AP Gov 1: Types of Democracy & Gov. Power and Individual Rights

Alexander Hamilton

________, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the Federalist Papers: a series of 85 essays written to convince wary citizens to support the Constitution and its ratification.

Self representation

________ is still seen at the local and state level of the United States government, such as regarding issues such as property tax and the construction of buildings, just not the country as a whole.

Referendum

________: allows citizens to contest the work of the legislature.

US government

The ________ was designed to limit the influence of such groups, and systems such as Congress prevent one single interest from completely dominating.

representatives

Elected ________ make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them.

representative democracy

The constitution created a(n) ________: a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns.

Anti Federalists

________: believed a bill of rights needed to be added to ensure the rights were protected.

Federalists

________: wanted elected representatives that were qualified to vote on laws and lead the nation.

Anti Federalists

________: believed that the citizens should directly influence the government so that the elite would not dominate.

Anti Federalists

________: more power to the states.

The constitution created a representative democracy

a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns

Too difficult to manage for larger countries

also depended too heavily on the active participation of citizens

referendum

allows citizens to contest the work of the legislature

people with widely varying interests find others who share their interests and organize into interest groups

nongovernmental groups exert influence on political decision making

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the Federalist Papers

a series of 85 essays written to convince wary citizens to support the Constitution and its ratification

James Madison explained in this paper that the government was designed to limit factions

interest groups, to ensure that a few powerful people would not dominate

Federalists

strong national government

Anti-Federalists

more power to the states

Federalists

believed the existing constitution was sufficient

Anti-Federalists

believed a bill of rights needed to be added to ensure the rights were protected

Federalists

wanted elected representatives that were qualified to vote on laws and lead the nation

Anti-Federalists

believed that the citizens should directly influence the government so that the elite would not dominate

Federalists

group of people who endorsed the Constitution

participatory democracy

people vote directly for laws and other matters that affect them

pluralist democracy

nongovernment groups organize to try to exert influence on political decision-making

elite democracy

elected representatives make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them

James Madison

Father of the Constitution, wrote much of the Constitution and was in strong support of its ratification throughout

Electoral College

compromise for choosing Chief Executive in which each state had same number electors as representatives in Congress, and the people would vote for the electors

Federalist Papers

series of essays written to argue in favor of the Constitution

Anti-Federalists

group of people who opposed the Constitution

Brutus Essays

series of essays written by Anti-Federalists against the Constitution

representative democracy

a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns

interest groups

nongovernmental groups exert influence on political decision making

factions

interest groups