Midterm Review 1 Flashcards
Central idea of democracy
The people can rule themselves
Direct democracy
Everyone gets a say in all matters, debates, etc
Why did Aristotle hate direct democracy?
Too much going on, possibility of mob rule, etc
Representative democracy
Representatives act on the will of the people
The USA is a ___ democracy.
Flawed
Popular Sovereignty
Government policy reflects the will of the people
Political Equality
Everyone has an equal say
Political Liberty
Freedoms necessary for democracy are provided
Amendments 1-10 are…
The Bill of Rights
Article 1 establishes…
Congress
Article 2 establishes…
Presidency
Article 3 establishes…
Supreme court
Article 5 establishes…
Amendment process
Article 7 establishes…
Ratification process
Enumerated powers of congress are in…
Article 1 Section 8
All powers given not given to congress belong to the states thanks to…
Amendment 10
Supreme law of the land established in…
Article 6
What was the final straw that led to the transition from the AOC to the Constitution?
Shays’ Rebellion
The Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan were combined to form…
The Great Compromise
Federalism
A central govt. and the states share and possess different powers
Reserved powers
Those not given to the central govt. by the Constitution
Enumerated powers
Powers given only to the central government
Categorical grant
Fed. gives money to states upon specific conditions of spending
Block grants
Fed. gives money with fewer rules on how to spend it to states
General revenue sharing
Fed. gives states money, no strings attached
American’s population growth…
Is large but slowing
In terms of diversity, America is becoming…
more diverse
Capitalism results in…
income inequality, large wealth gap
Capitalism is very…
productive, but can be unstable
Most Americans are ___ of their government
distrustful
T/F Americans are populist
T
T/F Americans are individualistic
T
Enumerated powers are ___ and are written in ___
What congress can do, article 1 section 8
Prohibited powers are ___ and are written in ___
What congress cannot do, article 1 section 9
Denied powers are ___ and are written in ___
What the states cannot do, article 1 section 10
Implied powers are ___ and are written in ___
That Congress can do whatever is necessary, necessary and proper clause (article 1 section 8 last line)
Reserved powers are ___ and are written in ___
Powers not given to congress that are reserved to the states, Amendment 10
Preemption is when…
A state ordinance blocks a local one, or a federal ordinance blocks a state one
On the topic of govt. spending, young people think…
the govt should spend more
On the topic of govt. spending, more religious people think…
the govt should spend less
On the topic of abortion, wealthier people think…
we should allow it
On the topic of gay marriage, most people…
have become more accepting
Watchdog
the role of a news organization to report on anything relating to the government to maintain democracy, even if it is negative or reveals secrets
Spin
an attempt by a political candidate to have an issue reported in terms that favor them
Self-selection
the tendency to consume news you agree with
Agenda-setting
how media outlets determine what issues people consider important
Priming
giving weight to an issue by reporting on it more
Interest group
a private org. dedicated to advance the interests of a certain group by attempting to influence people
Lobbying
effort by an interest group to influence a public official’s behavior
Inside game
attempts by lobbyists to persuade legislators
Outside game
attempts by lobbyists to persuade the people to bring pressure on legislators
PAC
Political Action Committee (entity created by an interest group to gather funds and make contributions to candidates in elections)U
Unitary system
Central govt. has complete power over its states
Concurrent powers
Shared by fed and states
Confederal system
States have complete power over central govt.
Devolution
The giving of national powers back to the states
Federalist 10
Written by Madison “Publius”, urged New Yorkers to support ratification of the constitution
Antifederalist 1
Written by “Brutus”, urged against ratification of the Constitution for fear of central govt taking over
Political socialization
How people come to have their political views
