Ideas in Social Contract Theory, Human Nature, and science of politics
Who is Thomas Hobbes
100
the institutions (president, office, executives, the people, etc - state, national, local). and procedures by which a territory and its people are ruled
What is government?
100
ruled by ONE person
What is an autocracy?
100
Proposed the Virginia Plan
Who is Edmond Randolph?
100
gave the colonies the same status as the King
What is Dominion Status?
200
Had ideas in Natural Rights, limited government, and local government is best
Who is John Locke?
200
idea that your actions matter
What is political efficacy?
200
Ruled by a few
What is an oligarchy?
200
Proposed the New Jersey Plan
Who is William Patterson?
200
laid out in the constitution, powers granted to the government.
What is expressed powers?
300
Had ideas in Balanced government (checks and balances), and factions
Who is David Hume?
300
feeling like your actions don’t matter
What is political apathy?
300
few legal limits; some limits imposed by social groups
What is an authoritarian government?
300
Called for strong central gov
Bicameral legislature
Representation in the congress determined by wealth or population
Congress = final arbiter of conflict
Supremacy of National Government
What is Virginia Plan?
300
government which have not been explicitly granted by the Constitution but that is implied by the necessary and proper clause to be delegated for the purpose of carrying out the enumerated powers.
What is implied powers?
400
life, liberty and property
What is Natural Rights?
400
system of shared power between national and state governments
What is federalism?
400
no limits of the government, total power
What is a totalitarian government?
400
State-centered government
Unicameral Legislature
Executive chosen by Congress - maybe a committee
National Judiciary final arbiter - instead of congress
Accepted supremacy of national government
What is New Jersey Plan?
400
a member of the civil service, government official
What is civil servant?
500
We the people allow the gov to exist, bc we stay here and don’t constantly rebel and stuff the gov rules over us, but we do have the right to rebel
What is the Social Contract Theory?
500
an amount of money given to a local government, an institution, or a particular scholar.
What is Grants-in-aid?
500
codified, legal substantive and procedural limits on what government can and cannot do
What is a constitutional government?
500
Bi-cameral congress
House apportioned by population
Equal Senators per state
Sole Executive
Supreme Court final arbiter
What is Great Compromise?
500
a concept of federalism in which national, state, and local governments interact cooperatively and collectively to solve common problems