unit 3 Flashcards
Electoral College Issues
The big states lost out because they only got one vote favor white people.
Montesquieu
3 branch of government/separation of powers
Federalism papers
papers to save the constitution bed thing.
Gerrymandering
is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create advantage for a party.
Lobbyist
a person who is employed and receives payments
Louisiana purchase
The us purchased 828,000 square miles of land west of the mississippi river for 15 million dollars
four compromises
The great compromise, the three-fifths compromises and the electoral college
constitutional principles
checks and balances, federalism limited government ,popular sovereignty republicanism and separation of power.
unitary vs federal vs confederal
territorial unit are the weakest in the countries with the unitary system, the strongest in the countries with the confederal system
excise Taxes
taxes imposed on certain good’s services and activities.
article 1
legislative branch
article 2
executive branch
article 3
judicial branch
what did hobbes believe in
institute an impartial and absolute sovereign power
what did locke believe in
all persons are endowed with natural rights to life, liberty, and property and that rulers who fail to protect those rights may be removed by the people, by force if necessary.