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Communist Democracy (political and economic)

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Never existed. Marks hope for embracing personal freedom and collectively owned economy

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Advanced industrial democracy (political and economic)

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US. UK. Personal freedom within a free market although with some government regulation

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Totalitarian (Political and economic)

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North Korea. Soviet union. System in which absolute power is exerted over every aspect of life individual and economic

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Authoritarian capitalism (political and economic)

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China. Singapore. Government allows free market economy but highly regulated people’s behavior

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Authoritarian system (political)

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China. North Korea. Cuba. Government decides how people live their lives in impose a substantive vision

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Non-authoritarian system (political)

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USA. South Korea. Japan. Citizens get to decide how they live their lives and government rule is limited to procedural guarantees of individual rights

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Anarchy (political)

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Noreal world example. No government or man-made laws individuals are free to do as they please

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Socialism (Economic)

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North Korea. China. Soviet union. Complete government ownership and control. Economic decisions are not made by the people rather the politicians based of their judgment of what’s good for the people

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Social democracy (economic)

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Sweden. Norway. Most private ownership’s but extensive government control providing substantive guarantees and procedural guarantees a fair rules

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Substantive guarantee

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Sweden. Norway. Governments assurance of a particular outcome or result

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Laissez-fair capitalism (Economic)

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No real world example. Private ownership by the people and no government regulations

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Regulated capitalism (economic)

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USAA. UK. Private ownership and some government control individual freedom from government interference but allows government to step in and regulate the economy to guarantee individual rights and provide procedural guarantees

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Procedural Guarantees

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Government assurance that the rules will work smoothly and treat everyone fairly with no promises to a particular outcome

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Jus soli

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The right to soil if you were born in the US then you are you are a citizen

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How does a person become a US citizen?

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Jus sanguinis, Which is the right by blood or having one or both parents who are citizens of the state

Being naturalized

jus soli

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Refugees

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Refugees are citizens from a different country the end of the United States because they might face prosecution or it’s unsafe for them to stay.

Civil wars. Mass gassings.

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Conflict between US and England after the French and Indian war?

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Known as the seven-year war

England was thinking all their money to keep the French out of Florida North America. They succeeded but it left England in debt so England imposed the sugar act in the stamp act which didn’t sit well with the colonist and therefore they started to rebel they believe that they shouldn’t have to pay for a war that they didn’t partake in led to the Boston tea party in the Boston massacre

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Shays rebellion

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A different series of protest between 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collection in judgment for deaths.

Also led to the constitutional convention and articles of confederation

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Constitutional convention

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Federalists propose a new strong form of government and also introduced the Federalist papers

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Virginia plan

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Popular Sovereignty

bicameral legislator; congress represented by the population

executive branch should be chosen by Congress

LG states favored this

Choosen

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New Jersey plan

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Equal representatives, one vote per state

state sovereignty

Small state favored this

Multiperson execute but was opposed to the bicameral because it wasn’t very small states

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Who supported the ratification of the new constitution?

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The Federalists

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Who oppose the ratification of the new constitution?

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Anti-federalist

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What are the Federalist papers?

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81 papers outlined a stronger democracy. It was propaganda arguing for a new constitution

Fed 10. Arguing what government we should have, democracy

Fed 51. checks and balance, separation of power to different branches

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What’s the difference between your republic and a democracy?

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Republic. Is on a federal level we elect representatives to represent us and vote on our behalf

Democracy. On a state level we have a direct impact by going directly to the polls to vote

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How is the president elected?

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By the electoral college not by the popular vote

electoral college is determined by the number of senators and house of represenative members.

538 people

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National government influence states?

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Categorical grants.

Block grants

Unfunded mandate‘s

By not regulating them at all

Passing federal laws

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Categorical grants

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Government gives money to states and give them a suggestion on what to do with the money but the state choose what they want to do overall

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Block grants

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Government gives states money and there are no ties behind it

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Unfunded mandate

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Government Give states money and tells them they have to use it for a particular purpose if they don’t they will be fine

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Why is free speech important

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So that everybody’s voices heard

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Establishment clause

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Forbids Congress to make laws that would establish an official religion. Separation of church and state

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Maranda v. Arizona

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Was the Supreme Court case that overturned Marandas conviction for kidnapping and rape because he had not been informed of his legal rights prior to confessing for example Maranda did not know that he could ask for an attorney or remain silent during questioning

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Dread v. Stanford

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Blacks weren’t considered a US citizen therefore they didn’t have the right to vote or Sue

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Brown V Board of Education

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Landmark case that overturned separate but equal approach to public schooling

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Civil liberties

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Individual freedom the bill of rights 1- 10 amendments

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Civil rights

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Equality of groups race gender orientation

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How undemocratic is the American Constitution

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-Slavery. Original documents didn’t address it right away and waited untilhundred years later
-Suffrage. Voting rights of women’s blacks Native Americans
election of President. Our use a president should be elected by popular vote not the electoral college
-Representative of Senators. should be equal like the house of representatives otherwise some senators for small states could be more powerful than larger states
-Judicial power. Nominated by the president and confirmed by Congress argues that the people should be allowed to vote also looks at the term limits
-Election of Senator. chosen through the state legislator but changed in the 1920s

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Why is the voter ID law unconstitutional

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-Social Security. Doesn’t have a picture
passport. Half of us don’t have
Drivers license. If you don’t drive then you won’t have a drivers license. also has to do with low income
-Citizens certificate. For immigrants although will still need another form of id
-Military ID. Not everyone is in a military
-ID card. Expensive, Wisconsin(only open 5 days out of the year

All of these are partisan

Discriminatory towards black Americans student Latinos low income elderly

Argue about voting fraud which is virtually nonexistent

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Jus sanguinis

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Which is the right by blood or having one or both parents who are citizens of the state

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Federalism

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Authority is divided between different levels of government. (state, national)

compromise on those who wanted strong state government and those who preferred a stronger national government.

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Executive Branch

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Enforces the laws (President & Vice President)

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Legislative Branch

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Makes the Laws (House of Represenatives &; Senate)

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Judicial Branch

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Interprets the laws (Supreme court)

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How does each branch of the government check one another?

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No branch of the government is more powerful than the other.
Checks and balances
Ex. Senate can override a veto by the president
Ex. President elects judges
Ex. Supreme court rules executive orders unconsatutional

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Privacy in constitution?

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Your Fourth Amendment Right to Privacy. The fourth amendment to the constitution guarantees the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and is often argued as protecting our right to privacy.

But probable cause can amend this right

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