Vocab
Citizens elect leaders to represent them in government
President at the end of the Era of the Republicans
Herbert Hoover
Civic Duty or Civic Responsibility: Voting
Civic Responsibility
This amendment abolished slavery
13th Amendment
The Democratic party was ____ in 1860
Conservative
Amendment
Creator of the Bill of Rights
James Madison
Why is Rhode Island not a true example of a state according to the political definition?
It lacks sovereignty
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Watchdog
Group of persons that seek to control government and share similar major views
Political party
First leader of the Federalist party
Alexander Hamilton
This theory of government came to be as people gave up some rights in exchange for government
Social contract theory
What are the five freedoms of the First Amendment?
Which type of minor party focuses on several different planks and topics?
Ideological
The largest amount of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than another, but it is not a majority
Plurality
Third party presidential candidate during the Election of 1912 whose party had a "spoiler effect" on the outcome of the election
Teddy Roosevelt
Which type of government exists when a small group of people hold political power?
Oligarchy
How many of the States must ratify an amendment before it can be added to the Constitution?
3/4 (38)
Put the four eras in chronological order - full names only
Era of the Democrats, Republicans, Return of the Democrats, Divided Government
The power to make laws and to create public policies
Government
This English philosopher believed that a government should be a two-way street. If the people are unhappy they should have the right to speak out
John Locke
Name 3/5 concepts of democracy
Worth of the Individual
Majority Rule, Minority Rights
Compromise
Individual Freedom
Equality
Which principle of the Constitution is best defined as "all political power resides in the people"?
Popular sovereignty
Which event ended the Era of the Return of the Democrats?
Vietnam War