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Gov 1 const foundati
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Natural rights | rights ur born with |
| Natural rights key docs/required docs | Constitution, declaration of Independence |
| Natural rights philosopher | locke and Rousseau |
| Natural rights Ex | abortion take away right to life/ segregation |
| popular sovereignty | power resides for the people |
| popular sovereignty key docs/required docs | Declaration of Independence, Constitution |
| popular sovereignty philosopher | locke and Rousseau |
| popular sovereignty ex | any election |
| social contract | Governments exist because people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection of their rights |
| social contract key docs/required docs | Declaration of independence, Constitution |
| social contract philosopher | hobbs and locke |
| social contract ex | taxes going towards school and police in return for safety and education |
| Republicanism | ppl elect leaders to represent them and make laws |
| Republicanism key docs/required docs | Constitution |
| Republicanism philosopher | rousseau |
| Republicanism example | members of congress elected to represent their district and states |
| participatory democracy | citizens involved in making political decisions |
| participatory democracy key docs/required docs | Constitution |
| participatory democracy philosopher | rousseau |
| participatory democracy ex | town hall meetings |
| pluralist democracy | multiple groups competing to influence policy and get their point across |
| pluralist democracy key docs/required docs | Fed NO 10 |
| pluralist democracy example | protest/ lobbyist - ppl hired to represent a group |
| elite democracy | small groups of wealth or educated ppl make most political decisions |
| elite democracy key docs/required docs | Fed 10 |
| elite democracy philosophers | Alexander Hamilton |
| elite democracy | white land owning men |
| federalist view | ppl wanting states to be under 1 federal gov/ support the Constitution |
| federalist view key docs/required docs | all fed papers |
| federalist view philosopher | James Madison and Alexander hammilton |
| ANTI federalist view | wanted each states to govern themselves/ opposed to the constitution |
| ANTI federalist view key docs/required docs | Brutus NO 1 |
| ANTI federalist view ex | abortion "my body my choice" ppl think the gov has to much power |
| Brutus 1 | series of 16 Anti-Federalist articles opposing the constitution |
| Shay’s rebellion | Farmers in Massachusetts rebelled because of high taxes and debt. Showed that the Articles of Confederation made the national government too weak to keep order. Helped convince leaders to write a stronger Constitution |
| Articles of confederation | 1st constant The articles are weak |
| Key weakness of articles 1 | No leader |
| Key weakness of articles 2 | no national courts |
| Key weakness of articles 3 | couldnt collect taxes |
| Key weakness of articles 4 | weak army |
| Key weakness of articles 5 | couldnt control trade |
| Virginia plan | wanted representation in congress based on population (big states) |
| New Jersey plan | wanted equal representation for every state (small) |
| great compromise | combined both / house of rep=population/ senate = equal for every state |
| 3/5 compromise | slaves counted as 3/5 of a person for representation and taxes |
| The commerce and slave trade compromise | slave trade ended in 1808 |
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sophia souza
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