Government Flashcards
Define government
Organization or structure through which decisions made in the political process are carried out
Define a nationstate
And organize part of the greater society of man which occupies a G a graphically to find portion of the earth
What is the role of values in the making political decisions
Values have a big role political decisions
The bible
A book of a fiction
An important Guide and life as it benefits you
View that Christians have that it was written by God and set the value so which this nation was founded on
What is the relationship of the political process to government actions
A public policy that we have is that everyone pays taxes
What did Plato and Aristotle suggest about good government that is now part of the United States Constitution
A good government protects the people and a bad government has no law and make them up as I go
What are the differences between autocracies and constitutional democracy
In autocracy has no honor in the rule of law it is a one party rule and has no changes in a democracy it honors it honor rule of law and make changes slowly
How is an authoritarian and a totalitarian government different
And authoritarian government limits their power to government control in a limited impact of ordinary citizens a totalitarianism government itself people how they will live all personal activities or watch they have no rights and they’re constantly spied on
How are a total Terrian and government and authoritarian government similar
His cat casually one person committee and power no restraint by the rule of law and no guarantee you civil liberties or civil rights
Great Britain has a cabinet system in the United States has a democracy how do these two types of democracies differ in their operation
And a parliamentary system the majority power wind and there are no checks and balances no one to veto in a presidential system to protect our freedom has no immediate changes
What is a unitary government
It’s a weatherstripping power I was all power is held in national capital organize from the top down
What is a federal government
Two levels of government in which each level has sovereignty over different policy matters and geographic areas
What is the confederate system
The polar opposite of a unitary system all power is held in local state
What is a Marxist socialism
Socialism owns violent revolution totalitarian government doesn’t generate wealth
What is a democratic socialism
Government owns almost all big business corporate government bought
Democratic welfare state
Keep wealth generating advantages with social safety net and modern Taxes
Individual capitalism
Free-market capitalism let the laws of supply and demand a term in wages and prices family support
Anarchy
Voluntary association
Where do Democrats and Republicans fit in
Democrats fit in with the marsh of government a democratic welfare and democratic socialism Republicans fit in an individual capitalism and anarchy
What major issue divides Republican and Democratic parties in America
Social freedom and social order
What historical events produce constitutional democracy in the west
The Roman Republic that came up with everyone has the right that the government should respect, federalism – if a peasant Gaylann they will be protected
On what assumptions about mankind does democracy depend
A man has his dignity and worth both men and women are equal the best governments honor the rule of law and majority vote is the way decisions are made
List four factors that make it possible for democracy to survive and prosper
The rule of law, government is limited by a basic law, Constitution, people are able to change leaders through government voting, their guarantee of civil liberties and civil rights
How does majority will rule be limited to protect the rights of political minorities for it to work (democ act)
All people have dignity and worth because they are all created by God, all good government should be written law, men &women are rational people and are capable of self government natural law come down from God, if the first five archers a decision should be made by majority rules
What compromise most the people in power make with the people who are out of power for democracy to work
Requit honest elections, opposing political parties, government by open debate, the guarantee of minority rights, division of power between branches ownership of private property republican virtue
What is republican virtue
An old idea when people do the right thing regardless of political consequences
How did public officials act when they have this virtue
They are honest
How do American people impact republic republican virtue
Americans don’t award Republicans for being honest
Describe the structure of the colonial government and English colonies
Legislative branch and all original 13 colonies America and Americans had no representation far Parliament,
What political and intellectual ideas are reflected in the Declaration of Independence
The ideas were not original King George the third had violated the contract with American people appeal to people who hated Parliament and wanted to get support from France
What was the articles of Confederation
The writers left sovereign powers in the hands of the states
Why did the writters is create such a weak document of national government what where is key flaws
Congress has very limited authority, no power over trade or commerce, states broke down due to economic depression.
How does the Constitution of 1787 alter the national government
delegates from every state should be elected to come and revise the articles of Confederation
What was the great compromise and its role in saving the convention
Senate retained the principle of equality, state sentence would be elected by state, people of State able to elect they representation, house of representatives larger states would have more delegates
What was the Virginia
Per the Virginia plan proposed three branches of government small states did not like the Virginia plan they let the old articles of Confederation and believe that larger states would not be fair and run everything and they would have more more power than small states
New Jersey plan
Keep one house Congress wanted a Supreme Court to decide conflict
Why did the founding fathers allow slavery to exist in the new constitution
Georgia and South Carolina or four slavery and if it was abolished they were not going to be a part of the state so they didn’t abolish slavery to have 13 states not 11
Why was the electoral college compromise written
Debate about how to elect president of the United States, Philadelphia you was for the one with the most money, James Wilson believe that the power was being transferred from the national governmentand believe that the people have the power to elect a president, there was a fear that the citizens had a good knowledge of what was going on
What did beard and Sloan claim about the compromise
Beard believe that America favor the wealthy he wanted to show that the Constitution protected the wealthy and wanted to hurt the poor
What did anti-Federalist opposed ratification
Powers given to the president was too much like a king, the states were losing too much sovereign power, no seven Bill of Rights
How did the Federalist answer their objections
They wrote Federalist papers Massachusetts of Virginia was a rip a religious issue Freeman religion
Why did Charles a big play in the Constitution was written for economic reasons
At the cosmetician favored the wealthy
What is storable eight evidence found by scholars through beers ideas to be incorrect
Found that the evidence was faulty it was wrong
Five key features of the Constitution
Created a republican form of government, federalism, flexibility, elections are held by the state, system of separation of powers,
What is the purpose of the necessary and proper clause
Enables Congress to pass additional laws that they will lead to be necessary it is found in article 1 section A clause 18
Article one
Legislative and outlined legislative process
Article to
The executive branch
Article 3
The Judiciary branch Congress can determine power to declare punishment of treason
Article for
Deals with the states to honor all court rulings in other states no steak and refused to give privilege of immunity to other states
What does the September see clause declare about the national government relationship to the state government
Laws of the US Shelby the supreme law of the land gave every school to integrate them Shelby been there by anything in the Constitution of laws
Define politics
The process of seeking and using power
Defined the amendment process
All amendments have been proposed by two thirds vote of the house and two thirds vote of the Senate, ratification state legislative and three fourths of the states have to vote to approve or ratify an amendment,The repeal of promulgation the 18th amendment
What is the Bill of rights
Civil liberties found in the first amendment
For civil liberties found in the first minute
Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, right to assemble protest
What three amendments were added to as a result of the Civil War
The third 13th the 14th and the 15th
What was the original purpose of the 14th amendment and how was it used
Define who is and who isn’t a citizen to extend Bill of Rights.It was used to selectively apply each bill of rights of the states said Bill of Rights only applied to the federal government
What does the 27th amendment prohibits
No longer in compensation for the services of the senators and representatives shall take a fake until infection representative shall be intervened
What is the difference between civil liberties and civil rights
Civil liberties prohibits the government from doing things to you or me
Civil rights say what government must do to help you
What processes Supreme Court begin in the case Chicago being Q Riveroad be Chicago it’s Nathan
Xselective incorporation of bill of rights
Why did the Supreme Court allow antiwar speed during the Vietnam
Supreme Court ruled the antiwar speech was okay because were was not declared
What is the difference between liable and slander
Liable is a written statement that is false and made to harm others reputation
Slander is a verbal statement that was false to harm others habitation
Liberal proofer ordinary citizens
What is malice
Printing something falls they don’t try to validate any leads
What did the court rule about the Internet and obscenity 1997
Court ruled in adult obscenity on the Internet is constitutional if limited obscenity it would interfere with the first amendment constitutional under freedom of press .
Prior restraint
The US security of people are allowed to block viewers of any present danger
What did the court rule about Pentagon papers
Who threw the Vietnam War that with national security Vietnam a man violated his out of office and gave these papers the printing press
And what other ways has a court ruled to limit freedom of press
Lose the right to grant as wanted subjected to censorship, juvenile identity is protected it is protected my public record
What do the establishment in free exercise clause of the First Amendment mean
The government of the US must be neutral in regard of religion regardless of religion they have the same rights and politics.
Free exercise clause – right to do what they wish with the religion as long as values don’t violate the constitution
When do these clock conflict public school student right
Public schools are public property and limit freedom of religion and high school by Supreme Court
When can students pray
Food is in Paris anytime only if they are disturbing the teachers
When can students read a Bible
They can read the Bible on their own time
When can students attend about
Reading groups as long as other groups are also meeting on school grounds
Why do rights of the students and teachers differ
Because teachers are government employees
What did the Supreme Court rule in 1973 row versus Wade
Whether the state of Texas could prohibit abortions Supreme Court ruled a woman has a right to abortion and anytime and her pregnancy
When does life begin under this court ruling
Life begins when the baby is born
What could individual to do to reduce the demand of abortion
Think before they bring a life into the world, a mini charges believe that any kind of birth control it’s okay or natural birth control is Morraly okay
What does the fourth amendment prohibits
Unreasonable search and seizures searches from people and their positions without warrants and probable cause is not allowed
What does the exclusionary rule from the map case exclude from trial
Gave the search warrant in the view of a later court is deemed to be a violation of the fourth amendment for review by the broom court to determine if search was unconstitutional because it was not in the ward therefore it is not used
What is a good faith exception created by Leon case
Issue watch together evidence but what they found was not on the warrant based upon an informant there was no probable cause because employment was not reliable the the warrant was incorrect the police did not know and was acting in good faith
How did the Court apply the fifth and sixth amendment to the following cases
The Gideon denied him a lawyer even if you couldn’t afford it
Maranda and if you question the suspect without informing him of his Lorandon right then any evidence of admissible
Escobita question a substance without telling him he had a right to a lawyer the evidence receive them in with admits because of his lack of lawyer help
What does the second amendment guarantee citizen
Guarantee the citizens have the right to bear arms
What did Madison and the founding fathers believed the best of him it was necessary for republic
They believe that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely they were concerned that the national government was so much Neupauer would one day be a threat to the states
