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UNIT 1 Flashcards

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Past values that influenced the Founding Generation

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Believed that the Roman Republic had the best job of promoting the COMMON GOOD

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What is the Common Good?

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Doing what is BEST for SOCIETY

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Common Good Examples

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Public:
Parks
Schools
Transportation
Civil Liberties

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3 Aspects of Classical Republicanism

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Small and Uniform Communities
Citizenship and Civic Virtues
Moral Education

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Small and Uniform

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Aristotle believed small communities worked best to promote the common good. As they would help each other

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Citizenship and Civic Virtue

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Promote the Common Good

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Moral Education

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Manners

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Magna Carta

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Forced King John to sign
Right to trial
Monarchy power not absolute

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Petition of Right

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Limits the Kings power
Only imprison through lawful judgment and law of the land
Cannot impose war during time of peace

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Bill of Rights

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Freedom of rights

Prohibits standing army during peace time

USED TODAY

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Democracy

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Elected representatives

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Indirect Democracy

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Small group of people chosen to act as representatives

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Direct democracy

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Will of the people is translated by the people

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Dictatorship

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Single person holds all the power

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Article of Confederation

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First Constitution

Independence of each States

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Classical Republicanism

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Common Good

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Democracy

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U.S. is a democracy

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New Jersey Plan

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Called for equal representation of each states in congress

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Virginia Plan

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Representation based on population

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Federalist

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Strong central government and weak power in the states.
Favored the Constitution

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Anti-federalist

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Power in the states
Favored articles of confederation

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4 origins of a State

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Force
Evolutionary
Divine Right
Social Contract

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4 Characteristics of a State

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Sovereignty
Territory
Population
Government

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Popular Sovereignty

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People hold the power

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Expressed/Enumerated Powers

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Powers that are physically in the Constitution

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Implied Powers

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Not expressly stated in the Constitution but suggested by the expressed powers

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Social Contract Theory (U.S. Resembles)

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Concept that explore show the government gets its authority
We give the Gov’t taxes in turn we receive
Government provide us public works*

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Concurrent Powers

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Powers given to both the National Government and and the States
TAXES

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