Stupid Ass Unit One

Question 0

What are citizens.

Answer 0

By law, citizens are members of the political community who by nature of being born in a particular nation (or becoming nationalized) are entitled to all freedoms provided by the gov’t.

Question 1

What is government.

Answer 1

Government is made up of individuals and institutions, it is the vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of states are conducted.

Question 2

Monarchy.

Answer 2

Rejected by the framers. The rule of one person in the interest of all their subjects.

Question 3

Totalitarianism.

Answer 3

Contrasting to a monarchy. One leader excersizes total and unlimited power. Individuals have no rights or liberties. Generally with religion and ideology.

Question 4

Oligarchy.

Answer 4

Participation in the gov’t is limited and determined by possession of wealth, social status, military status, or personal achievement.

Question 5

Social contract.

Answer 5

Agreement between the people and their gov’t signifying their consent to be governed.

Question 6

Political culture.

Answer 6

Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how a gov’t should operate.

Question 7

Personal liberty

Answer 7

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Question 8

Political ideology

Answer 8

The coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of gov’t held by groups and individuals.

Question 9

Conservatives

Answer 9

Political faction in which the members are the defenders of the status quo who, when change becomes necessary in tested institutions or practices, prefers that it come slowly, and in moderation.

Question 10

Liberals

Answer 10

Currently those who believe in more gov’t action to meet individual needs. Originally one who resisted gov’t encroachments on individual liberties.

Question 11

Libertarians

Answer 11

They believe in the evils of big government and stress that gov’t should not involve itself in the plight of the people or attempt to remedy social ills.

Question 12

Conservative vs. liberal views on gov’t and economy

Answer 12

Conservative= less active gov’t

Liberal= more active gov’t

Question 13

Mercantilism

Answer 13

An economic theory designed to increase a nations wealth through the development of commercial industry and a favorable balance of trade.

Question 14

Stamp act congress

Answer 14

This gathering was the first official meeting of the colonies and the first step toward a United nation.

Question 15

Committee of correspondence

Answer 15

Created to articulate ideas and keep communications open through the colonies.

Question 16

1st continental congress

Answer 16

Fifty six representatives from the colonies (except Georgia) who met on October 26, 1774.

Question 17

2nd continental congress

Answer 17

Adopted the olive branch petition and asked the king to end all hostilities. The king refused.

Question 18

Confederation

Answer 18

Type of gov’t where the nat. Gov’t derives its powers from the states ; a league of independent states.

Question 19

Declaration of Independence

Answer 19

Document drafted by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 that proclaimed the rights of the American Colonies to separate from Great Britain.

Question 20

Articles of Confederation

Answer 20

The compact among the thirteen original states that was the basis of their gov’t, written in 1776, the articles were not ratified by all of the states until 1781.

Question 21

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 21

A 1786 rebellion in which an army of 1,500 disgruntled and angry farmers led by Daniel Shays marched to Springfield, Ma.

Question 22

Federalist no.51

Answer 22

Madison highlighted the unique structure of gov’t powers created by the framers.

Question 23

Federal system

Answer 23

System of gov’t where the national gov’t and state gov’t derive all authority from the people.

Question 24

Unitary system

Answer 24

System of gov’t where the local and regional governments derive all authority from a strong national gov’t.

Question 25

Enumerated powers

Answer 25

also known as delegated powers
Powers granted to congress under Article 1, section 8, of the constitution; these powers include taxation, coinage of money, regulation of commerce, and authority to provide for a national defense.

Question 26

Necessary and proper clause

Answer 26

Final paragraph of article 1, section 8, of the U.S constitution, which gives congress the authority to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the enumerated powers

Question 27

Supremacy clause

Answer 27

Portion of article 6 in the U.S constitution mandating that national law is supreme to all the other laws passed by the states or by any other subdivision of gov’t.

Question 28

Bill of Attainder

Answer 28

A law declaring an act illegal without judicial trial.

Question 29

New Federalism

Answer 29

Federal/state relationship proposed by reagan administration during the 1980’s; hallmark is returning administrative powers to the state gov.