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Midterm Flashcards

1
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The increasing interdependence of citizens and nations across the world

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Globalization

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2
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Legitimate use of force to control human behavior

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Government

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3
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Organization or agency authorized to exercise that force

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Government

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4
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Political entity’s externally recognized right to exercise final authority over its affairs

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National sovereignty

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5
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Oldest purpose of government

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Order

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6
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Belief that states should leave individuals free to follow their individual pursuits

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Liberalism

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7
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Benefits and services that benefit all citizens but are not likely to be produced voluntarily by individuals

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Public goods

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8
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Authority of a government to maintain order and safeguard citizens health, morals, safety, and welfare

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Police power

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9
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Consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of government

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Political ideology

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System of government that favors free enterprise (privately owned businesses operating without government regulation)

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Capitalism

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11
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Political ideology that is opposed to all government action except to protect

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Libertarianism

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12
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Economic doctrine that opposes any form of government intervention in business

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Laissez faire

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13
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Power to govern in hands of one individual

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Autocracy

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14
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Power concentrated in hands of a few people

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Oligarchy

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15
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unwritten rule that requires at least 4 justices to agree that a case warrants consideration before it is reviewed by the US Supreme Court

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Rule of Four

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16
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brief filed with the permission of the courts by and individual or group that is not a party to a legal action but has an interest in it

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Amicus Curiae briefs

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17
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appellate court decides to review a case at its discretion

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Writ of Certiorari

18
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“Let the decision stand”

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Stare Decisis

19
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the disagreement of a judge with a majority decision

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dissent

20
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the agreement of a judge with the Supreme Court’s majority decision, for a reason other than the majority reason

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concurrence

21
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judicial philosophy by which judges tend to defer to decisions of the elected branches of government

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judicial restraint

22
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judicial philosophy by which judges tend not to defer to decisions of the elected branches of government, resulting in the invalidation or emasculation of those decisions

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judicial activism

23
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authority of a court to hear a case before any other court does

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original jurisdiction

24
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authority of a court to hear cases that have been tried, decided, or reexamined in other courts

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appellate jurisdiction

25
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discrimination that causes no harm because it is grounded in reason

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Benign discrimination

26
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discrimination against persons or groups that works to harm and is based on animosity

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Invidious discrimination

27
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form of government in which power resides in the people and is exercised by their elected representatives

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republicanism

28
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Prohibited slavery or involuntary servitude

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Thirteenth Amendment (1865)

29
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Made freed slaves citizens

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Fourteenth Amendment (1868)

30
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voting rights

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Fifteenth Amendment (1870)

31
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northern troops were sent to ensure that southern states complied with the Civil War Amendments

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reconstruction

32
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view of democracy as being embodied in a decision-making process that involves universal participation, political equality, majority rule, and responsiveness

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procedural democracy

33
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the view that democracy is embodied in the substance of government policies rather than in the policy making procedure

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substantive democracy

34
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the division between power of a central government and a regional government

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federalism

35
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  • Federal criminal cases
  • Civil cases alleging violation of national law
  • Civil cases brought against national government
  • Civil cases between citizens of different states
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district courts

36
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  • Proceedings are public
  • Appeal based on admissibility of evidence, not guilt or innocence
  • Panel of three judges
  • Briefs
  • Decisions become basis for future cases
  • Stare decisis
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appellate court

37
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Allegiance to country and government

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supportive behavior

38
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  • Modify or reverse government policy
  • Usually based on self-interest
  • Americans demand more of local than national -government
  • Campaign contributions
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influencing behavior

39
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  • Routine behaviors
  • Voting
  • Letter writing
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conventional participation

40
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  • Uncommon behaviors
  • Sit-down strikes
  • Extreme behaviors—terrorism
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unconventional participation

41
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Voting on Policies: Progressivism/Populism

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  • Direct primary
  • Recall
  • Referendum
  • Initiative

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