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America Gov
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Government | The Institutions and procedure through which a land and its people are ruled |
| Autocracy | A form of government in which a single individual rules |
| Oligarchy | A form of government in which a small group of landowners, military officers, r wealthy merchants controls most of governing decisions. |
| Democracy | A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the government process, usually through the selection of key public officials. |
| Free Riding | Enjoying the benefits of some good or action while letting others bear the cost. |
| Politics | the conflicts and struggles over the leadership, structure, and policies of government. |
| Representative Democracy | Citizens find it convenient to elect highly motivated individuals and groups to vote for them. |
| Articles of confederation and perpetual Union | America's first written constitution. Adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777, the articles of confederation and perpetual Union were the formal basis for America's national government until 1789, when they were superseded by the Constitution. |
| Shay Rebellion | Daniel Shays led a mob of farmers, who were protesting foreclosures oh their land, in a rebellion against the state government. The state milita dispersed the mob within a few days, but the threat posed by the rebels scared congress into action |
| Virginia Plan | This plan provided for a system of representation in the national legislature based upon the population of each state or the proportion of each state's revenue contribution or both. |
| Bicameralism | The Division of a legislative body into two houses or chambers. |
| Expressed Powers | the notion that the Constitution grants to the federal government only those powers specifically named in its text |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | Article 1, Section 8, of the constitution, which enumerates the powers of congress and provides congress with the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry them out; also referred to as the elastic clause |
| Supremacy Clause | A clause of Article VI of the constitution that states that all laws passed by the national government and all treaties are the supreme laws f the land and superior to all laws adopted by any state or any subdivision |
| Separation of Powers | The division of governmental power among several institution that must cooperate in decision making |
| Federalism | The system of government in which a constitution divides power between a central government and regional government |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1791. The bill of Rights ensures certain rights and liberties to the people. |
| Check and Balances | The mechanisms through which each branch of government is able to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches. |
| The Federalist Paper | They are collectively known today, defended the principles of the Constitution and sought to dispel the fears of national authority |
| Expressed Powers | The notion that the Constitution grants to the federal government only those powers specifically named in its text |
| Implied powers | Powers derived from the necessary and proper clause of Article 1, Section 8, of the constitution. Such powers are not specifically expressed but are implied through the expansive interpretation of delegated powers |
| Pluralism | The theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government. The outcome of this competition is balance and compromise |
| Direct Demcracy | Where the people directly vote on policies. |
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