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AP Gov Chapter 21 Key Terms

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Chapter 21 Interest Groups Key Terms line - item veto merit plan initiative recall local charter town meeting city manager subnational governments lieutenant governor direct democracy referendum Dillon?s Rule home rule council of governments
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Enduring Vision 8E Chapter 8 outline

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Conservatism in the United States
The Federalist Papers
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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
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Democracy
james madison
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Louisiana Purchase
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Chapter Eight: America at War and Peace, 1801-1824, pg 223-249 Chapter Lead-in, pg 223 After winning the 1800 election, Jefferson tried to ease tensions in America, putting the French Revolution behind them and recognized they agreed that all Americans were either federalists or republicans. But foreign affairs were to continue as Tripoli (one of 4 islamic states in North Africa) declared war on US. US merchant ships in Mediterranean Sea were being seized by ?Barbary pirates?. To stop this, in 1796 the US paid Algiers nearly $1 million.

Ch. 8 PPT

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? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 8 Lecture Political Geography The Cultural Landscape Eleventh Edition Matthew Cartlidge University of Nebraska-Lincoln ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Key Issues ? Where are states distributed? ? Why are nation-states difficult to create? ? Why do boundaries cause problems? ? Why do states cooperate and compete with each other? ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Learning Outcomes ? 8.1.1: Explain the three eras of rapid growth in UN membership. ? 8.1.2: Explain why it is difficult to determine if some territories are states. ? 8.1.3: Explain the concept of a nation-state and how it differs from earlier ways to govern. ? 8.2.1: Understand the difference between a nation-state and a multinational state.

Assessment Questions 1.1

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1. A government is It's an institution, through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. Its purpose is to keep the nation safe and to provide a consequence for actions 2. State describes a legal entity whereas nation refers to races or large groups of people. 3. Under a dictatorship, one person or a small group of people take over a country and doesn?t give the people any rights or any say in what goes on in the government. This is different from a democracy because in a democracy, the people get a say in what happens in the government and are given rights. 4. A constitution helps a government to carry out its public policies by establishing things that the government can and cannot do. It makes it to

Types of Government

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Types of Governments Grade 7 Social Studies Online Presentation Blueprint Skill: Governance & Civics Grade 7 Define the different types of governments (i.e., democracy, autocracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and dictatorship). Democracy In a democracy, the government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country. It is distinct from governments controlled by a particular social class or group (aristocracy; oligarchy) or by a single person (despotism; dictatorship; monarchy). A democracy is determined either directly or through elected representatives. Autocracy Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism (domination through threat of punishment and violence) . Oligarchy

Federalist 51

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The Federalist Papers : No. 51 To the People of the State of New York:

Ch 1 Vocab

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Chapter 1 Vocabulary AP US Gov Name ______________ Smith Period _____ Date _____ Directions: Match the term with its definition. Place the correct letter on the line beside each definition. (21 points) _____1. A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public?s preferences. _____2. Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must share _____3. All the activities use by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue. Voting is an example. _____4. The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time. People?s interest, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers.

Federalist 51

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The Federalist Papers : No. 51 To the People of the State of New York:

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