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What is the Government supposed to do?

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Acts for the benefits of the citizens.
Has a balanced power system and good defense
Punishes bad behavior and encourages good behavior
depends on ideas of good/just/right

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How should we act in relation to government

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Submit to government
Participate when possible
As Christians, pray for government

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Thomas Hobbes: Sovereignty

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Power entrusted to a ruler who is powerful enough to keep his subjects from killing each other

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Thomas hobbes: Legacy

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Government is defined as an institution with a monopoly on legitimate use of force

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TH: Police power

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Governments authority to maintain order and safety

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John Locke:

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(1) Governments exist to protect the basic rights of individuals (life, liberty, property)
(2) Governments that don’t do this are illegitimate and can be replaced

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John Locke Legacy

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Liberalism: Government exist to protect freedoms of individuals
Constitutionalism: Governments and rulers are bound by a basic law

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Dictatorship

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Government rules without the consent or input from the governed

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Totalitarianism

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The Government seeks to control every aspect of life

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Popular Government

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The governed participate in the government

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Direct Democracy

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Voters are directly involved in every decision

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indirect democracy

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voters choose representatives to make laws and run the government

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Unitary

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Power is centralized

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Federal

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Division of powers among central, local, and state government

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Confedrate

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Weak central government, strong state governments

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Opportunity

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People must believe that democracy offers them the best chance at social and economic advancement as well security

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Education

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People must be trained in how democratic governments works at how to participate intelligently

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responsibility

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people must be willing to live with the consequences of their choices

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Majority Rule

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The side with the biggest number of votes gets to make decisions that are binding on everyone

20
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popular majority

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Of all citizens/voters

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Representative majority

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of elected representatives

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Pluralism

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differing opinions and political parties exist freely and are allowed to compete for popular supports

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Equality

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Law treats everyone the same

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Compromise

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Everyone gets some of what they want rather than nothing and another group getting everything they want

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Problems with the articles of confederation

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1: Congress could make laws, but had little money/power to enforve them
2: Congress was controlled by and was dependent on state governments

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Popular Sovereignity

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Government power is from the people

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Limited Government

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Government powers are restricted by law

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Separation of powers

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Avoids concentration/abuse of government powers in one branch

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Checks and balances

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Each branch works to prevent overreach by other branches

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federalism

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Separation of powers between national and local government

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Legislative Power

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The power to make laws

32
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LOOK AT OTHER FLASH CARDS

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33
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1st amendment

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Congress cant make laws that limit..
Religion: “Wall of separation between the church and state” comes from jeffersons letter to baptiste
Free Speech: Federal courts have ruled this doesnt protect slander (verbal defamation) libel (defamation in wiritng) endangering public safety but these are still broad protections compared to other countries

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4th amendment

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No unreasonable searches or seizures

Searches/seizures require court-issued warrant based on probable cause

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5th amendment

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Captial and other serious crimes usually involve indictment by a grand jury before trial
No double-jeopardy
No compulsion to testify against self
No deprivation of life/liberty/ property without due process

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10th amendment

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Powers not given to the federal government by the constitution belong to the states or the people
Except if constitution says they can’t have such powers
Incorporation:some constitution restrictions now apply to states and the federal government

37
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Birthright Citizenship

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included in the 14th amendment (1868) and states that everyone born in the US is a US citizen

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Equal protection clause

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included in the 14th amendment (1868) and states that everyone has the same protections under law no matter what may differentiate them

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Protection of Voting right

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included in 15th amendment and states that a citizens right to vote cannot be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or having been a slave

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Goals

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Govern the increasingly complex society

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17th amendment

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direct election of the US senators

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24th amendment

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No poll taxes- used by southern states to prevent poor (black) people from voting