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Midterm Review Flashcards

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Why is government necessary?

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Maintain order,
protect private property
(John Locke)
provide public goods

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John Stuart Mill

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Government requires constant participation to work. It is your job to protect your rights.

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Declaration of Independence

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1776
Breaking up w/ England
Writing them to tell them what they did wrong and what America will be standing for

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Articles of Confederation

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First attempt of making a government after the breakup - 1781

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Why did the AoC fail?

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No executive branch, no judicial branch, just a congress. No power and no decisions were being made

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The Great Compromise

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Settling of the VA Plan and the NJ to create a compromise for the large states and the smaller states

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Federalist 57

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People are in charge. The people are responsible. They vote people in

Heinz 57 “I” PUT THAT SHIT ON EVERYTHING

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Federalist 62

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Two separate houses, built on purpose, not an accident
Senators are older, wiser, and have a more measured approach to govt
Senators have different legalities over delegates.

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Federalist 69

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Difference between Kings and Presidents
Defining what power is in the executive branch and what it looks like

King has lifetime rule, full charge of military, sole actor of treaties
President has term limits, needs congressional approval to issue war

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Federalist 70

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Limit the presidential term
Person needs to be executive and powerful enough to get things done, not to be passive
ONE person in office, not two

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Expressed Power

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An expressed power is something that is directly stated in the constitution.

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Implied Power

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Can be derived from the original constitution, still questioned today

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Checks on Legislative Branch

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EXECUTIVE:
Veto bills, can adjourn congress

JUDICIAL:
Can deem laws unconstitutional

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Checks on Executive Branch

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LEGISLATIVE:
Can reject treaties, impeach president, withhold funding

JUDICIAL:
Can deem executive action unconstitutional

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Checks on Judicial Branch

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LEGISLATIVE:
Can propose constitutional amendments to overrule the judicial decision

EXECUTIVE:
Executive branch appoints SCOTUS Juedges

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Checks and Balances

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Each branch of govt has certain powers that keep the others in check, introduced in Fed 51

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Federalism

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Dividing powers and functions of national + state govts, enforced by the 10th amendment

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Dual Federalism

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Nation vs. State

McCulloch v. Maryland 1818

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Cooperative Federalism

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Grants in aid used to give state governments federal support

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New Federalism

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Begins to return power back to the states

Block grants, lump sums of allocated money

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Legislative Branch

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Legislation makes the laws. They’re the most important form of govt because they’re the most connected to the people. The Leg Branch is divided into the House and the Senate which together make up the Congress.

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Executive Branch

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Enforces the law of the land. One figure head with people underneath them. President, Vice President, Cabinet members of various departments

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Judicial Branch

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Interprets the law
94 District Courts
13 Court of Appeals
1 Supreme Court

Interprets, relies on executive to carry things out

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How does a bill become a law?

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1) Introduced to congress through lobbying, etc.
2) Passed through both houses of Congress, House and Senate
3) If it didnt die in congress and it gets passed, then it goes to the President to be signed. President can veto.

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Amending the Constitution

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Article 5 of the Constitution explains how to ratify it

In order to amend the constitution, 2/3rds of both houses are required to do so

It was never meant to be easy

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Executive Order

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Made by the president

Has the force of law, but is not legislation

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Judicial Review

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The pweor of the courts to render the final decision when a conflict of Constitution interpretation arises

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Bill of Rights

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First ten amendments to the US Constitution. there were 19, but 10 were ratified initially. The intention was to protect the people from expressing themselves without government restriction

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Federalist

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A L E X A N D E R
H A M I L T O N
Group of people who were in support of ratifying the constitution to have a strong federal government

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Who were some federalists?

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Hamilton, Madison, John Jay

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Anti-federalist

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People who were against ratifying the constitution because they wanted the states to have the power.

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Who were some antifederalists?

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Patrick Henry, James Monroe

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Supremacy Clause

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America comes first in all laws and legal matters

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