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Governement Vocabula
government exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Those who generally support social and political reform; extensive governemental intervention in the economy; mor vigorous efforts on behalf of the poor, minorities, and women; greater concern for consumers and the environment. | Liberal |
| The theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for infulence in government. (compromise and moderation) | pluralism |
| Broadly shared values. beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function. American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty, equality, and democracy. | Political Culture |
| The ability of citizens to infulence government and politics. | Political Efficacy |
| A cohesive set of beliefs that forms a general philosophy about the role of governemnt | Political Ideology |
| The right to participate in politics, based on the principle of "one man one vote" | Political Equality |
| Political Authority rest ulitmately with the people | Popular Sovereignty |
| A form of Federalism which Congress imposes Legislation on states and localities, requiring them to meeet national standards | Related Federalism |
| Powers, derived from the tenth amednment to the constitution, that are not specifically delegated to the national government or denied to the states | Resereved Powers |
| A system of Governement in which the polulace selects representatives, who play significant role in governemental decision making. | Republic |
| Daniel Shays and a mob of farmers in a rebellion against the governement of massachusetts. Purpose- to prevent foreclosers on their debt - ridden land by keeping the country courts of western massachusetts from sitting until after the next election. | Shays Rebellion |
| A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that might challenge it. | Totalitarian |
| Supported a strong central governement with seperate powers. | Federalists |
| provision from Article 4 section 1, of the constitution, requiring that the states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions that take place in another state. | Full faith and credit clause |
| a type of federalism exisiting since the new deal era in which grants-in-aid have been used strategically to encourgage states and localities (without commanding them) to purse nationally defined goals. | cooperative federalism |
| A system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government. | Constitutional Government |
| Those who generally support the social and economic status quo and are suspicious of efforts to introduce new political formulae and economic arrangements. (the believe that a large and powerful government poses a threat to citizens freedom) | Conservative |
| The system of government that prevailed in the United States from 1789 to 1937, In which most fundamental governmental power's were shared between the federal and state governments. | Dual Federalism |
| America's first written constitution; served as the basis for america's national governement until 1789. | Art |
| A system of government in which power is divided by a constitution between a central government and regional government. | Federalism |
| The first ten amendments to the U.S. consitution, ratified in 1791; they ensure certain rights and liberties to the people | Bill of Rights |
| Informed and active membership in a political society. | Citizenship |
| The agreement reached at the constitutional convention of 1787 that gave each state an equal number of senators regardless of its population but linked repersentation in the house of representatives to population | Great Compromise |
| A widely shared American idea that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their potential. | Equality of Opportunity |
| A type of federalism exisiting since the new deal eera in which grants in aid have been used strategically to encourage states and localities (without comanding them) to purse nationally defined goals. | cooperative federalism |
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