Unit 1 Chapter 4

Question 1

The legal procedures by which the government must protect the rights of the accused

Answer 1

Due process

Question 2

Embodied the democratize ideals of liberty and equality by predicting the freedom of all citizens to speak, assemble, and worship without government intrusions

Answer 2

The bill of rights

Question 3

The system used to elect the U.S. president.

Answer 3

The electoral college

Question 4

the division and distribution of governmental power into national and state levels

Answer 4

Federalism

Question 5

A principle of government that as- serts that a numerical majority of the electorate can make decisions binding upon the entire electorate

Answer 5

Majority rule

Question 6

A majority consisting of a majority of all voting citizens.

Answer 6

Popular majority

Question 7

majority of elected officials.

Answer 7

Representative majority

Question 8

society in which differing opinions and parties exist freely

Answer 8

Pluralistic society

Question 9

Government by people

Answer 9

Democracy

Question 10

Where was the first significant example of pure democracy practiced?

Answer 10

Ancient Greece

Question 11

Is the United States a democracy or a republic?

Answer 11

Both republic in structure democratic in principles

Question 12

What two major questions confronted the framers of the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 12

1) How they would incorporate demographic ideas into the new American government
2) how to make a democratic republic work over a vast territory

Question 13

What characteristic of mankind eventually destroys direct democracy?

Answer 13

Mans sinful nature

Question 14

What key policies did the founders include in the Constitution to ensure that the majority would not tyrannize the minority?

Answer 14

the division of power into 3 branches and Bill of Rights

Question 15

What two innovations were adopted in the Constitution in order to overcome the geographic limitations of a democracy?

Answer 15

selfgovernment by representation and federalism

Question 16

What is the difference between a popular majority and a representative majority?

Answer 16

popular majority is the majority of all voting citizens; representative majority is the majority of elected officials within the legislature

Question 17

four observations concerning majority rule in America that show why it has been effective.

Answer 17

it provides a better approach to governance than unanimity; it isn’t a fixed, well-defined group; it’s limited by pluralistic restricted by the Constitution; it must be accompanied by other democratic principles

Question 18

what two ways are all American citizens “equal”?

Answer 18

Equal voting rights and equal rights under the law

Question 19

What is the difference between personal and political liberty?

Answer 19

personal liberty is the right to think, associate, and speak your mind. political liberty is the right to vote, campaign, and seek office

Question 20

What are the three main conditions necessary for a successful democracy?

Answer 20

opportunity, educated society, and moral responsibility

Question 21

What dangers arise when people lack economic opportunity?

Answer 21

there is a threat of political divisions between the rich and the poor. Without a middle class, the rich and poor may clash

Question 22

What is potentially undemocratic about the welfare system in America today?

Answer 22

Many people claim welfare when they aren’t abled to work, but some are just to lazy to work

Question 23

What is the difference between universal education and civic thinking?

Answer 23

Civic thinking involves understanding political ideas and shaping our country. Universal education is to teach citizens to read and write

Question 24

How does moral responsibility help to moderate the power of the majority?

Answer 24

It provides a standard for judging the actions of the majority and implies submission for the rule of the law