List three purposes of government given by your book.
maintain order
provide public goods
promote equality
100
Based on the substantive view of democracy, what should the government guarantee?
civil rights and liberties
100
What document governed the U.S. before the Constitution was created and ratified?
The Articles of Confederation
100
This person wrote Federalist No. 10 and 51.
Who is James Madison?
100
If a police officer asks to search your house, but does not have a warrant, what amendment gives you the right to turn the officer away?
fourth amendment
200
What kind of equality is one person, one vote an example of?
Political equality
200
What is a group of people with a similar characteristic or interest that seeks to influence government policy?
What is an interest group?
200
What compromise made during the creation of the Constitution dealt with slavery?
3/5 compromise
200
This Federalist Paper discusses the need for governments and branches to check each other's powers.
What is Federalist No. 51?
200
If you litter on a public sidewalk in Maryville and the government tries to charge you a $1 million bail, what amendment can you argue makes this illegal?
What is the 8th amendment
300
This English philosopher said that without government, life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short. What did this philosopher think the responsibility of government is? (2 parts)
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
The government should maintain order.
300
What is a republic?
A republic is a government in which people elect representatives who make decisions for them.
300
What did the Great Compromise provide for?
Two chamber legislator that consisted of one part that included equal representation of states and one part that included representation based on state population
300
This is the primary purpose of Federalist No. 10.
What is to warn about the problem of factions and offer a solution to the problem?
300
What amendment entitles everyone, including those who cannot afford an attorney, to have an attorney represent them in a court of law?
sixth amendment
400
This is the definition of government given by your book.
What is the legitimate use of force within specified geographic boundaries to control human behavior?
400
What is difference between majoritarianism and pluralism?
Majoritarianism relies on the majority to make decisions (government by the people)
Pluralism relies on interest groups made up of people to influence decisions
400
What group argued that the Constitution should have a Bill of Rights?
Anti-federalists
400
This was the purpose of the Federalist Papers.
To gain ratification from enough states to make the Constitution law?
500
If a government makes a law preventing a restaurant owner from discriminating against qualified women in a hiring process, what clash is created?
freedom vs. equality
500
If the majority of people vote to ban members of a minority from going to public schools, what kind of democracy is represented?
procedural
500
What was the main controversy between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
What is the way states would be represented in the legislature
500
This is James Madison's solution to the problem of factions.
Create a lot of factions so it is hard for one faction to gain too much power
500
This amendment prevents anyone for being tried for the same crime twice.