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Political Science 206 with Fulton at Texas A&M University

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By: Katie Kubiak
Textbook:

The Promise and Performance of American Democracy
Created: 2008-05-02
Size: 76 flashcards
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_____ can be defined as the individuals and institutions that make society's rules and have the power and authority to enforce those rules

government

plans of actions to support or achieve government goals are _____

public policy

a form of government in which power and authority are in the hands of a single person is an

autocracy

the _____ theory held that God gave those of royal birth the unlimited right to govern other men and women

divine right

_____ argued that people are born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property

John Locke

a _____ is a system of government in which the will of the majority is expressed through the smaller groups of individuals elected bu the people

representative democracy

the fouding fathers did not want a direct democracy because they feared _____

mob rule

what are the fundamental principles on which American democracy is based?

- equality in voting
-individual freedom
-equal protection of law
-majority rule & minority rights
-voluntary consent to be governed

_____ is the most important job of any government

resolved conflicts

what is a direct democracy?

every person particpates directly in government decisions

_____ (1628) is the document which prohibited the monarch from imprisoning political critics without a jury trial and declared that even the king or queen had to obey the law

petition of rights

the ______ (1215) clearly established the principle of limited government

magna carta

the _____ (1689) is the document stipulating that the king and queen had ti rule with the consent of the people's representatives in parliament

english bill of rights

in the _____, the pilgrims set up government and promised to obey its laws

mayflower compact

the _____ is considered America's first written constitution

fundamental orders of connecticut

the first direct tax was imposed on the colonists by the _____ act

stamp

the british parliament's response to the bostont tea party was the passage of the _____ act

coercive

thomas paine's classic pamphlet _____ presented rousing arguments in favor of independence

common sense

under the _____, the cental governing body was the congress of the confederation andhad very limited power

articles of confederation

______ was the catalyst for change because it helped to convince many americans that government was weak under the A of C and that a true national government had to be created

shay's rebellion

the constitutional convention was called for the "sole and express purpose" of _____

amending the a of c

the _____ plan, put forth at the , favored large states proposing to create leg in which the # of reps would be in proportion to each state's pop

virginia

the _____ plan, put forth at the CC, favored the small states by proposing each state had equal rep no matter their poo

new jersey

the _____ plan, also known as the great compromise, called for a bicameral leg in which one chamber would be based on pop and the other would rep equally

connecticut

to ensure that no branch of government could ever become too strong and abuse the citizens, Madison proposed the _____

separation of powers

to gain the necessary support for ratifiication of the new con, the feds finally promised to add the _______

bill of rights

the battle over ratification of the con was fought between 2 opposing groups, who were they?

feds and anti-feds

the constitution provideds that a fed official who commits _______ may be impeaches

treason, misdemeanors, bribery, or other high crimes

a federal official who has been impeached by the _____ is tried by the _____

HR, senate

bill of rights - 1st

religion, speech, press, assembly, petition

bill of rights - 2nd

militia, and right to bear arms

bill of rights - 4th

search & seizure

bill of rights - 5th

grand juries, double jeopardies, eminent domain

bill of rights - 6th

criminal court procedures

bill of rights - 8th

bail, cruel and unusual punishment

bill of rights - 10th

reserved power of the state

the regultion of immigration by the national government is an example of its _____ powers

inhherent

powers that are not delegated to the national government by the con, nor prohibited to the states, are _________

reserved to the states

at the heart of controversy that led to the civil war was the issue of _____ v. national supremacy

state's rights

themodel of federalism that assumes that states and national government are more or less equal and have separate and distinct functions is known as _______ federalism

dual

which form of federalism grew out of the need to solve peoblems caused by the great depression and the launching of the new deal?

cooperative

an example of NEW federalism is the _____ legislation

welfare reform of 1996

a _______ is a requirement in fed leg that forces states and municipalities to comply with certain rules

federal mandate

_______ federalism refers to the power of the national gov to influence state policies through grants

fiscal

for a system to be truly federal, the power of both the national government and the subnational governments must be specified in a _____

constitution

what is a uniary system?

give the national government power to make all decisions including the creation of lesser governments

what is a confederal system or confederacy?

form of government where states have all power

name to advantages of federalism

-provies many opp for the people to participate

- states can act as a lab for experimentation with public policy

name 2 disadvantages of federalism

- local self rule is not always in society's best interest

- national power can be expanded at the expense of state & local government

name 2 supremem court cases that gave national government supremacy over states in commerce and banking

- gibbons v. ogdon

- mcCullogh v. maryland (banking)

the frames of the con designed the HR to rep the____

people as a whole - majority

the framers of the con designed the senate to rep the _____

states

the supreme court case _____ ruled congressional districts have to be, as nearly as possible, equal in pop

wesberry v. sanders

_____ is the drawing of leg dist boundaries in such a way to maximize the influence of one group over that of others

gerrymandering

to be elected tothe senate, a person must be at least _____ years of age

typically, incumbents who decide to run for reelection _____

win

the presiding officer in the house is the ____

the party leader elected by the majority party in the house and the senate is the _______

majority leader

a _____ committee includes members of both chambers and is formed for the purpose of achieving agreement between the house and senate on the exact wording of leg act when the 2 chambers pass leg in diff forms

conference

a _____ committee is a permanent committee in congress that deals with leg concerning a particular area, such as foreign relations or agriculture

standing

the _____ regulates the flow of bills through the house

calendar committee

the senate tradition of unlimited debate, undertaken for the purpose of preventing an action on a bill is called _____

filibuster

the president has _____to decide whether to sign a bill or veto it

10 days

______ is the distribution of the house seats among the states on the basis of the respective pops

apportionment

if a state has 35 congressional dist, it send ____ reps to to the house

the sc has rules that congressional dist must have, as nearly as possible, and equal number of _______

people

_______ is a cindition that results when, based on pop and rep, the votinf power of citizens in one dist becomes more influential than the voting power in another dist

malaportionment

under the house rules, a vote that results in a tie automatically ______ the bill

kill

_____ is the part of the congressional budgeting process that involves the creation of legal basis for gov programs

authoritization

in the _____ phase of the congressional budgeting process, congress determines how many dollars will actually be spent in a given year on a particular set of gov activities

appropriation

an ______ program is a gov program that allows certain class of people to receive special benefits and place no limits on how much can be spent

entitlement

the ______ sets overall revernue goals and spending targets for the next fiscal year

first budget resolution

the ______ sets "binding" limits in taxes and spending for the next fiscal year

second budget resolution

About this deck

By: Katie Kubiak
Textbook:

The Promise and Performance of American Democracy
Created: 2008-05-02
Size: 76 flashcards
Views: 76

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