashcards

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1
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Distinguish between different types of government by inclusiveness

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Autocracy- ruled by one person
Oligarchy- ruled by small group
Democracy- ruled by majority

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Distinguish between different types of government as evaluated by limitations on power

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Totalitarianism- gov has no limits and eliminate rivals
Authoritarianism- gov has no limits but constrained by institutions
Constitutionalism- gov are constrained by codified rules

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3
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Define politics

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Politics is how we determine “who gets what, when, and how”

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Identify the main purposes of American government

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They make, enforce, and interpret laws to protect citizens and provide services

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American Revolution- Thomas Hobbes

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Believed government is necessary to maintain order

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American Revolution- John Locke

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Believed all government is limited and all men are born free with life, liberty, and property

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American Revolution- Montesquieu

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French political theorist who advocated for separation of powers

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Key compromises for constitution

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Bicameral legislature- big and small states
Three-fifths compromise- north and south states

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American Revolution- Founding Fathers

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Washington and John Adams- war leaders
Jefferson- wrote Declaration of Independence
Madison- political leader
Thomas Paine- common sense pamphlet
Alexander Hamilton- fought and built financial system

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Political efficacy

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Citizen’s feeling that political and social change is possible

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Fundamental values of American political culture

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Liberty, equality, and democracy

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Purpose of each branch of gov

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Legislative- make laws, executive- signs/enforce laws, judicial- interpret laws

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13
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Define bicameralism

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Legislature with two branches

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Define separation of powers

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Distinct functions for each branch of government

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Differences between Articles of Confederation and Constitution

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Greater centralization of power in the national government

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Differences between Federalists and anti-federalists

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Federalists- wanted strong government
Anti-federalists- wanted weak government and a Bill of Rights

17
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Define federalism

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Power divided between central and regional

18
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Why a federation might be chosen as the best way to organize the powers of a government

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Better for diverse ethnic groupings or geographically large countries

19
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Define reserved powers and where it is in the Constitution

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10th amendment- reserved powers are those not specifically delegated to the national government or denied to the states

20
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Dual federalism

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Both federal and state have exclusive control over areas

21
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Cooperative federalism

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Expanded federal government power

22
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Regulated federalism

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Congress requires states to meet national standards

23
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New federalism

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Returns some power and flexibility to the states

24
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McColloch vs Maryland (1819)

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Congress had legal right to charter a national bank

25
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Gibbons vs Ogden (1824)

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National government controls interstate commerce

26
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Substantive vs procedural liberties

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Substantive- limits on what gov can do
Procedural- rules on how gov must act

27
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14th amendment

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Applied Bill or Rights to states

28
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Barron vs Baltimore (1833)

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Bill of Rights does not apply to state governments

29
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Plessy vs Ferguson

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Separate but equal

30
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Brown vs Board of Education

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Overturned Plessy vs Ferguson and fought discrimination

31
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Gideon vs Wainwright

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Everyone has the right to an attorney

32
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Amendments ratified to the constitution post-Civil War

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13th- abolished slavery
14th- equal protection under law
15th- voting rights for former slaves

33
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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Public accommodations could no longer be segregated

34
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Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Banned use of literacy tests as condition to vote and made it a crime to interfere with efforts to vote

35
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Essay- Describe problems of Articles of Confederation which led to Constitution

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Weak central gov and shays rebellion

36
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Essay- Compromises of constitution

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Great compromise- bicameral legislature
Three-fifths compromise- 60% of slave population when allocating seats in house of rep.

37
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Essay- separation of powers and federalism

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Separation of powers- checks and balances
Federalism- power divided between federal and states

38
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Essay- nationalization of Bill of Rights

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14th amendment applied bill of rights to states
Selective incorporation- liberties were selectively incorporated into due process clause and made applicable

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