Up on that Hill
The following resulted in a two-chamber legislature, balancing the representation of the people with the representation of the states.
What is the Great Compromise?
This 1776 document provides the philosophical foundation for American government, asserting that "all men are created equal."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
In federalist 10 it was argued that the following would be diluted in a large enough republic.
What are factions?
This governmental entity controls elections
What is the state?
This is the lifelong process by which individuals acquire their political beliefs and values, often starting at the "dinner table".
What is political socialization?
This situation occurs when the House, Senate, and Presidency are not all controlled by the same political party.
What is Divided Government?
The idea that a government's right to use power is only justified when acknowledged by the people over whom that power is exercised.
What is consent of the government?
What foundational document talked about a system that used Checks and Balances to limit the power of any single branch
What is Fed 51?
Ratified in 1870, this amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This term describes a person's sense of whether their vote actually matters or if they can influence the government.
What is political efficacy?
This type of spending is required by existing laws and includes "locked-in" entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare.
What is Mandatory Spending?
John Locke’s theory is that all people are born with the rights to life, liberty, and property.
What are natural rights?
In a large republic, Brutus 10 argues, that representatives will become "unacquainted" with these, making them unable to truly represent the people.
What are the sentiments (or interests/needs) of the people?
This term describes an individual's confidence that they can make effective political change.
What is political efficacy?
Lage events, such as 9/11 or covid, that solidifies individuals’ political beliefs as referred as this
What is the generational effect
Later ratified by the senate this process starts from the house of representatives.
What is an Impeachment?
This value describes the belief that the government’s power should be restricted by a constitution to protect individual liberty.
What is limited government?
"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."
Fed 51
Voters evaluating campaigns to look at the benefits and draw backs when making their choice
What is Retrospective Voting?
This ideology generally supports "supply-side" economics, believing that cutting taxes on businesses will stimulate the entire economy.
What is Conservatism (or Conservative)?
Also known as the "Elastic Clause," this allows Congress to enact legislation necessary for it to carry out its functions.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This model of democracy suggests that a small number of people, usually those who are wealthy and well-educated, influence political decision-making.
What is elite democracy?
"It is far more probable that a single person would be under a better check than a plurality of persons..."
What is Fed 70?
This 1920 amendment granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
This political viewpoint emphasizes individual liberty and is characterized by a "little to no regulation" stance on both economic and personal matters.
What is Libertarianism?