American Government College Chapter 1/2

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Representative Democracy

A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.

What is one source of legitimacy?

An excepted body of laws

What is one source of legitimacy?

Charisma

What did Madison outline?

Checks and Balances

What is one source of legitimacy?

Force

Marbury Vs. Madison

Gave judicial review to the Supreme court.

What did John Locke believe?

He believed that the government's primary role is to protect people's core rights.

Define Pluralism

Idea of many political resources available

What is an influence of the Declaration of Independence?

John Locke

The states originally had this

League of Friendship

McCulloch v. Maryland

National authority over states

What is an influence of the Declaration of Independence?

Natural Rights

Name an accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation

Northwest Ordinance- ability to turn a piece of land to state

What was the New Jersey plan?

One state, one vote

Who chooses the Prime Minister?

Parliament

Who are elites?

People with more of a resource that is consider valuable

What was the Virgina plan?

Population based voting

Who is the chief executive in a parliamentary system?

Prime Minister

United States is a....

Representative Democracy

What kind of democracy did the Framers call ours?

Republic

The Framers primary influence drafting the Constitution was?

Revising the Articles of Confederation

What is an influence of the Declaration of Independence?

Social Contract

Define Power

The ability to influence a person to do something

Who reports to Congress and the President in a Presidential system?

The bureaucracy

What is one source of legitimacy?

Tradition

Name an accomplishment of the Articles of Confederation

Treaty of Paris-first national treaty

What is Alexis de Tocqueville idea?

Tyranny of the majority.

Define politics

Who rules and what rules they have

Direct Democracy

a form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives.

Name a problem with the Articles of Confederation

congress could not demand taxation

Define Federalism?

division of power between the states and the national government

Name a problem with the Articles of Confederation.

no central authority

Name a problem with the Articles of Confederation

no national court system

Republic Democracy

people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them

Sovereignty

royal authority


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