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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Monarchy

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royal family, constitutional vs traditional

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Oligarchy

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elite few hold power, dictatorship

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Democracy

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citizens consent to be governed, has no control for next leader, more flexible

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Theocracy

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technically rule of God, rule by religious leader or group of religious officials who interpret god’s will

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Totalitarianism

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government controls all aspects, rule by elite that have unlimited power

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Authoritanianism

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government is strong but checked, monopoly of political power by an individual or small group that otherwise allow people to go about their private lives as they wish

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Constitutionalism

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government is restricted, power is distributed and limited by a system of laws that the rulers must obey

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Dictator

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has total control for next leader, when conditions don’t change dictatorships can last as long as democracies, may not be flexible when crisis hits

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Partisan

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steadfast conservatives, business conservatives, solid liberals

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Less partisan, less predictable

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young outsiders, hard-pressed skeptics, next generation left, faith and family

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Steadfast conservatives

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socially conservative populists

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Business conservatives

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pro-wall street, pro-immigrants, limited government

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Solid liberals

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liberal across the board

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Young outsiders

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conservative views on government, not social issues

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Hard-pressed skeptics

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financially stressed and pessimistic

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Next generation left

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young, liberal on social issues, less so on social safety net (government welfare programs etc)

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Faith and family

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racially diverse and religious

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Bystanders

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young, diverse, on the sidelines of politics

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Representative/scientific polls

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1, surveying a random samples in order to obtain statistically substantial results

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Exit poll

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conducted at polling places to test the water, already know the people voted

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Straw poll

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convenient sampling, poll of those gathered, not random

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Push polls

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conveys info vs collects public opinion

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Elements of trustworthiness (polls)

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Population, sampling and ways to reach respondents, sample and sample error

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Sampling error

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statistical error related to size of population about the sample

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Target population

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who are they trying to get information about

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Random sample

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statistically interpreted

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Analysis method

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have to ensure the representation of the sample is fair

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Weighting

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giving more weight to certain parts of populations in order to accurately represent them in the sample

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Children of Men themes

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security vs liberty tension–must give up liberties to have security (authoritarian government)
citizenship and rights of citizens vs non citizens

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Liberals

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equality and liberty
pro-government actions to promote equality (affirmative action), anti-government actions that restrict individual liberties (for flag burning)

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Populist

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equality and order
pro-government actions to promote equality (minimum wage laws), pro-government actions that impose social order (against flag burning)

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Libertarians

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liberty and freedom
anti-government actions that interfere with market (against affirmative action), anti-government actions that restrict individual liberties (for gay rights)

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Conservatives

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order and freedom
anti-government action that interfere with marker (against affirmative action), pro-government actions that impose social order (against flag burning)

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Influences

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based on experiences (whos and whats)

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Seven Year War

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tapped out British treasury

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Sugar and Stamp Act

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taxed sugars and stamps in the colonies

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Tea Act

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final straw in series of unpopular taxes, led to Boston Tea Party

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Declaratory Act

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Britain repealed the stamp act and lessened the sugar act

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Quartering Act

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required colonies to house British soldiers

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Coercive Act

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four acts established by Britain government in response to the Boston Tea Party

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Locke

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1602, natural, inherent rights must be protected, property

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Hobbes

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1630s, ability to govern lies in ourself, radical thinking

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Rousseau

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1760s, was skeptical of ability to balance between freedom and liberty, we need structure to create the balance

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Montesquieu

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1720s, separation of powers

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Values of social base

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freedom, equality, individualism, liberalism (minority opinions have protection from majority), democracy (elections to express consent), property (can own property outside of government), constitutionalism (document supersedes law, lawmakers)

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Structure of Articles of Confederation

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independent states with sovereignty, unicameral congress, no executive, rotation in office to avoid entrenched elite, needed unanimous consent for changes to articles (9 needed for other decisions)

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Unicameral congress

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could negotiate peace treaties, regulate foreign affairs, declare war, fix standards for weights, manage international affairs, borrow money

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Reasons Articles failed

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no centralized power, no way to defend, no taxes/regulations of interstate commerce

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Shay’s Rebellion

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armed uprising in Massachusetts by farmers, led by Daniel Shay

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Tensions between Articles and Constitution

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centralized powers, representation, slavery/slaves being counted in the population

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Centralized powers

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the extent to which federal government should have power, addressed by federalist/antifederalist competing

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Representation

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population vs equality, addressed by fair representation, Connecticut Compromise

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Connecticut Compromise

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Virginia Plan (representation based on population) + New Jersey Plan (representation equal to all) = bicameral congress

54
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Slavery

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Southern economy (GA, MD, NC, SC, VA) vs Northern economy led to 3/5 compromise

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Federalist

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interested in strong national government
concerned about allowing uneducated people power in governing the nation
representation–select elites
tyranny of majority (fear majority)
generally restricted national government (security, economy)

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Anti-federalist

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interest in frequent elections
more direct democracy
freedom from elites/concerned about elites power
representation--keep citizens close
tyranny of majority (fear of elites)
tightly restricted national government
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Components of a constitution

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missions, structures, processes

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Missions

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establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for common defense, promote general welfare, secure liberty

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Structures

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separating powers, checks and balances

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Senate

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impeach judicial and executive branch officials

61
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Congress

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declare war

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President

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command military, select top agency leaders, pardon federal prisoners, create treaties, fill open positions

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Courts

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hear lawsuits against federal government and between citizens of different states

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Amendment proposal

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congress or convention

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Ratification

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state legislatures or state ratifying conventions

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Federalism

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the power of the national government is limited by granting state governments their own legal and political power

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2 ways to amend the Constitution

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must be proposed by both houses or congress (2/3 must vote–3/4 must ratify) OR constitutional convention held requested by 3/4 of states

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2 reasons there are so few amendments

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difficult to ratify, interpretations of the constitution

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Components of Congress

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political parties, caucuses, committee rules, congressional staff

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