political efficacy - ️️the belief that citizens can affect what government does, that
they can take action to make government listen to them.
political apathy - ️️the indifference on the part of any citizen of any country with
regards to their attitude towards political activities
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POS 2041 Exam 1
political efficacy - ✔️✔️the belief that citizens can affect what government does, that
they can take action to make government listen to them.
political apathy - ✔️✔️the indifference on the part of any citizen of any country with
regards to their attitude towards political activities
constitutional government - ✔️✔️a system of rule in which formal and effective limits
are placed on the powers of the government
Power - ✔️✔️Influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies
Government - ✔️✔️Institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people
are ruled
Politics - ✔️✔️conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of governments
Athenian Democracy - ✔️✔️a political system in which the supreme power lies in a
body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
authoritarian government - ✔️✔️a system of rule in which the government recognizes
no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the power of other social
institutions
pluralism - ✔️✔️the theory that a interests are and should be free to compete for
influence in the government. The outcome of this competition is compromise and
moderation.
laissez-faire capitalism - ✔️✔️an economic system in which the means of production
and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no
government interference.
equality of opportunity - ✔️✔️a widely shared American ideal that all people should
have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest
potential
political equality - ✔️✔️the right to participate in politics equally, based on the principle
of "one person, one vote."
popular sovereignty - ✔️✔️a principle of democracy in which political authority rests
ultimately in the hands of the people
, The Great Compromise - ✔️✔️the agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention
of 1787 that gave each state and equal number of senators regardless of its population,
but linked the representation in the House of Representatives to population
Three-fifths Agreement - ✔️✔️stipulated that for purposes of the apportionment of
congressional seats, ever slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person
checks and balances - ✔️✔️mechanisms through which each branch of government is
able to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches.
separation of powers - ✔️✔️the division of governmental power among several
institutions and that must cooperate in decision making
Federalism - ✔️✔️a system of government in which power is divided, but a constitution,
between a central government and regional governments
Expressed powers - ✔️✔️specific powers granted by the constitution to Congress
(Article I, Section 8) and to the president (Article II)
Federalist Papers - ✔️✔️a series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James
Madison, and John Jay supporting the ratification of the Constitution.
Marbury vs. Madison - ✔️✔️a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which
the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under
Article III of the Constitution. The landmark decision helped define the boundary
between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American
form of government.
McCulloch vs. Maryland - ✔️✔️This case established two important principles in
constitutional law. First, the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for
implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national
government. Second, state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of
power by the Federal government.
Unitary System - ✔️✔️a centralized government system in which lower levels of
government have little power independent of the national government (France)
Federal System - ✔️✔️a system of government in which the national government
shares power with lower levels of government, such as states (U.S.)
implied powers - ✔️✔️powers derived from the necessary and proper clause of Article I
Section i, such powers are not specifically expressed, but are implied through the
expansive interpretation of delegated powers
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