front 1 Popular Sovereignty | back 1 The government's source of authority is the people, and its power is not legitimate if it disregards the will of the people. Government established by free choice of the people is expected to serve the people, who have sovereignty, or supreme power. (government based on consent of the people) |
front 2 Implied Powers | back 2 e powers Congress exercises that the Constitution does not explicitly define, but are necessary and proper to execute the powers. |
front 3 Limited Government | back 3 a theory of governance in which the government only has those powers delegated to it by law, often through a written constitution. |
front 4 Government | back 4 A government is a system of order for a nation, state, or another political unit. A government is responsible for creating and enforcing the rules of a society, defense, foreign affairs, the economy, and public services. |
front 5 Politics | back 5 the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power. |
front 6 Direct Democracy | back 6 Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies. |
front 7 Representative Democracy | back 7 This means that our government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. These officials represent the citizens' ideas and concerns in government. |
front 8 Oligarchy | back 8 a system of government in which a few individuals are responsible for ruling over or making governing decisions for a country |
front 9 Majority Rule | back 9 a social choice rule that says that, when comparing two options, the option preferred by more than half of the voters (a majority) should win. |
front 10 Minority Rights | back 10 ensuring respect for distinctive identities while ensuring that any differential treatment towards groups or persons belonging to such groups does not mask discriminatory practices and policies |
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front 12 Monarchy | back 12 no data |
front 13 Totalitarianism | back 13 no data |
front 14 Elitist (Elite Theory) | back 14 no data |
front 15 Pluralist Power | back 15 no data |
front 16 Ideology | back 16 no data |
front 17 Federalist | back 17 A person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority. |
front 18 Anti-Federalist | back 18 Someone who is opposed to a system of government in which power is divided between a single central government and several regional ones. |
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front 20 Bicameral Legislature | back 20 no data |
front 21 Checks and Balances | back 21 no data |
front 22 Confederation | back 22 no data |
front 23 Enumerated powers | back 23 no data |
front 24 Natural rights | back 24 no data |
front 25 Great Compromise | back 25 no data |
front 26 New Jersey Plan | back 26 no data |
front 27 Republic | back 27 no data |
front 28 Separation of Powers | back 28 no data |
front 29 Social Contract | back 29 no data |
front 30 Supremacy Clause | back 30 no data |
front 31 Federalist Papers | back 31 no data |
front 32 Shay's Rebellion | back 32 no data |
front 33 Constitutional Convention | back 33 no data |
front 34 Bill of Attainder | back 34 no data |
front 35 Three-Fifths Compromise | back 35 no data |
front 36 Unicameral System | back 36 no data |
front 37 Veto | back 37 no data |
front 38 Virginia Plan | back 38 no data |
front 39 Categorical Grant | back 39 no data |
front 40 Concurrent Powers | back 40 no data |
front 41 Cooperative Federalism | back 41 no data |
front 42 Creeping categorization | back 42 no data |
front 43 Devolution | back 43 no data |
front 44 Dual Federalism | back 44 no data |
front 45 Elastic Clause | back 45 no data |
front 46 Ex post facto law | back 46 no data |
front 47 Block grant | back 47 no data |
front 48 Full faith and credit clause | back 48 no data |
front 49 Revenue Sharing | back 49 The distribution of a portion of federal tax revenues to state and local governments. |
front 50 Nullification | back 50 no data |
front 51 Privileges and immunities clause | back 51 no data |
front 52 race-to-the-bottom | back 52 no data |
front 53 Mandates | back 53 no data |
front 54 Unitary system | back 54 no data |
front 55 Venue shopping | back 55 no data |
front 56 Writ of habeas corpus | back 56 no data |
front 57 Articles of Confederation | back 57 no data |
front 58 Necessary and proper clause | back 58 no data |
front 59 Commerce Clause | back 59 no data |
front 60 Impeachment | back 60 no data |
front 61 Reserved Powers | back 61 no data |
front 62 Republicanism | back 62 The theory of a government that promotes the participation of citizens for the betterhood of the community. |