Ap gov final

Key documents

100

 Constitution

a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

200

 Bill of rights

The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government.

300

Declaration of Independence

document approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, that announced the separation of 13 North American British

400

Brutus 1

 federal power was bad and that the Constitution gives too much power to the federal government

500

 Fed 10

is among the most highly regarded of all American political writings. No. 10 addresses the question of how to reconcile citizens with interests contrary to the rights of others or inimical to the interests of the community as a whole.

government interactions

100

Mandates

the authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that is victorious in an election.

200

Grants

A grant is a way the government funds your ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy.

300

Full Faith

A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states. 

400

Credit Clause

A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states

500

 Extradition

Legal process whereby an alleged criminal offender is surrendered by the officials of one states to officials of the state in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.

political parties

100

Death penalty

republicans- want to keep

Democrats want to - abolish the death penalty

200

Abortions

Republicans- want to get rid of abortions

Democrats want keep abortions

300

immigrants

Republicans- want to stop or slow down on immigration

Democrats- want to have more immigration

400

Taxes

Republicans- want fewer taxes

Democrats- want more taxes

500

gun policy

Republicans- want to keep guns

Democrats want to abolish guns

first government

100

Articles of Confederation 

the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.

200

different Articles of Confederation 

• Article I – The Legislative Branch. 
• Article II – The Executive Branch. 
• Article III – The Judicial Branch. 
• Article IV – The States. 
• Article V – Amendment. 
• Article VI – Debts, Supremacy, Oaths.
• Article VII – Ratification.

300

Shay's Rebellion

 

uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions

400

 Impact on the creation of the Constitution

 

The Anti-Federalists fought hard against the Constitution because it created a powerful central government that reminded them of the one

500

 Impact on the creation of the Constitution

 

John Locke. The single most important influence that shaped the founding of the United States comes from John Locke, a 17th century Englishman who redefined the nature of government.

political socialization

100

party voters

 In a general election in the United States, you don't have to vote for a candidate from the political party you are registered with.

200

polling

check the status of (a measuring device, part of a computer, or a node in a network), especially as part of a repeated cycle.But sometimes not completely acurate

300

interest groups

They work to get laws passed 

400

parties

They work to get candidates elected

500

party voters

deliberative assembly is a vote in which a substantial majority of members of a political party vote the same way