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Who is John Quincy Adams
President from 1825 to 1829
What are the seeds of later American constitutional government
The Mayflower compact became this example for later settlers and revolutionaries of self government
What is the idea of America
The pilgrims committed to a system of democratic government to promote the general good of the colony but those who signed later, the declaration held that government derives its powers from the people and this violation of trust was a legitimate cause for revolution
What was individualism
The mortal, political, and ethical philosophy of life that emphasizes individual rights effort and independence.
Individualism emphasized importance of individual rights worth freedom and well-being
Idea is central to democracy
What is popular Sovereignty?
The belief that the authority and legitimacy of the government is based in the consent and authority of the individuals living with and it’s boundaries. The ultimate idea is that the power rest with the people and that the people can create alter or abolish government. It is a political extension of individualism. The system will cease to function of those individuals in the constitutional democracy do not exercise that responsibility by participating in the governing process
What is the equality of opportunity
All individuals, regardless of race gender or circumstance have the opportunity to participate in politics self government and the economy.
The meaning of the quality has changed dramatically over time and means different things to different people so equality of opportunity has been the more functional terms of the quality in life
What is freedom of religion
The belief that individuals should be allowed to pursue their economic self interest without government restrictions. A driving force for the immigrants to the United States from the mayflower is that individuals can sheep their own identities and seek new horizons in the New World. Property rights were important to American founders. American revolution was a reaction against these practices in favor of economic liberty and the view that government should have little involvement in regulating economy
What is government
The process is an institution through which binding decisions are made for a society
What are politics
The process by which decisions are made and carried out within and among nations groups and individuals
What is political science
An academic discipline that studies the theory and practice of politics and government. It is one of the social sciences that uses data and methods that overlap and anthropology economics geography history psychology and sociology
What is right reason
When an argument or idea seemed reasonable or sensible (used by the founding framers)
What is a social contract
An agreement whereby individuals voluntarily committed to establish a government that will protect the common interest of all.
Debate over human tendencies as good or evil was also important to the thinking of our republics founders (pride greed superstition injustice self interest). Citizen involvement was is an essential as well as self motivation
What is the bill of rights
What the framers prescribed as the structure of government was written in the Constitution and the protections from government became the bill of rights
What were constitutional provisions for dividing powers among the branches
Harnessing the human capacity for evil
What is American government today
We all greatly depend on the government to provide safety and security. Any problems outside of the governments reach results in the Publix loss of confidence in the government. The government also repairs the public for major disasters. Without the security and information that the government gives we face a world of anarchy.
