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Midterm Flashcards

1
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What is a responsibility?

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Abiding respect to the core beliefs of which democracy is based on.

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4 things that make a state

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Population
Territory
Sovereignty
Government

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Characteristics of democracy

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Political authority rests with the people. The people hold the sovereign power and government is conducted only by and with the consent of the people.

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4
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Confederate Governemnt

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Run by states coming together

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5
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3 plans of government in the constitutional convention

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Virginia plan
New Jersey plan
Connecticut plan (great compromise)

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6
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Parts of the constitution

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Preamble
7 articles
27 amendments

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7
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What else is the elastic clause called

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The necessary and proper clause

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8
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Who’s who and what s what Flashcards

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Go study them

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9
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President of the congress

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John Hancock

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10
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What is article v about

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Provisions for amendments

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11
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What’s the 13th amendment about

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Slavery

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12
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What’s the 14th amendment about

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Citizen rights

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13
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What’s the 15th amendment about

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Voting rights

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14
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What’s the 18th amendment about

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Prohibiting alcohol

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What’s the 19th amendment about

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Equal rights

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16
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What’s the 21st amendment about

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Repeal 18th amendment

17
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What’s the 22nd amendment about

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Presidential laws

18
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The force theory

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A group came and took the territory by force and started a government

19
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Evolution theory

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A group evolved and settled and started a government

20
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Divine right theory

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God chose people to rule a state

21
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Social contract theory

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A group gave power to the government for the well being and created its own sovereign state

22
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Historical reason for bicameral legislature

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British parliament had it so the Americans used it

23
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Practical reason for bicameral legislature

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Created to settle the Virginia and New Jersey plan with the Connecticut plan

24
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Theoretical reason for bicameral legislature

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So that one house can “check” the other house

25
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What is a duty?

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A citizens commitment to obey the law.

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