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SYDNEYDEANUSGOVMID
vocabulary review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| republicanisM | citizens elect leaders for a limited amount of time the leaders job is to make executive laws in public interest |
| limited government | government kept under control by checks, balances, laws, and separation of powers |
| grand committee | a group of elected representatives/delegates at a convention |
| representative republic | a collection of sovereign states gathered for the national interest needs and national defense |
| declaration of independence | the proclamation made by the second american continental congress on July 4 1776 which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 colonies from great britain |
| natural law | the law of god that is acknowledged through reason |
| us constitution | document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the us is governed |
| popular sovereignty | a doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people. |
| representative republic | a form of democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives; |
| anti federalist | a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. |
| federalists | a member or supporter of the Federalist Party. |
| elite democracy | The theory posits that a small minority, consisting of members of the economic elite and policy-planning networks, holds the most power—and that this power is independent of democratic elections. |
| interest group | A collection of people who share a common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends |
| initiative | Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters. |
| participatory democracy | a model of democracy in which citizens have the power to decide directly on policy and politicians are responsible for implementing those policy decisions. |
| pluralist democracy | describes a political system where there is more than one center of power. |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote |
| representative democracy | government is elected by citizens |
| brutus I | argued that federal power was bad and that the Constitution gives too much power to the federal government. |
| faction | political party |
| federalists 10 | a strong federal government can protect liberty because it guards against the dangers of control by a narrow interest |
| articles of confederation | the agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America |
| Shays rebellion | a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts |
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