Unit 1: Foundations of Democracy

Question 1

Direct (Participatory) Democracy

Answer 1

Citizens vote directly for decisions

Question 2

Indirect (Representative) Government

Answer 2

Citizens vote for representatives to make decisions for them

Question 3

Natural Rights

Answer 3

Rights inherited by humans as they are born, not given by government

Question 4

Articles of Confederation

Answer 4

Created as the first frame of government with a weak central government in 1781

Question 5

Constitutional Convention

Answer 5

A convention called in 1787 to alter the Articles of Confederation and establish a new form of government

Question 6

Shays Rebellion

Answer 6

An uprising of farmers in Massachusetts that created worry that the Articles of Confederation has too weak of a central government

Question 7

Virginia Plan

Answer 7

*3 separate branches
*Bicameral legislature
*Representation based on population
*Congress would choose a national Executive and Judiciary

Question 8

New Jersey Plan

Answer 8

*Unicameral Congress
*limited ability to tax and regulated interstate trade
*Equal state representation
*Plural Executive chosen by congress

Question 9

Great Compromise

Answer 9

Defined representation and stricture each state would have under the Constitution

*Bicameral legislature
*Both houses must pass all legislation

Question 10

Three Fifths Compromise

Answer 10

Counted slaves as 3/5ths of a person in terms of state representation

Question 11

Social Contract Theory

Answer 11

People in a society agree with the government to protect them and their rights

Question 12

Federalism

Answer 12

Division of power between national government and state government

Question 13

Federalist Papers

Answer 13

A series of articles defending the Constitution

Question 14

Federalists

Answer 14

Supporters of the Constitution

Question 15

Anti Federalists

Answer 15

Opposers of the Constitution

Question 16

Checks and Balances

Answer 16

Management of limited power between branches of government

Question 17

Separation of Powers

Answer 17

Government was split up into three branches to store different powers

Question 18

Bill of Rights

Answer 18

First ten amendments of the Constitution

Question 19

Amendment

Answer 19

A change to the constitution

Question 20

Limited Government

Answer 20

The government is not all powerful, it has limitations

Question 21

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Answer 21

A court order that requires an explanation to the judge why a person is to be imprisoned to ensure the prevention of unlawful imprisonment

Question 22

Pluralism

Answer 22

A social philosophy that diverse people need to coexist and work together

Question 23

Elite Democracy

Answer 23

A democracy where rich elites or a minority group make decisions

Question 24

Judicial Review

Answer 24

The power of the court to determine government actions unconstitutional

Question 25

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 25

Government can only rule with the consent of the people

Question 26

Faction

Answer 26

A term the founders of the constitution use to refer to political parties and special political groups