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Intro to Gov and he Constitution

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Key Terms 8/30/11 7:14 PM Basic Government Terminology Government: an institution through which society creates and enforces policy Policy: laws, acts, statutes (also known as ?public policy?) Policy Making System: the way or process in which policy (law) is made Politics: the way a society decides how power will be allocated in government Government Institutions: Congress, the President, the Courts (semi-institution: Bureaucracy) Linkage Institutions: those entities that link you to government institutions and the policy making system; also link government institutions to one another interest groups, political parties, mass media Domestic Policy: policy dealing only with the United States education, health care

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Reading Questions for Chapter Two: The Constitution At the time of the Revolution, the text claims that the ?Colonial Mind? was thinking the following: English politics are dominated by corruption, greed and a desire for power Alexander Hamilton regarding England: ?an old, wrinkled, withered, worn-out hag? The English constitution does not adequately guarantee the rights of its citizens A higher law, consisting of natural rights determined by Providence, are those that should be ensured by law; these rights include life, liberty, and property The Articles of Confederation were weak in the following ways: The ?league of friendship? created could not levy taxes or regulate commerce Each state was independent and had one vote in Congress (regardless of size or population)
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