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PoliSci Exam 1 Flashcards

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What are 5 forms of government

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Anarchy
Aristocracy
Oligarchy
Tyranny
Republic
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What is anarchy?

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Anarchy is a type of society that lives without rules, without a leader and without a government. Everyone governs themselves

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What is aristocracy?

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Aristocracy is rule by an elite. Such as the Brittish monarchy

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What is an oligarchy?

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An oligarchy is rule by an elite where that elite is making decisions to benefit that elite

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What is a tyrany?

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Rule by one. Usually always supported by a military

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What is a republic?

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Population elects agents to represent it

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What does deomcracy mean?

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Rule by the people

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What are two important models of democracy?

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Liberal and Direct Democracy

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Describe direct democracy?

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Everyone (who is considered a person) votes for himself for something he wants. Open assembly.

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What is so attractive about direct democracy?

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Citizen Participation

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What are some problems with direct democracy?

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too many people could lead to disorder

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What is meant by a “restrictive definition of personhood”? Why is that important to explain?

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Idea that not all humans can be considered a person.

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Describe a representative democracy?

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People elect officials to represent them

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What is another name for representative democracy?

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Liberal democracy

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What three traits define a liberal democracy?

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1) Popular Sovereingnty
2) Political Equality
3) Political Liberty

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What does Popular Sovereignty mean?

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In a democracy, ordinary people rule themselves. This means that the people are the ultimate source of authority and the gov’t does the people’s bidding, open and free elections

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What does Political Equality mean?

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Equality before the law and equality in voting. Each person carries the same weight in voting.

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What does Political Liberty mean?

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Freedom and choice

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What is the problem with Pop Sov?

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not everyone wants the same thing
some ordinary people are not well-informed
propoganda sways
campaigns get bankrolled
too much Party Politics
20
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What is the problem with Political Equality?

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concerns not always equal
disinfranchised voters
diff background=not “born equal”

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What is the problem with Political Liberty?

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privacy being violated?

22
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What is a cosmopolitan?

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society that is diverse in an urban setting

23
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What does egalitarian mean?

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equal

24
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Describe colonial America? Was it egalitarian? What does the “habit of local self-government” mean?

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Colonial America was far from the centers of civilization (euro). Overall the colonies were self-sustaining and created their own government institutions. This is what is meant by local self-govt. Although they were pretty much their own thing, they still reported to the Crown. It was not egalitarian, but still much better than the aristocracy in Britt

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How did the American Revolution start? Why?

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The American Rev didn’t start as a radical movement. Initially the colonists wanted to return to the status quo before all the crazy taxes and tarriffs Britt imposed on America. These were called the “intollerable acts” Eventually rich white guys got upset and it excalated to the point of independence. The idea of indep was initiallized by intellects like Thomas Paine and popularized by his book, Common Sense.

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Who were the Revolutionary Intellects?

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People (men) who developed the mind set and popularized ideas of independence (Thomas Paine)

27
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What happened on July 4th 1776?

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Declaration of Independence was written

28
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Why is the Dec of Inde considered a “revolutionary document”?

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1) created during a revolution

2) It was something radically different than anything the world had seen before

29
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How was the Dec of Inde so radically different than anything ever before? (4 reasons)

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1) Declared that a govt should be established by the will of the people of the nation
2) Declared that humans pocessed rights that could not be taken away
3) Govt elected by the people
4) If a govt fails the ppl, the ppl can reject it

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What are 3 traits of a Republican Model/ Liberal Democracy?

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1) Limited Govt
2) Based on popular consent
3) Protection against tyrrany and abuse of power

31
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How is the Dec of Inde contradictory

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the idea of personhood

32
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What was the US’s first constitution

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The Articles of Confederation

33
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What is a constitution

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rule book for the government

34
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What was the 1st Constitutional Convention?

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1777: Group of intellectuals gathered to created the AOC

35
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What is a confederation?

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A LOOSE nebulus of states that form for some sort of purpose wherein the states are virtually independent from each other and function alone

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How long did the AOC last? Why? What happened?

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The AOC only lasted 10years because it was very flawed. One main critism is that it was too decentralized. Eventhough the goal was to make sure tyranny never happened, the total opposite doesn’t work either. no overaching authority. no common currency. the states created laws that contradicted each others’

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When was the 2nd Constitutional Convention and what happened there?

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Summer 1787. Intellectuals gathered to contstuct a new const to replace the AOC

38
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Why were there so many undemocratic aspects of the constitution?

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The Framers’ knowledge of the world was limited to their life experiences. Limited imagination-they couldn’t ever imagine what the US would look like 20 years down the line let alone 200 years. They couldnt forsee the future

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What are the 6 Key Ideas in the US Constitution?

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1) The constitution rejects a monarchy
2) The constitution is SECULAR, meaning since it was made by the people, it can have flaws and can be changed. It’s not set in stone by a divinity
3) The constitution creates limits on the govt
4) Individual Rights. Peopl ehave rights that cannot be taken away
5) Power doesn’t have to be absolute
6) Size doesn’t matter

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What is federalism?

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shared power between the state and fed govts

41
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Descibe some of the undemocratic elements of the US Constitution?

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Slavery
Representation in the Senate
3/5 Compromise
Electoral College

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