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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| consequences of articles of confederation | weak national government that caused economic downfall, political instability, and led to drafting the U.S. constitution |
| electoral college created what | supporters say the system protects federalism and ensures that small states retain a voice |
| representative democracy | undermines majority rule and the democratic principle of "one person, one vote", system of government where citizens elect officials to make laws and policy decisions on their behalf, rather than voting on every issue directly |
| federalists | supported the ratification of the U.S. constitution - anti strong national government |
| elite democracy | government run by political and economic elites - invisible primary, campaign donations, electrical college and supreme court of the U.S. |
| pluralist democracy | focus on competition between groups - political parties |
| participatory democracy | focus on broad participation - local and state elections, initiatives and referendums ( citizens can vote directly on laws) |
| republicanism | representative democracy in which we elect people who choose the laws we have |
| federalism | relationship of shared power between the states and the national government |
| checks and balances - definition + examples | each branch has powers that allow it to limit/influence others - house and senate |
| separation of powers - what do they do | write: legislative, interpret: judicial, enforce: executive |
| federalist 10 argument | a large, diverse republic is the best way to control the negative effect of factions while protecting individual liberty |
| limited government | powers of government are constrained |
| popular sovereignty | all government power and legitimacy comes from the people |
| social contract | give up some rights/lower to government in order to protect rights |
| shays rebellion consequences | proved that the national government under the articles of confederation was too weak to maintain order or handle domestic crises - led to constitutional convention and stronger central government |
| natural rights | innate rights - life liberty and property |
| great compromise consequences | created a bicameral Congress combining population based representation in the house and equal representation in the senate |
| brutus 1 | argues against ratifying the constitution because a large national government will possess too much power and destroy state sovereignty |
| 3/5 compromise consequences | increased the political power of southern slaveholding states in the house of representations and the electoral college |
| Washington's farewell address argument | survival of u.s. depends on maintaining national unity, avoiding political parties, and steering clear of permanent foreign alliances |
| Gettysburg address argument | redifiining equality for everyone, also natural rights and freedom |
| federalist 51 argument | separation of powers and checks and balances are necessary to control government abuse |
| preamble of the constitution argument | authority of the U.S. government comes from the people, establishing popular sovereignty |
| declaration of independence argument | government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed - if it fails to protect peoples natural rights the people can abolish it |
| articles of the constitution (LEJSASR) | core structural sections that set up the rules power s and limited of the American federal government |
| LEJSASR definition | L- legislative, E-executive, J-judicial, S-State relationships, A-amendment process, S-supremacy clause, R-Ratification process |
| bicameral legislature | lawmaking body split into two chambers/houses - house of reps and senate |
| bill of rights | first 10 amendments to the constitution |
| faction | political party |
| anti- federalist | opposed the ratification of the constitution and opposed strong national government |
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