Forms of Government
One person holds all the power in government.
Dictatorship
Who would most likely agree with this statement " Men are stupid and I don't respect them."
Hobbes
How was the government set up under the Articles of Confederation?
The states controlled most of their own affairs and policies.
The institution by which a society decides how power is distributed and how public policy will be implemented is called
Government
What did both Feds and Anti-Feds agree needed to happen?
The AoC needed to be scraped and the new government needed to be stronger.
Describe Unitary System
All key powers given to a central government.
What does equality in a democracy look like?
Equal Opportunity
What caused many people to believe that the Articles of Confederation must be revised?
The threat of war and rebellion
If a state is sovereign, it
has supreme authority within its own territory
Anti-Feds were hesitant to ratify the constitution because...
It did not explicitly protect people's personal liberties.
In which type of government is power divided between a central government and several local governments?
Federal System
What document contains the enlightenment ideas of "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness"? What enlightenment thinker did the Founding Fathers base these ideas on?
Declaration of Independence/ Locke
How did the 3/5 Compromise affect representation in Congress?
Every five enslaved people were counted as three free men.
Which basic principle of government means that individuals have basic rights that the government cannot take away?
limited government
What was added to the Constitution to get the Anti-Feds to ratify the US Constitution?
Bill of Rights
What are four characteristics of every state?
population, territory, sovereignty, government
Describe Social Contract Theory.
The people gave power to the government for the well-being of everyone.
Which compromise combined parts of the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan to create a legislature like we have today?
Connecticut Compromise- AKA Great Compromise
What are the three basis of government?
Power, Authority, and Legitimacy.
A series of essays written to convince people to ratify the constitution.
Federalist Papers.
Explain the difference between a representative democracy and a direct democracy.
A representative democracy- People elect reps who write and vote on laws. Direct Democracy- People write and vote on their own laws.
Describe how the Enlightenment changed the trajectory of Western Governments.
Monarchies were the most common form of government. As Enlightenment ideas began to spread, more people believed that average-day people should have more rights as well as a voice in the government. We start to see a shift from Monarchy to Democracy.
Describe the legislature we have today because of the Connecticut Compromise
A two house Congress. House of Reps- Based on a states population/ VA Plan. Senate- Every states has two reps ( equal reps)/ NJ plan.
What are the four purposes of government?
Social Order, National Security, Public Service, and Economic Decisions.
This clause
"If any person bound to service or labor in any of the United States shall escape into another State, he or she shall not be discharged from such service or labor, in consequence of any regulations subsisting in the State to which they escape, but shall be delivered up to the person justly claiming their service or labor."
added to the 3/5 compromise was called.
Fugitive Slave Clause