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AP. Gov Unit 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Democracy | Government of the people, for the people, by the people, not ran by a single person |
| Direct Democracy | Greek, every citizen votes on every issue |
| Representative Democracy | People vote on representatives to vote and decide important issues for them |
| Constitutional Democracy | Government power is obtained by winning free, fair, and frequent elections. Written set of Government rules. Government power is limited |
| Constitutionalism | A Government that has Checks and Balances, Federalism, Separation of Powers, Rule of Law, and Due Process |
| Statism | A political system in which the state has substantial centralized control over social and economic affairs |
| Popular Consent | The idea that the Government is based on the will of the people |
| Majority Rule | The principle that the greater number should exercise greater power |
| Majority | More than half |
| Plurality | The most |
| Ideology | A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy |
| Theocracy | Government that is based on religion |
| Articles of Confederation | (AOC) First Constitution of the United States, considered weak because it did not give enough power to the Federal Government. (Power to tax and sustain a military). Exploited by Shay's Rebellion |
| Annapolis Convention | Meeting organized by Hamilton at a bar in Maryland to discuss the weaknesses of the AOC. Plans were made to scrap the AOC and to meet in Philadelphia to draft a new Constitution |
| Constitutional Convention | Took place in Philadelphia when our Constitution was drafted |
| Shay's Rebellion | An uprising of Revolutionary War veterans and farmers who rioted after their taxes were raised following the War. The MA militia was too weak to stop the uprising, showing the need for a national military |
| Bicameralism | 2 House Legislature |
| VA Plan | Government plan based on larger states having more representation in Congress, basis for the House of Representatives |
| NJ Plan | Government plan based on state equality in Congress, basis for the Senate |
| Connecticut Plan / Great Compromise | Combined the NJ and VA Plans to create Congress |
| 3/5 Compromise | Said every 5 slaves count as 3 citizens. Designed to prevent the south from obtaining too many pro-slavery representatives in the House. |
| Federalist | Believed in a strong Federal Government. Lead by Alexander Hamilton |
| Anti-Federalist / Democratic Republicans | Believed in a strong State Government. Lead by Thomas Jefferson |
| The Federalist | Series of essays written by the Founding Fathers pushing for the ratification, and need for the Constitution as well as a strong Federal Goverment |
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