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Hobbesian view

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government exists to maintain order

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Lockean view

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government exists to protect individual liberty and property

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Hume believed

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that government existed to provide public goods

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Thomas Jefferson believed

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the best government was one that governed least

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political culture

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the broad patterns of ideas and values about citizens and government held by the citizens of a country—-shared and handed down

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government

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the formal institutions through which a territory and its people are ruled

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politics

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conflicts and struggles over the leadership structure and policies of government

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Why do we need government?

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to provide public services (aka “public goods”) that citizens all need but probably can’t individually provide themselves—–through TAX AND REGULATE

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public goods

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-defense against foreign aggression
-maintenance of public order
-stable currency
-economic security
-enforcement rights

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autocracy

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government ruled by MONARCH/dictator—-controlled by 1 person

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oligarchy

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government ruled by a GROUP like merchants, landowners, militia, wealthy elite cough the US cough cough

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democracy

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system that permits citizens to participate in government—-ELECTS key officials

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liberal constitutional government

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a system of rule in which FORMAL and effective LIMITS are placed on government

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authoritarian

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government has NO FORMAL LIMITS but kept in check by SOCIAL INSTITUTION—church, or a university, etc.

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totalitarian

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government has NO LIMITS and will take over/ELIMINATE any groups/institutions that CHALLENGE it.

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representative democracy/republic

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citizens vote to elect officials—represent them

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direct democracy

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citizens vote directly on laws and policies

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pluralism

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pattern of struggles among interest—a condition or system in which two or more states, groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.—-also called group politics

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theocracy

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government claims to draw power from DIVINE/religious authority

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anarchy

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absence of government

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elite democracy

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limits citizens role in choosing leaders

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social contract theory

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*founded by thomas HOBBES and john LOCKE—-society is an agreement between the government and the governed

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Feudalism

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a social system based on rigid social and political hierarchy based on PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

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puritans

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a protestant religious sect that sought to reform the church of england in 16-17th centuries

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federalism
a system of government in which power is divided between a central government and regional government----USA, Germany, Switzerland, Canada
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unitary system
a centralized government system in which lower levels of government have little power independent of the national government----France
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article 1 section 8
EXPRESSED POWERS----Constitution granting specific powers to congress
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implied powers
***from necessary and proper clause----powers not explicitly granted but implied through interpretation of delegated powers
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necessary and proper clause
Article 1, Section 8----provides congress with the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers
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reserved powers
powers derived from the 10th amendment----preserves a strong role for the states in the American federal republic----brought by antifederalists
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concurrent powers
authority possessed by both state and national governments such as the power to levy taxes
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full faith and credit clause
if one state's law is against the "strong public policy" of another state that state may not be obligated to recognize it
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supremacy clause
article vi (6)----laws passed by the the national government and all treaties are the supreme law of land
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Before the French Indian War
Britain ruled American colonies with a light hand----hardly evident outside the largest towns
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Britain began taxing
because of debt from French Indian War 1754-1763----raised revenue by tariffs, duties, and other taxes on commerce
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stamp act 1765
imposed tax on printed items
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sugar act 1764
taxes sugar, molasses, and other commodities
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Boston Tea party 1773
50men dressed as Natives and threw 342 chest of tea in the harbor---british closed port in response
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Tea Act 1773
british granted east indian companies monopoly of British tea, eliminating trade with colonists---pissed people off
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1774 first convention
assembly of delegates from 12 colonies---considered annexing from Britain
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1776 second convention
appointed a committee to draft declaration of independence---thomas jefferson wrote most of it---written a year after war began
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boston massacre
march 5, 1770----british soldiers killed 5 citizens----John adams defended soldiers
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articles of confederation
America's first written constitution, written in 1777---ratified in 1781-----changed in 1789
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confederation
a government in which independent states are united for a common purpose but states still retain their sovereignty
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confederation issues
-congress couldn't tax/draft for military needs---broke and no defense -couldn't regulate commerce -government was dependent on state cooperation
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common sense
thomas paine, 1776----supported revolution---called for republic
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james madison
father of constitution----favored republic---feared pure democracu
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1st article
established legislative---congress (HOR and Senate)----military and money
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2nd article
establishes executive---president----foreign allies/relations, veto power
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article 3
judicial---supreme---determines when something is unconstitutional
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shays rebellion
1786--1787---clash between new england farmers and merchants---showed need for "republican remedy"----led to constitutional convention----newly elected legislature granted some of farmers demands 1 year later
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constitutional convention 1787
assembly of 55 delegates----wrote constitution
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the great compromise
combined virginia and new jersey plan----led to bicameral legislature----gave each state an equal number of senators regardless of population but linked representation in the House of Reps. to population
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virginia plan
suggested representation in national government be based on state population
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new jersey plan
called for equal state representatioin in the national legislature regardless of population
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federalist papers
written by john jay, james madison, and alexander hamilton-----defended the US constitution
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traditional authority
a government is a legitimate because it has always been that way----because its tradition
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rational legal authority
government is chill because of popular acceptance of system
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charismatic authority
leaders just seems like a dope dude
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legislative branch
congress (house + senate)----> makes laws
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house of representatives
based on population of state
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senate
2 from each state
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executive branch
president----> who is the Commander in chief---significant influence over branches
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judicial branch
supreme----interprets laws
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judicial review
supreme court rules if a law is constitutional----from Marbury v Madison 1803
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amendments
change to the constitution----described in article 5----2/3 of both congress house or by national convention-----> ratified by 3/4 states
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in our federal system
the executive is chosen independently of the legislative and the branches remain separate
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electoral college
the people VOTE FOR a group of ELECTORS and it is that intermediary body that elects the president
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parliamentary systems
the execute is a member of the legislature and chosen by other legislators
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exclusive powers
delegated to the national government, but not to the states
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dual federalism
the idea that state and federal governments have separate and distinct jurisdictions and responsibilities
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concurrent powers
shared by national government and the states
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division of powers
FEDERAL system----> divides power between national and state government
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cooperative federalism
the notion that its impossible for state and national governments to have separate and distinct jurisdictions and that both levels of government must work together
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centralized federalism
federal government should take leading role in setting national policy while state and local governments help implement
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contemporary federalism
is a continually renegotiated compromise
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gerrymandering
manipulating of electoral districts to serve the interest groups
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redistricting
redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representatives----happens every 10 years to show population change
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apportionment
the process, occuring after every decennial census, that allocates congressional seats among states
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caucus
When Democrats gather in the House to elect their House leaders every two years
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constituency
the residents in the area from which an official is elected
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delegate
a representative who votes according to the preferences of their constituency
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trustee
a representative who votes based on what they think is best for their constitutency
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congressional session
lasts 2 years----starts and ends on the Janurary 3rd every two years of an odd number
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congress member goals
-reelection -good public policy -career outside of house -influence within the house -private gain
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congress pay
$174,000---insurance, pension, payed vacation, and travel allowance
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kelo v london
New London, a city in Connecticut, used its eminent domain authority to seize private property to sell to private developers------- Supreme Court ruled on a 5-4 vote that the City of New London's taking of private, non-blighted property for the purpose of economic development satisfied the constitutional “public use” requirement.

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