What Political Party dominates politics in Iowa?
Republican Party
______________ states that people agree to give up the necessary power to the state who will in turn protect the safety and well being of all the people. If the government does not protect the rights of the people, the people can overthrow or change the government.
Social Contract Theory
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(Make sure you study the other theories!)
1. Force Theory
2. Divine Rights of Kings Theory
3. Evolutionary Theory
What was the biggest issues with the Articles of Confederation and why?
It was weak! The national government couldn't tax states nor did it have any power to enforce any actions.
John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, & Voltaire are examples of what?
Enlightenment Thinkers
(Study... What are some of their contributions?)
Below you will find the 6 responsibilities of our government outlined in the ________________
Form a More Perfect Union
Establish Justice
Insure Domestic Tranquility
Provide For the Common Defense
Promote the General Welfare
Secure the Blessings of Liberty
Preamble to the US Constitution.
How many years is a Johnston School Board members term?
4
List and explain the three basic powers of government.
Legislative - make laws
Executive - enforce laws
Judicial - interpret laws
An armed uprising of poor farmers against the government that showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and helped lead to a call for action.
Shays Rebellion
What obligation does the majority have in a democracy?
Protect the minorities rights
The collection of documents in favor for ratification of the Constitution
Federalists Papers
What separates the Meskwaki settlement from a standard Native American reservation?
The Meskwaki purchased their land.
Describes the relationship between power and legitimacy.
Legitimacy is the acceptance of power/authority
What was the first governing body of the United State of America?
The Second Continental Congress
A ______________ is a type of government that has religion as the basis of the laws and public policies.
A ______________ is a type of authoritarian government where a small group of elites runs the country
Theocracy
Oligarchy
(Study types of governments!)
List and explain two of the major compromises that we discussed in class that made the Constitution a "bundle of compromises"
Connecticut Compromise
Three Fifths Compromise
Commerce & Slave Trade Compromise
Explain Iowa's Supreme Court retention elections.
Yes or No vote of whether an Iowa Supreme Court Justice gets to keep their seat.
Which system of government concentrates power in the central government?
Unitary System
(How about Federal? How about Confederal? Study it!)
What were the two things we discussed in class that were in the original draft of the Declaration of Independence but were taken out?
1. The condemning of slavery
2. Jefferson's attack on British people
What was the main reason colonists declared independence from Britain?
To end taxation without representation
What did the Anti-Federalists demand be added to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
Explain gerrymandering and how does Iowa’s redistricting system differ from most states.
Gerrymandering is the process of redrawing borders for voting districts to favor a political party in elections.
Iowa doesn't practice Gerrymandering and instead draws its districts every 10 years to coincide with the census and bases the borders only on population.
What are the four requirements to be a "state" (country/nation)
1. Territory
2. Population
3. Sovereignty
4. Government
Explain the difference between a Royal Colony, a Charter Colony, and a Proprietary Colony.
Royal: Subject to direct control of the Crown
Proprietary: Charter given to an individual by the Crown to organize and run
Charter: Largely self-governing
What is the first major influential document (1215) that helped influence the creation of the United States. It established that the King is not above the law.
The Magna Carta
Who was the Architect of the Constitution?
James Madison