American Government College Chapter 1/2
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