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Representaive democracy

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People elect others to make political decisions for them

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Constitutional republic

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People elect members tk serve in office

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Popular consent

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People control government/ for the people by the people

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Plurality

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People identify with interest groups who compete for policy

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Pluralism

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Multiple interest groups compete for policy

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Ideology

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Peoples beliefs and values about government

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Articles of confederation

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Our first constitution described as a loose league of freidnship between the states. Only had a Legislative branch which was not able to tax, only request money from states, coin money, settle disputes among states, negotiate treaties

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Shays rebellion

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Ended the aoc because congress could not raise troops to stop rebellion. States used theor own troops to stop it

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Bicameralism

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Congress is split into two houses

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Connecticut compromise

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New jersey, equal representation (Senate), and virgina plan, population tepresentation (House)

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3/5’s compromise

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Every 3 out of 5 slaves would count towards population representation. North didnt want them to count as a full vote because they were still treated poorly.

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Federalists

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Argued for the constitution

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Anti-federalists

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Argued against the constitution

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The federalist papers

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A series of 85 essays by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton defending the constitution

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Separation of powers

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“Government ought to be seperated” Fed 51. Powers are separated to create a reliance on the other branches

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Checks and balances

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Branches can check other branches to make sure they arent becoming too powerful

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Divided government

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When the majority in comgress is a different party than the president. Often leads to gridlock

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Judicial review

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Justices interpret the consitutionality of laws and cases. Marbury V Madison

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Impeachment

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Done by the house to start the process of getting rid of an official

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Executive privilege

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President can withhold information from the piblic

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Unitary system

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All power goes to a federal government, no states

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Confederation

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A league or union

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Block grants

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Money given by government for something specific (textbooks)

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Categorical grants

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Money goven for broad purposes

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Enumerated powers

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Powers explicity states in the constitution

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Implied powers

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Powers implied to carry out duties in the constitution

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Nevessary and Proper clause

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A congressional power giving them the power to make laws on what is deemed necessary and proper to carry out duties in constitution

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Commerce clause

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Power of congress to regulate money

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Concurrent powers

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Powers shared between federal and state

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Full faith and credit clause

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Documents cross over between states

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Extradition

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States can call a fugitive back to their state

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Interstate compact

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Agreements between states like full faith and credit

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Unfunded mandate

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The hobernment requires something and doesnt give money for it

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Centralists

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Federalists, more powerful government

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Decentralists

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Anti-federalists. Weaker government

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Revenue sharing

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Federalism

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Writ of habeous corpus

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Determine if detaining an individual is lawful

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Ex post facto law

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Changing the legal consequences of an action

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Democracy

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“Power of the people”

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Democracy

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“Power of the people”

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