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gov terms
ap government quiz terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| government | the institutions that make decisions for a society |
| politics | the process by which we select our leaders |
| linkage institutions | the political channels by which people's concerns become political issues |
| policy agenda | the issues that attract serious attention of politics |
| public policy | a choice the government makes for a political issue |
| majority rule | the democratic theory that the majority rules |
| minority rights | the democratic theory that the minority is granted rights |
| representation | the relationship between few leaders and many followers |
| pluralist theory | the theory that says politics is mainly a competition among groups |
| hyperpluralism | a theory that says groups are so strong that the government is weakened |
| natural rights | rights we are born into by nature that the government can't take away |
| consent of the governed | idea that the people must agree who their rulers will be |
| limited government | idea that restrictions should be placed on government |
| articles of confederation | first constitution that failed because there was hardly a central government and too much power was given to the states |
| shays' rebellion | attacks on courthouses by farmers to block foreclosure proceedings |
| factions | interest groups arising from the unequal distribution of property or wealth |
| new jersey plan | plan that said each state had a representation in congress no matter the states' population |
| virginia plan | plan that said each state had a representation in congress in porportion to the states' population |
| writ of habeas corpus | court order that requires jailers to explain to a judge why they are holding a prisoner |
| separation of powers | each of the three branches is somewhat independent so one cannot control the others |
| checks and balances | requirement that power be balanced among three branches |
| federalists | supporters of the constitution |
| anti-federalists | opponents of the constitution |
| federalist papers | articles to defend the constitution in detail |
| bill of rights | the first 10 amendments to the constitution defining basic rights |
| equal rights amendment | the amendment stating that no one should be denied rights on the account of sex |
| Marbury v. Madison | established the court's power of judicial review over acts of congress |
| judicial review | power of courts to determine whether acts of congress are constitutional |
| federalism | a way of organizing a nation so two or more levels of government have authority over the same land and people |
| unitary governments | a way of organizing a nation so that all power is in the central government |
| intergovernmental relations | the interactions among national, state, and local governments |
| supremacy clause | article 6 of constitution that makes the constitution the supreme law of the land |
| tenth amendment | the constitutional amendment that says the powers not given to the federal government in the constitution are given to the states |
| mcculloch v. maryland | court case that established the supremacy of the national government over state goverments and defined that congress had certain implied powers |
| enumerated powers | powers the federal government has that is specifically addressed in the constituion |
| implied powers | powers the federal government has but aren't necessarily specifically stated in the constitution |
| elastic clause | final paragraph of article 1, section 8, that gives congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out enumerated powers |
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