S1 Exam Flashcards
(121 cards)
Claimed that all men are corrupted by society at birth
Jean J. Rousseau
Virginian known as the “Father of the Constitution”
James Madison
Advocated for a government that protects life, liberty and estate
John Locke
Admired for their political experiments with direct democracy
Athenians
Claimed that all men are inherently bad and self-interested
Thomas Hobbes
Admired for their experiments with with representative government
Romans
Advocated for a government with separation of powers
Montesquieu
Virginian who wrote Virginia declaration of rights
George Mason
Constitutional provision that incorrectly addressed slavery
3/5 clause
Constitutional provision that Anti-Federalists urged for
Bill of rights
Over the last century, numerous revisionist and/or “Neo-progressive” scholars have described the founders of the U.S. Constitution Constitution as….
A) A financially motivated few who sought to personally profit from creating a new constitutional form of government
B) social elitists who wish to assert greater political control over the licentious “lower orders of society”
C) an inperfect group who is interested in preserving slavery and/or a strict social hierarchy who are inconsistent with their emphasis on preserving and protecting liberty
According to Aristotle, what three legitimate forms of government were always susceptible to perversion?
Monarchy, aristocracy, and polity
What does the acronym I S I L stand for?
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
In the 1790s, shortly after the Constitution was ratified an adopted, one elected official in Congress represented roughly how many constituents?
30,000
The enlightenment thinker who believed that humans should surrender their individual rights to a central government authority when entering into the social contract was…
Thomas Hobbes
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen were recently put on trial and convicted on numerous charges due to which of the following?
Their acceptance of inappropriate financial gifts from the CEO of the Virginia business
Which minority group in American society is presently on pace to soon surpass African-Americans as the most populous American minority group?
Latinos
Within the ongoing cultural debate over what particular values believes and/or character traits are truly “American,” all of the following represent rather tense sources of identity conflict and or controversy
Militarism, equality, religion
In ‘An Economic Interpretation of the U.S. Consitution,’ Charles Beard argued that many of the founding fathers stood ready to personally profit from the ratification of the Constitution, mainly due to what?
A desire that many of the founders had in redeeming cheaply purchased war bonds with newly issued and more stable American currency
An active federal government that supports programs for disadvantaged and/or underprivileged groups in America is most consistent with what political ideology?
Liberalism
Name problems of the American Social Security system
- baby boomed too large, won’t have enough money for futre retirees
- suspected ponzie scheme
- money being used for other things (funnel rather than holding place)
How do ‘power, authority, and legitimacy’ relate to Aristotle’s typology?
Since each of the forms of government outlined in Aristotle’s typology are subject to perversion, America tried to stop the perversion by creating a ‘power, authority, and legitimacy’ cycle that provided checks and balances for each branch of government.
How have demographics changed political campaigns?
Political candidates try to angle their campaigns towards specific demographic groups
Guarantees the right to an impartial jury trial in civil cases
7th Amendment
