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Foundations of constitutional government Flashcards

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Philosopher: unalienable rights such as pursuit of happiness

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John Locke

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Two principles influenced by Montesquieu

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Separation of powers

checks and balances

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Philosopher believed in General will -majority rule-

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Jean Rousseau

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Institution enforces public policies

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Government

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Fundamental laws of a government

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Constitution

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Characteristics of a state

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Population, sovereignty, territory, government

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State came from free born people with content to be governed

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Social Contract theory

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One person holds all the power

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Autocracy

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Elite group of people hold government power

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Oligarchy

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Government power is held by a central agency

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Unitary democracy

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Power divided between central government and several local governments

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Federalism

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Prime minister government

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Parliamentary

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Private enterprise with government replication

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Mixed economy

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First limit to the kings power

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Magna Carta

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Derived from Magna Carta

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Rule of Law

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13 colonies divided into 3 colonies

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Royal, proprietary, Charter

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Declaration issued date

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July 4, 1776

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Author of the DOI

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Thomas Jefferson

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First attempt at structured economy

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Articles of confederation

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Virginia plan and New Jersey plan compromise

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Connecticut compromise

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10 amendments name

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Bill of Rights

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First two political parties

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Federalism and anti-federalism

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Outline of constitution

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Preamble, 7 articles, 27 amendments

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6 Principles and what they do

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  • Popular sovereignty- power with people
  • Limited gov- gov serves people
  • Seperate powers- Distributed into branches
  • Checks & balances- Restricted by each branch
  • Judicial review-Courts over gov
  • Federalism-Division of power
25
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Bill of rights reaction to

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British rule

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Checks and Balances example

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Pres. veto bill

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Informal vs. formal amendment

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Informal changes custom/tradition

-Formal is written

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First method of making the amendment

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2/3 house votes 2/3 gets ratified

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Author of bill of rights

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James Madison

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Trial by jury number

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6

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Senator serves for

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6 years

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Age for house of representatives

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25 years

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Obtaining citizenship

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Neutralization

34
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How long to patents last

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20 years

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United States economy

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Mixed economy

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Government that’s responsible for interpreting law

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Judicial

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Original number of amendments

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17

38
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Independence hall is in what city

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Philadelphia

39
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Who came up with separation of church and state

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Roger Williams

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