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| 7258403890 | Government | is composed of the formal and informal institutions, people, and processes used to create and conduct public policy | 0 | |
| 7258405719 | Public Policy | is the exercise of government power in doing those things necessary to maintain legitmate authority and control over society | 1 | |
| 7258405720 | Democracy | is rule by the people | 2 | |
| 7258406154 | Direct Democracy | is where citizens meet and make decisions about public policy issues | 3 | |
| 7258406592 | Representative Democracy | is where citizens choose officials who make decisions about public policy. This is the system in place in most "democratic" nations. | 4 | |
| 7258407243 | Traditional Democratic Theory | is where government depends on the consent of the governed, which may be given directly or through representatives; it may include criteria for the measure of "how democratic." | 5 | |
| 7258424677 | Pluralist Theory | envisions a world where interest groups compete in the political arena, with each promoting its policy preferences through organized efforts. Conflict among groups may result, requiring bargaining and compromise. | 6 | |
| 7258424678 | Elite Theory | A small number of powerful elite (corporate leaders, top miltary officers, government leaders) form an upper class, which rules in its own self-interest. | 7 | |
| 7258425138 | Bureaucratic Theory | The hierarchiacal structure and standardized procedures of modern governments allow burearucrats, who carry out day-to-day workings of government, to hold real power over public policy. | 8 | |
| 7258425139 | Hyperpluralism | Democracy is a system of many groups having so much strength that government is often "pulled" in numberous directions at the same time, causing gridlock and ineffectiveness. | 9 | |
| 7258425529 | Social Contract | It is the voluntary agreement between the government and the governmened (Two Treatises on Civil Government [1689, John Locke] | 10 | |
| 7258425530 | Natural Rights | Locke argued that people are born with life, liberty, and property rights. | 11 | |
| 7258426347 | Declaration of Independence | The Declaration of Independence, a document where the USA removed their consent to be governed, adopted the idea that we have natural rights. | 12 | |
| 7258427844 | Federal System | The constitutional delegates decided on a federal system composed of three branches: executive, legistlative, and judicial. | 13 | |
| 7258427850 | Connecticut (Great) Compromise | Congress would be a bicameral legislature, with representation in the lower house based on the population of the state and equal representation of the states in the upper house. | 14 | |
| 7258428601 | Virginia Plan | The Virginia plan had four main components: a bicameral legislature, representation based upon population, single exectutive chosen by legislative branch, and judges chosen by the legislative branch. | 15 | |
| 7258429074 | Three-Fifths Compromise | Each state would count three-fifths of its slave population for the purpose of determining representation and taxation. | 16 | |
| 7258429075 | Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise ratification | Congress was prohibited from banning the slave trade for 20 years and from taxing exports. | 17 | |
| 7258430181 | Federalists | stressed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the government it created. They supported (1) a stronger central government and (2) expanded legislative powers. John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison wrote 85 essays supporting these ideas. | 18 | |
| 7258431739 | Federalist Papers | defended the new government created under the Constitution and even today provide insight into the framers' original intent. | 19 | |
| 7258431740 | Anti-Federalists | believed that the the new constitution gave too much power to the national government at the expense of the state governments. | 20 | |
| 7258432448 | Bill of Rights | Supported by the anti-federalists, a section ensuring fundamental liberties. | 21 | |
| 7258432873 | Constitution | details the structure of a government. The United States constitution describes the structure and powers of the national government as well as the relationship between the national and state governments. | 22 | |
| 7258432874 | Limited Government | belief that government is not all-powerful; government has only those powers given to it. | 23 | |
| 7258433385 | Popular Sovereignty | the people are the source of government's authority | 24 | |
| 7258433386 | Separation of Powers | Power is separated among three branches of government; each has its own powers and duties and is indepedent of and equal to the other branches. | 25 | |
| 7258433724 | Checks and Balances | each branch is subject to restraints by the other two branches. | 26 | |
| 7258433725 | Federalism | a division of governmental powers between the national governmment and the states | 27 | |
| 7258434267 | Amendments | Amending the constitution requires proposal, a national function, and ratification, a state function. There are two way ways to propose an amendment to congress. | 28 | |
| 7258436617 | Judicial Review | The people who serve as judges and the times in which they serve affect how courts interpret laws. | 29 | |
| 7258437402 | Marbury v. Madison | The concept of judicial review resulted from Marbury vs. Madison. | 30 |
