Unit 1- Basis Of Government

Question 1

Detail the structure of government

Answer 1

Constitution

Question 2

Life, liberty, and property, all rights guaranteed, government can’t take them away

Answer 2

Natural rights

Question 3

Proposal to create a weak national government

Answer 3

New Jersey plan

Question 4

Interest groups compete for the popular vote by promoting their policies and when conflict arises, compromise

Answer 4

Pluralist theory

Question 5

A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote

Answer 5

Representative democracy

Question 6

Constitutional authority is shared by 3 branches of government

Answer 6

Separation of powers

Question 7

Proposal to create a strong national government

Answer 7

Virginia plan

Question 8

Parts of the constitution

Answer 8

Amendments

Question 9

View that the government is dominated by appointed officials

Answer 9

Bureaucratic theory

Question 10

Those who opposed the ratification of the constitution because it gave too much power to the central government. Wanted bill of rights

Answer 10

Anti-federalists

Question 11

The first written constitution of the US. Created the confederation congress, where each state had one vote. Central government was extremely limited.

Answer 11

Articles of confederation

Question 12

First 10 amendments to the constitution, ratified in 1791, which protected basic civil rights.

Answer 12

Bill of rights

Question 13

A system where each branch of the government has the power to limit the others power if they become too dominant

Answer 13

Checks and balances

Question 14

Plan to have popularly elected house based on state population and a state-selected senate, with two members for each state.

Answer 14

Connecticut (great) compromise

Question 15

The rule of many

Answer 15

Democracy

Question 16

A government where most people participate directly

Answer 16

Direct democracy

Question 17

Persons who posses a disproportionate shape of some valued resource, like money or power

Answer 17

Elite theory

Question 18

Government authority shared by national and state government

Answer 18

Federalism

Question 19

Defended the new constitution and today still help understand the fathers original intent

Answer 19

Federalist papers

Question 20

Those who favor a stronger national government

Answer 20

Federalists

Question 21

“Who gets what, when, and how”

Answer 21

Government

Question 22

A system of government where many groups have so much strength that government is often pulled in numerous directions at the same time causing gridlock and ineffectiveness

Answer 22

Hyperpluralism

Question 23

The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional

Answer 23

Judicial review

Question 24

Belief that government is not all-powerful, government has only those powers given to it

Answer 24

Limited government

Question 25

Established judicial review

Answer 25

Marbury v. Madison

Question 26

People are the source of governments authority

Answer 26

Popular sovereignty

Question 27

Is the excuse of government power I. Doing things necessary to maintain legitimate authority and control over society

Answer 27

Public policy

Question 28

Passing something, the constitution was ratified, ratification of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 28

Ratification

Question 29

Republic, founding fathers decided this

Answer 29

Federal system

Question 30

Voluntary agreement between the government and the governed

Answer 30

Social contract

Question 31

Each slave would count as 3/5 of a person. To represent the southern states population

Answer 31

Three-fifths compromise

Question 32

Government depends on the consent of the governed

Answer 32

Traditional democratic theory

Question 33

Congress was prohibited from taxing exports front the states and from banning the slave trade for 20 years. The federal government was given the power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce.

Answer 33

Commerce and slave trade compromise

Question 34

Sent to Britain saying what they did wrong and what our new government was going to be

Answer 34

Declaration of Independence