Poli 2051 quiz 1

a political system in which the people rule

freedom with little government interference

the abused of an inalienable rights by government

the suppression of the liberties of a minority by the majority

rule by the people/ self-government by many

a form of political decision making in which the public business is decided by all citizens meeting in small assemblies

indirect democracy; a form of political decision making in which the people rule through elected represntatives

the basic principle of democracy that the people ultimately

polices are decided on the basis of what a majority of the people want

principle citizens in a democracy are protected from government interference in the exercise of a range of basic freedoms(speech, association, conscience

the principle that each person carries equal weight in the conduct of the public business

philosophical device, used by Enlightenment thinkers, to suggest that governments are only legitimate if they are created by a voluntary compact among the people

the basic framework of law that prescribes how government is to operate

America's first written constitution and the basis of the national government from 1777to 1789, when it was supplanted by the Constitution.

A loose association of states or territorial divisions which very little power is lodged in the central government

Enactments postponing the collection of taxes or mortgages payments

Proposal by the large states at the Constitutional Convention to create a strong central government with power in the government apportioned to the states on the basis of population

proposal of the smaller states at the Constitution Convention to create a government based on the equal representation of the states in a unicameral legislature

Aka Connecticut Compromise- the compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia plans put forth by the Connecticut delegates at the Constitutional Convention; called for a lower legislative house based on population size and an upper house based on equal representation of the states.

elected representatives of the state whose votes formally elect the president of the united states; equals senators and representatives of each state

A system in which significant governmental powers are divided between a central government and smaller units, such as states

the provision in Articles VI of the Constitution that the Constitution itself and the laws and treaties of the United states are the law of the land,taking precedence over state laws and constitutions.

Articles I, Section 8, of the Constitution, also called the necessary and proper clause; gives Congress the authoruty to make whatever laws are necesssary and proper to carry out its enumerated reponsibilities

The first ten amendmentsof the U. S. Constitution, concerned with basic liberties

the distribution of the government legislative, executive, and judicial powers to separate branches of government

The constitutional principles that government power shall be divided and that the fragments should balance or check one another to prevent tyranny

An economic system characterized by competitive markets and private ownership

Proponents of the Constitution during the ratification fight; also the political party of Hamilton, Wasington, and Adams

opponents of the Constitution during the fight over ratification

the power of the Supreme Court to declare actions of the other branches and levels of the government unconstitutional

a system in which significant government powers are divided between a central government and smaller units, such as states

a system in which a central government has complete power over its constituent units or states