Mid Term Flashcards
Communist Democracy (political and economic)
Never existed. Marks hope for embracing personal freedom and collectively owned economy
Advanced industrial democracy (political and economic)
US. UK. Personal freedom within a free market although with some government regulation
Totalitarian (Political and economic)
North Korea. Soviet union. System in which absolute power is exerted over every aspect of life individual and economic
Authoritarian capitalism (political and economic)
China. Singapore. Government allows free market economy but highly regulated people’s behavior
Authoritarian system (political)
China. North Korea. Cuba. Government decides how people live their lives in impose a substantive vision
Non-authoritarian system (political)
USA. South Korea. Japan. Citizens get to decide how they live their lives and government rule is limited to procedural guarantees of individual rights
Anarchy (political)
Noreal world example. No government or man-made laws individuals are free to do as they please
Socialism (Economic)
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
Social democracy (economic)
Sweden. Norway. Most private ownership’s but extensive government control providing substantive guarantees and procedural guarantees a fair rules
Substantive guarantee
Sweden. Norway. Governments assurance of a particular outcome or result
Laissez-fair capitalism (Economic)
No real world example. Private ownership by the people and no government regulations
Regulated capitalism (economic)
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
Procedural Guarantees
Government assurance that the rules will work smoothly and treat everyone fairly with no promises to a particular outcome
Jus soli
The right to soil if you were born in the US then you are you are a citizen
How does a person become a US citizen?
Jus sanguinis, Which is the right by blood or having one or both parents who are citizens of the state
Being naturalized
jus soli
Refugees
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.
Conflict between US and England after the French and Indian war?
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
Shays rebellion
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
Constitutional convention
Federalists propose a new strong form of government and also introduced the Federalist papers
Virginia plan
Popular Sovereignty
bicameral legislator; congress represented by the population
executive branch should be chosen by Congress
LG states favored this
Choosen
New Jersey plan
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
Who supported the ratification of the new constitution?
The Federalists
Who oppose the ratification of the new constitution?
Anti-federalist
What are the Federalist papers?
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
What’s the difference between your republic and a democracy?
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
How is the president elected?
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
National government influence states?
Categorical grants.
Block grants
Unfunded mandate‘s
By not regulating them at all
Passing federal laws
Categorical grants
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
Block grants
Government gives states money and there are no ties behind it
Unfunded mandate
Government Give states money and tells them they have to use it for a particular purpose if they don’t they will be fine
Why is free speech important
So that everybody’s voices heard
Establishment clause
Forbids Congress to make laws that would establish an official religion. Separation of church and state
Maranda v. Arizona
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
Dread v. Stanford
Blacks weren’t considered a US citizen therefore they didn’t have the right to vote or Sue
Brown V Board of Education
Landmark case that overturned separate but equal approach to public schooling
Civil liberties
Individual freedom the bill of rights 1- 10 amendments
Civil rights
Equality of groups race gender orientation
How undemocratic is the American Constitution
-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
Why is the voter ID law unconstitutional
-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
Jus sanguinis
Which is the right by blood or having one or both parents who are citizens of the state
Federalism
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.
Executive Branch
Enforces the laws (President & Vice President)
Legislative Branch
Makes the Laws (House of Represenatives &; Senate)
Judicial Branch
Interprets the laws (Supreme court)
How does each branch of the government check one another?
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
Privacy in constitution?
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
