A group of citizens with a common interest adverse to the rights of other citizens
What is a faction
This philosopher greatly influenced the political thought on matters like social contract and natural rights
Who is John Locke
Participatory democracy advocated for this
What is direct action and input from the people
The document created the original American government, complete with a weak central government, no real power to govern, and riotous farmers
What are the Articles of Confederation
In the United States, power is divided among these levels of government
What are national, state, and local
These three men wrote the Federalist papers
Who are Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
This is the belief that our rights come from God rather than mankind
What is natural rights
Elite democracies want these people to be making decisions
What are educated and/or wealthy people
In debate of representation in the national government, larger states wanted this
Representation by population
What are block grants
This document was written to show the importance of separation of powers and checks and balances
What is Federalist no. 51
This is the principle of governments deriving their political power from the people
What is popular sovereignty
This type of democracy advocates for the political activity of interest groups
What is a pluralist democracy
This event was a tipping point that demonstrated that the Articles of Confederation was insufficient
What is Shays' Rebellion
These are grants given by the national government with many strings attached
What are categorical grants
In Federalist no. 51, Madison said that men are not these
What are angels
This is the idea of giving up some of our rights in order to be governed in a peaceful society
What is the social contract
People like Alexander Hamilton supported this type of democracy
What is an elite democracy
The compromise named after this state provided a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the House and equal representation in the Senate
What is the Connecticut Compromise
This type of federalism has multiple layers of government operating with clearly defined boundaries
What is dual federalism
This document argued that a small government was the best way to keep a faction from controlling and diminishing the natural rights of citizens
What is Brutus 1
This is the political principle of having people elect representatives to a larger body of government
What is Republicanism
This type of democracy would have been the type that Thomas Jefferson, an anti-federalist, supported
What is Participatory Democracy
In order, this amendment limited the power of the states and this amendment limited the power of the national government
What are the 14th and 10th amendments
This type of federalism involves less clearly-defined boundaries between multiple levels of government
What is cooperative federalism