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| 6720635923 | direct democracy | type of government characterized by citizens attending a town meeting and voting on issues raised, with the majority prevailing | 0 | |
| 6720643156 | Elite class theory | a group theory that revolves around an economic strata of society controlling the policy agenda | 1 | |
| 6720654103 | government | those institutions that create public policy | 2 | |
| 6720662283 | hyper pluralism | is a group theory characterized by many interest groups vying for control resulting in a government that is tied up in gridlock | 3 | |
| 6720670354 | linkage institution | the means by which individuals can express preferences regarding the development of public policy | 4 | |
| 6720677374 | loos construction | a liberal interpretation of the constitution | 5 | |
| 6720678771 | pluralism | a group theory that involves different groups all vying for control of the policy agenda. no single group emerges, forcing the groups to compromise | 6 | |
| 6720689045 | policy agenda | agenda that results from the interaction of linkage institutions | 7 | |
| 6720697961 | political party | a group of people joined together by common philosophies and common approaches with the aim of getting candidates elected in order to develop and implement public policy. it is characterized by an organization that is responsible to the electorate and has a role in gov | 8 | |
| 6720715935 | politics | who gets what, when, how, why | 9 | |
| 6720717143 | public policy | the final actions taken by the gov in promotional, regulatory, or distributive form | 10 | |
| 6720724205 | representative democracy | form of gov that relies not he consent of the people and is often called a republican gov | 11 | |
| 6720731649 | strict constructionists | individuals who believe in a conservative interpretation of the constitution | 12 | |
| 6720737200 | unitary system of gov | typer of gov that centralizes all the powers of gov into one central authority | 13 | |
| 6720740714 | anti-federalists | led by thomas jefferson on of the first political parties urging the rejection of the constitution. its members were framers and represented the interest of the common people | 14 | |
| 6720748944 | articles of confederation | the first adopted written constitution of the newly independent untied states. because of its weakness, the period of time it governed became known as the critical period | 15 | |
| 6720766823 | connecticut compromise | offered at the constitutional convention at philadelphia it was adopted by the delegates and created a bicameral legislature where one house is represented by population and the other house is represented by states | 16 | |
| 6720787218 | consent of the governed | a derivative of the doctrine of natural rights; a philosophy, later adopted by jefferson when he drafted the declaration of independence, that puts the authority of the gov in the peoples hands | 17 | |
| 6720803271 | constitution | provides the basic framework of gov. it is the supreme law of the land | 18 | |
| 6720808420 | declaration of independence | continued 3 parts, 1 intro including ideas such as natural rights as related to life liberty and property 2 grievances against the king, 3 declaration of independence | 19 | |
| 6720825995 | democratic republicans | led by thomas jefferson, they were characterized as the party of the "common man" the believed in a more limited role of the central gov | 20 | |
| 6720833530 | federalist papers | series of articles urging the adoption of the constitution. agreed for a 3 branch gov with distinctive power | 21 | |
| 6720845759 | federalist party | headed by alexander hamilton, made up of the upper class, supported a strong national gov | 22 | |
| 6720863032 | limited gov | derived from the doctrine of natural rights, it was adopted by jefferson and restricts the power of gov especially in the area of protecting the rights of the people | 23 | |
| 6720883519 | natural rights | part of lockes philosophy; rights that are god given such as life liberty and property | 24 | |
| 6720899983 | new jersey plan | offered at the constitutional convention at philadelphia, it urged the delegates to create a legislature based on equal representation by the states | 25 | |
| 6720910165 | second treatise of civil gov | written by john locke, it contains the bllueprint principles found in the declaration of independence | 26 | |
| 6720915305 | shays rebellion | a failed attempt by daniel shay, a farmer who lost his property, to revolt against the state gov | 27 | |
| 6720921476 | 3/5 compromise | offered at the constitutional convention of philadelphia, it was adopted by the delegates and counted every five slaves as 3 people for representation and tax purposes | 28 | |
| 6720927770 | unalienable rights | right such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which are derived from the doctrine of natural rights | 29 | |
| 6720939453 | virginia plan | offered at the constitutional convention at philedelphia, it urged the delegates to create a legislature based on the population of each state | 30 | |
| 6720952322 | bicameral | 2 house legislature | 31 | |
| 6720959831 | checks and balances | protects the balance of power between 3 branches of gov | 32 | |
| 6720963744 | elastic clause | found in article 1 section 8 of the constitution, it gives congress the power to make "all laws necessary and proper" to carry out the other defined powers of the congress | 33 | |
| 6720983416 | electoral college | number of electors is based off of population of state, candidate with the majority of votes is elected to office | 34 | |
| 6721004454 | enumerated powers | delegate powers to congress including the power to collect taxes, pay debts, provide for the common defense and general welfare, coin money,declare war | 35 | |
| 6721015950 | ex post facto laws | laws that take effect after the act takes place congress is prohibited form enacting this type of legislation | 36 | |
| 6721056795 | executive privilege | the ability of the president to protect personal material | 37 | |
| 6721065274 | federalism | the overall division of power between the federal gov and state gov, as defined in the 10th amendment of the constituiton. powers not delegated by the constitution are given to the respective states | 38 | |
| 6721077712 | full faith and credit | mutual respect and legality of laws, public records, and judicial decisions made by states | 39 | |
| 6721082431 | judicial review | derived from marbury v madison, it gives the supreme court the power to interpret the constitution and specifically acts of congress, the presidents and the states | 40 | |
| 6721090568 | preamble | intro to constitution, outline the goals of the document | 41 | |
| 6721098137 | privileges and immunities | the guaranties that the rights of a citizen in one state will be respected by other states. also is a clause in the 14th amendment that protects citizens from abuses by a state | 42 | |
| 6721110762 | reserved power amendment | found in the 10th amendment, it gives states powers not delegated to the national gov | 43 | |
| 6721119560 | separation of powers | legislative, executive, and judicial with all unique and distinct powers | 44 | |
| 6721123548 | supremacy clause | clause that states the constitution and the laws of the US shall be the supreme law of the and | 45 | |
| 6721151393 | unwritten constitution | traditions, precedent, and practice incorporated into our form of gov that added the elasticity and viability | 46 | |
| 6721164008 | block grants | federal aide given to states with few strings attached | 47 | |
| 6721166208 | categorical grants | include project and formula grants aim at assisting the states in areas such as health income security and education | 48 | |
| 6721171682 | competitive federalism | stressed downsizing of the federal gov and more reliance on revenue sharing and grants | 49 | |
| 6721177026 | cooperative federalism | federal governments becoming more intrusive in what were traditionally state powers | 50 | |
| 6721182081 | creative federalism | "great society programs" placed major responsibility on federally funded programs | 51 | |
| 6721186576 | dual federalism | federal governments powers were defined as delegated and the state governments powers were reserved | 52 | |
| 6721191326 | fiscal federalism | funding is appropriated by the federal gov to the states with specific conditions attached. the legislation can be in the form of mandates | 53 | |
| 6721196026 | funded mandates | those regulations passed by congress or issued by regulatory agencies to the states with federal funds to support them | 54 | |
| 6721204869 | layer cake federalism | national gov exercising its power independently from states | 55 | |
| 6721208356 | marble cake federalism | federal government becoming more intrusive in what was traditionally states' powers | 56 | |
| 6721213874 | unfunded mandate | regulations passed by congress or issued by regulatory agencies to states without federal funds to support them | 57 | |
| 6721224156 | bill of rights | basic civil liberties in america | 58 | |
| 6721225318 | civil liberties | rights protected under the bill of rights | 59 | |
| 6721232238 | cruel and unusual punishment | found in the 8th amendment, prohibits federal gov from imposing excessive penalties for crimes committed | 60 | |
| 6721237136 | double jeopardy | cannot tried twice for the same crime | 61 | |
| 6721248530 | establishment clause | separation between church and state, allows people to practice religion without gov interference | 62 | |
| 6721252943 | exclusionary clause | police can only obtain evidence that can be had through a legitimate search warrant | 63 | |
| 6721266528 | Gitlow v new york | incorporated the first amendment to a state case for the first time | 64 | |
| 6721274462 | indictment | formal list of charges mad e by a grand jury and guaranteed in the fifth amendment | 65 |
