Unit 1 Test Review Flashcards
an institution that creates and implements the policy and laws that guide the conduct of a nation and its citizens
governement
Key Functions of govt
- to protect sovereign territory
to preserve order and stability
how does laswell define politics
WHO GETS WHAT, WHEN, HOW
Why did our founding fathers meet in philadelphia in 1787
to amend the articles of confederation, but instead wrote a new constitution
What were problems the AOC had
no provsions were made for an executive branch to enforce the laws
idea that individuals possess free will and that every individual is equally endowed w/ the God- given right of self determination and ability to consent the be governed
social contract theory
has three branches of governement
federal governement
group of states, nations, or territories that are joined together by a central government that has limited powers of authority
confederate system of government
absolute central governement
unitary governement
This system gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other branches.
checks and balances
The powers of the national government are divided into three distinct branches
separation of powers
A government in which everyone, including those in authority, must obey the laws. This is common in Western culture. The U.S. constitution is a document that is an example of limiting the power of government.
limited government
a form of government in which power is divided between the federal government and the states
federalism
Strengthened federal authority and upheld the constitutionality of the bank of the United States by establishing that the state of Maryland did not have the power to tax the bank.
McCulloch v Maryland
Suit over whether New York could grant a monopoly to a ferry operating on interstate waters. The ruling reasserted that congress had the sole power to regulate interstate commerce
Gibbons v Ogden
1803: establishes judicial review as a check on legislative power
Marbury v Madison
