Ideals of Democracy
Limited Government?
Limitation of power to the government and protection of rights for the people
Participatory Democracy?
Direct and active citizens in decision-making processes
What type of government did Brutus 1 argue was best?
Confederation of small, sovereign republics
Confederation/Confederate System?
A permanent union that delegates power to a central authority
The Great Compromise?
An agreement to establish the Constitution
Popular Sovereignty?
The Principle that power is created by the people
Pluralist Democracy?
Power is distributed among various interest groups
According to Brutus 1 what would happen to individual rights as the scope of government grows?
Sacrificed, overshadowed, and effectively destroyed
Why did the founders establish a confederation after declaring independence?
Electoral College?
Constitutional system used to elect the US president
Equality?
All citizens have a voice, rights, and opportunities to influence government decisions
Elite Democracy?
Small group of subset citizens are given power
What type of government did Federalist 10 argue was best?
A Large Republic
What did American government look like under the Articles of Confederation?
A weak central authority, a "league of friendship" between the states
Three-Fifths compromise?
Slave population would only count as three-fifths for members of the house
What are the 3 big Rights?
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
What Democracy does Federalist 10 argue combats against factions?
Representative Republic
What were the biggest weaknesses to the articles?
Congress couldn't tax, build an army, or regulate commerce
Slavery?
Social Contract?
Political theory that the people give up some freedom to obtain an authority
What incident highlighted key weaknesses of the Articles?
Shay's Rebellion
Right to Vote?
They combined the proportional and equal plans together