Ideals of Democracy
_______ is when the government is not able to fully control the people or the nation
What is Limited Government?
A theory that widespread political participation is essential for democratic government.
The separation of powers
What are the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches of government?
Electors from each state cast votes to elect the president and the vice president
What is the electoral college?
A system that divides power between state and national government.
What is federalism?
What is the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness?
A theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of Groups in the policy making process.
What is pluralist democracy?
A design of government in which each branch has powers that can prevent the other branches from making a policy.
What are checks and balances?
The Connecticut compromise was an agreement reached during the constitutional convention of 1787. It resolved a dispute between large and small states over representation in Congress. It was also known by this name.
What is the Great Compromise?
Expressed powers in the constitution are also called this
What are enumerated powers?
A system of government in which the government's authority comes from the people.
What is Republicanism?
A theory of democracy that the elites have a disproportionate influence in the policy making process
What is an Elite democracy?
A federal government supported by a _______ _______ to keep general unity in the government.
What is a Representative Democracy?
This went against the claim in the constitution that all people were created equal
What is slavery?
Unenumerated powers are powers that are what?
What is implied/are powers not expressed?
The idea that the government's right to rule comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
In Federalist 10, Madison argues for this kind of government
What is a republic or republican government?
Madison says although the branches were meant to have checks and balances, the branches would only function to their fullest extent if they were _________ of one another.
Every slave is counted as __ of a person when determining state population
What is 3/5ths/The Three-Fifths' Compromise?
This is the term given for powers that the state and national government have to share.
What is concurrent?
He said "Life, Liberty, and Property"
Who is John Locke?
James Madison wrote against what people?
Who were the anti-federalists?
Madison wanted this
What is Federalism/Separation of Powers?
The right to vote in public is also known as this
What is suffrage?
This is the form of federalism where state and national government work together on policy
What is cooperative federalism?