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City Upon a Hill Ch6
A HTG 100 Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oligarchy | A form of government where most or all political power effectively rests with a small segment of society, typically the most powerful. |
| Republican Problem | The question of how the benefits of self-government can be enjoyed without incurring its inherent problems |
| Constitutional Structure | The nature and arrangement of mechanisms in a constitution that organize the government |
| Constitutional Drift | When power in the government does not remain where it was originally placed. |
| Confederation | Defensive alliance among sovereign equals. |
| Articles of Confederation | Document outlining an alliance of sovereign, equal states in which there was a weak central governing Continental Congress. |
| State Sovereignty | When ultimate political power resides in the state rather than the federal government. |
| John Adams | Founding Father and proponent of a bicameral legislature. |
| Bicameral Legislature | A legislature in which there are two separate divisions or houses. |
| James Madison | Often called the Father of the Constitution. He co-authored The Federalist with Hamilton and Jay and helped Jefferson create the Democratic-Republican Party. |
| Virginia Plan | Plan presented during the Constitutional Convention in which each state would have proportional representation in the Congress. |
| New Jersey Plan | Plan presented during the Constitutional Convention in which each state would have equal representation in the Congress |
| The Great Compromise | Proposed by Roger Sherman, it brought together the New Jersey and Virginia Plans by having the upper congressional house representation equal by state and the lower house representation proportional by population. |
| Popular Sovereignty | The idea that power is created by and subject to the will of the people. It was the basis for Madison’s proportional representation in Congress and justification for the continuance of slavery. |
| Federalism | Dividing powers between the national and state governments. |
| Three-fifths Compromise | Part of the compromise on slavery, where 3 out of every 5 slaves were counted as part of state population for taxation and representation. |
| Auxiliary Precautions | Structure in the government to make it more difficult for power to become concentrated in any one group’s hands, seen by the Founders as a backup system to virtue. |
| Constitutional Mechanism | Parts of the constitution that help organize and control power. |
| Indirect Election | When government officials are elected by previously chosen representatives, and not directly by the people. |
| Hume’s Filter or Filters of Consent | When the people select the most virtuous representatives, who in turn select even more virtuous government officials. |
| Enumeration | The written listing of the powers of government. |
| Separation of Powers | Dividing powers of government between the three branches. |
| Checks and Balances | Bridging the separation of powers between branches of government by placing part of each power within two separate branches. |
| Counterpoise | A force, influence, or weight that counter balances another. Interest against interest. |
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