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Amercan Government1
Test 1 in Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the United States Constitution written? | 1787 |
| DC is | neutral ground |
| The constitution is | Supreme laws and basis of US government |
| Revolutionary roots of US constitution | taxation without representation |
| Federalist papers | John Jay, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton |
| The Federalist Papers were meant to | promote the constitution |
| Limitations of the constitution | did not recognize Slaves, Women, Indians, or Minorities as citizens (SWIM) |
| Federalism is | a rivalry competition |
| What two Americas exist? | Optimistic and pessimistic/uncertain |
| The most urgent issues now in America? | Jobs, taxes, education, security, healthcare (J TESH) |
| Symptoms of American Problem | Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street |
| Ergo Cordite Ergo | I am, therefore thou art |
| Quest for the “good life” | American dream, audacity of hope |
| First University worldwide | The Academy, Plato |
| Elitism | Small group of wealthy people make decisions |
| Pluralism | interest groups |
| Majoritarian | governed by the majority of people, public opinion |
| What are the primary purposes of government | maintain order, provide goods and services, and promote equality |
| “Ism” | ideology |
| Major debate in American Government | clash between freedom and order |
| Best teacher in life is | the past |
| Government | regulation/management, a political power or regime/administration |
| Sovereignty | one having a supreme power |
| Globalization | internationalism/worldwide |
| UN | international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. |
| Peace of Westphalia | peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabruk and Munster |
| What did Peace of Westphalia do? | Formally recognized the Dutch Republic |
| What two wars did Peace of Westphalia end? | Thirty Year’s War (Holy Roman Empire) and Eighty Year’s War (Spain and Dutch Republic) |
| Liberia | Never colonized |
| ICT | International Criminal Tribunal, tries crimes against humanity and peace. |
| Why does the US oppose the ICT | Soldiers abroad, and the US has not abolished the death penalty |
| Thomas Hobbes | State of Nature, Leviathan, social contract |
| John Locke | inalienable rights, Two Treaties on Government |
| Karl Marx | Rejects right to own property |
| Totalitarian | government has unlimited power |
| Socialism | government has total role in economy |
| Capitalism | free to make money and own property |
| Libertarianism | government should not promote order and equality |
| Anarchism | opposes government in any form |
| Liberalism | favors more government, social welfare, freedom, and constitution |
| Conservatism | favors status quo, small governments, war |
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