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| 210103619 | Democracy | government by the people,either directly or indirectly,with free and frequent elections | |
| 210103620 | Direct Democracy | government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials more directly | |
| 210103621 | Representative Democracy | Government that derivs its powers indirectly from the people, who elect those who will govern; also called a republic | |
| 210103622 | Constitutional democracy | A government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections. | |
| 210103623 | constitutionalism | the set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, rule of law, due process, and a bill of rights, that require leaders to listen, think, bargain and explain before they act or make laws. We then hold them practically and legally accountable for how they exercize thier powers | |
| 210103624 | Plurality | (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes) | |
| 210103625 | social capital | Participation in voluntary associations that reinforce democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences. | |
| 210103626 | ideology | A consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals about poliical values and the role of government | |
| 210103627 | theocracy | government run by religious leaders who claim divine guidence | |
| 210103628 | articles of confederation | The first governing document of the confederated states, drafted in 1777, ratified in 1781, and replaced by the present constitution in 1789 | |
| 210103629 | statism | The idea that the rights of the nation are supreme over the rights of the individuals who make up the nation. | |
| 210103630 | popular consent | The idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs. | |
| 210103631 | majority rule | Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority. | |
| 210103632 | majority | The candidate or party that wins more than half the votes cast in an election. | |
| 210103633 | annapolis convention | A convention held in September 1786 to consider problems of trade and navigation, attended by five states and important because it issued the call to Congress and the states for what became the Constitutional Convention | |
| 210103634 | constitutional convention | the convention in philadelphia, may 25 to september 17,1787 that framed the constitution of the U.S | |
| 210103635 | Shay's Rebellion | Rebellion by farmers in western Massachusettes in 1786-1787, protesting mortgage oreclosures;led by Daniel Shays and important because it highlighted the need for a strong national government jsut as the call for the constitutional convention went out | |
| 210103636 | bicameralism | The principle of a two-house legislature | |
| 210103637 | virginia plan | Initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by the Virginia delegation for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature, the lower house to be elected by the voters and upper chosen by the lower. | |
| 210103638 | New Jersey Plan | Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made by William Paterson of New Jersey for a central government with a single-house legislature in which each state would be represented equally. | |
| 210103639 | connecticut compromise | Compromise agreement by states at the Constitutional Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators | |
| 210103640 | three-fifths compromise | Compromise between northern and southern states at the Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives. | |
| 210103641 | federalists | Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government was later voiced in the Federalists party | |
| 210103642 | Antifederalists | opponents of ratification of the constitution and of a strong central government generally | |
| 210103643 | The Federalist | series of essays promoting ratification of the Constitution, published anonymously by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison in 1787 and 1788 |
