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Ideology
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core beliefs that guide thinking about the proper role of government and the citizens
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pragmatism
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The nuts-and-bolts matters of actual governance
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government
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formal structures and institutions through which binding decisions are made for citizens of...
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Civil Law
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Ex. citizens are required to pay money as a penalty for breaking a rule
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Criminal Law
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citizens who do not follow regulations must pay a monetary penalty or put in jail for a time...
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Power
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the ability to get individuals, groups, or institutions to do something
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Authority
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the recognized right for a particular individual, group, or institution to make binding decisions
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Monarchy
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a system of rule in which one person (king) possesses absolute authority over the government...
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Constitutional Monarchies
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they perform ceremonial duties but play little or no role in actually governing their country
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dictator
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gets position of power through a violent overthrow of the previous government
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Oligarchy
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small group, military leaders or elite, hold the reigns of power
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Pluralism
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# of groups in a system struggle for power
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Democracy
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political system in which all citizens have a right to play a role in shaping government action...
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liberty
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freedom from government interference with private actions
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republic
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governed by a small group of elected reps acting on behalf of the many
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representative democracy
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if reps are elected through a fair and open process in which everyone has the same opportunity...
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totalitarian regime
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leaders have no real limits on how they proceed or what they do
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authoritarian regime
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government policies are kept in check by informal limits, but leaders face no formal legal...
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constitutional government
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when there are both informal and legal limits in a system
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communism
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everyone shares goods, there are no owners and no private property, everyone is a worker
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capitalist system
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individuals rather than the government own both the means of production and the distrib of...
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French and Indian War
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In north america, began in 1754 and ended nine years later. It pitted great Britain against...
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Great Squeeze
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Parliament passed one measure after another, including a sugar act, etc...
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Acts for Trade
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additional series of moves by parliament to channel money back to the commercial class in GB.
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Coercive Acts
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Also known as the Intolerable acts and were a response the Boston Tea Party (Pg 45)
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John Locke
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Wrote some essays included the Two Treatises of Government and argued that humans had natural...
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Adam Smith
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wrote the importance of limiting government as a protection of the economic rights of the citizens
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John Adams
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Published a series of articles about Liberty, "Liberty most at all hazards be supported."
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Stamp Act Congress
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made Declaration of Rights and Grievances, a powerful statement on the rights of citizens
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Thomas Paine
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wrote a highly influential and persuasive tract promising freedom, equality, and the prospect...
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Philsophers
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Table 2.3
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Edmund Burke
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Brit of the House of Commons wrote that America was aggitated and tired of us.
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natural Rights
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individuals possess certain privileges guaranteed by virtue of being human
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Social Contract Theory
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Humans have the right to live in a state of nature, without government or laws, personal freedon
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Thomas Hobbes
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State of nature is to much war, people can give up their rights to someone for a larger good
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Shay's Rebellion
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One of the rebellions in american history that showed democracy had draw backs
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Constitutional Convention
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a meeting organized to revise the articles of confederation
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Great Compromise
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also called the Connecticut Compromise
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census
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a counting of the people in each state that is done every 10 years and is in the Constitution....
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Article 1
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the Legislative Branch
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Article 2
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The Executive Branch
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Article 3
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The Judicial Branch
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Article 4
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Guidelines for Relations between States
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Article 5
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The Amendment Process
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Article 6
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Federal-State Relations (Supremacy Clause); Oath for Officers
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Article 7
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How the Constitution will be Ratified
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Sharing of Powers
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A system of checks and balances on each between the three levels of government
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Horizontal Powers
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The powers between the different branches of the national government
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Expressed Powers
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The constitutional has clearly expressed the powers of the national government
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police powers
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states' governments were considered closest to the people and thus best able to look after...
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Bill of Rights
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1st 10 amendments enacted during the 1st session of congress in response to the original constitution...
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Federalists
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Supporters of the Constituion
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Anti-Federalists
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The opponents of the Constitution
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Federalist Papers
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Writings that were about the virtues of the Constituion
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Era of Good Feelings
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The federalists disappeared and all that was left were the republicans, misleading
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Jacksonian Democracy
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heyday of electoral participation, voting rates were highest and politics were the center of...
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