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Gov. Chapter 3 Test Flashcards

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a system in which the people participate

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popular government

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pure democracy, government in which the people directly affect a government’s policies and actions

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direct democracy

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representative democracy, the people elect their peers to operate the government on their behalf

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indirect democracy

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state in which the supreme power rests in the people and their elected representatives or officers

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republic

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the government acts without the people’s consent or input

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dictatorship

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complete power over every aspect of the peoples life

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totalitarianism

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rule by one person with supreme authority

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autocracy

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an elite group rules

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oligarchy

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absence of government; a state of lawlessness due to the absence or ineffiency of the supreme power

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anarchy

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government power resides in the central government, but unlike a dictatorship, it receives all its power from the people

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unitary system

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divides a nations power among national, regional. and local governments

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federalism

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the regional government retain supremacy and delegate few tasks to the national government

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confederate government

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people directly elect the president, the head of the executive branch, independently of the legeslative branch

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presidential system

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the legislative and executive branch are inseperablely linked

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parliamentary system

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powers given to the national government by the Constitution that define the limits of its authority

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delegated powers

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legislative branch divided into 2 houses

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Congress

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lower house of Congress

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House of Representatives

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the higher house of Congress

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Senate

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chief executive officer and head of the executive branch

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president

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the highest court of the land, the final judge for all questions concerning US laws

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Supreme Court

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a legislative branch divided into 2 separate houses

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bicameral

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a legislature made up of only 1 house

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unicameral

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chief officer of the executive branch of the state

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governor

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a political subdivision of a county

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township

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districts, independent of the city and county, especially established to provide government functions on the local level

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special districts

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process by which a state establishes a city as a legal government body by giving it a charter establishing the parameters in which it can operate

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incorporation

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gives the city a name and serves as it constitution

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charter

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Benefits of the presidential system

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president accountable to the people

executive branch operates separately from the legislative branch

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drawbacks of the presidential system

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inefficiency (gridlocks)

differences in policies between branches

30
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Why did America’s founders choose the federal system of government?

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The chose the federal system because it works well in countries who have different goals and needs all throughout it. It also works well because it divides national and regional government

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Why would direct democracy not be appropriate for the US?

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a direct democracy would not work because it would be impossible for every single person to vote and some people chose not to vote.

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1st government tried

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Articles of Confederation

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contains congress

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Legislative branch

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Contains the president

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Executive Branch

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Interprets the laws

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Judiciary branch

36
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What was different in the original Constitution?

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only the House of Representatives were directly elected

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1st Ten Amendments

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Bill of Rights

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Citizenship; every citizen of the US enjoys the rights and privileges of citizenship

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14th Amendment

39
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African American voting rights

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15th Amendment

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Women’s suffrage

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19th Amendment

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No poll tax

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24th Amendment

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Voting age lowered to 18

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26th Amendment

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How is the president elected?

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electoral college

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10th Amendment; all powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited belong to the state or people; responsibility and power to the police, to educate, to make land-use laws, and to require licensing for professionals

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Reserved State Powers

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may not coin money or enter into any binding agreements with other states or nations, may not raise and sustain an army or navy during times of peace, nor may they lay duties or levies on imports or exports, prohibits states from passing laws that would violate the privildeges of US citizens

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Prohibited State Powers

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How to Become a State

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787 required state to have a minimum pop. of 60,000 people and that its government and constitution be a republican in nature. lawmakers had to petition to US for admission. If Congress approved, it would issue an order (enabling act) directing the state lawmakers write a constitution for the proposed state which would then be put before a popular vote. If approved the lawmakers present it to Congress for consideration, if approved it would pass an act of admission organizing the area into a state then all they needed was president’s signature

47
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A presidential veto may be overridden by a ____ vote of both houses of Congress

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2/3

48
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5 principles stated in the Preamble

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  1. liberty
  2. justice
  3. tranquility
  4. defense
  5. welfare
49
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4 Supreme Court Justices

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  1. Roberts
  2. Kennedy
  3. Thomas
  4. Scalia

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