________, 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.
New cards
2
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.
New cards
3
Referendum
________: allows citizens to contest the work of the legislature.
New cards
4
US government
The ________ was designed to limit the influence of such groups, and systems such as Congress prevent one single interest from completely dominating.
New cards
5
representatives
Elected ________ make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them.
New cards
6
representative democracy
The constitution created a(n) ________: a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns.
New cards
7
Anti Federalists
________: believed a bill of rights needed to be added to ensure the rights were protected.
New cards
8
Federalists
________: wanted elected representatives that were qualified to vote on laws and lead the nation.
New cards
9
Anti Federalists
________: believed that the citizens should directly influence the government so that the elite would not dominate.
New cards
10
Anti Federalists
________: more power to the states.
New cards
11
The constitution created a representative democracy
a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns
New cards
12
Too difficult to manage for larger countries
also depended too heavily on the active participation of citizens
New cards
13
referendum
allows citizens to contest the work of the legislature
New cards
14
people with widely varying interests find others who share their interests and organize into interest groups
nongovernmental groups exert influence on political decision making
New cards
15
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
New cards
16
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
New cards
17
Federalists
strong national government
New cards
18
Anti-Federalists
more power to the states
New cards
19
Federalists
believed the existing constitution was sufficient
New cards
20
Anti-Federalists
believed a bill of rights needed to be added to ensure the rights were protected
New cards
21
Federalists
wanted elected representatives that were qualified to vote on laws and lead the nation
New cards
22
Anti-Federalists
believed that the citizens should directly influence the government so that the elite would not dominate
New cards
23
Federalists
group of people who endorsed the Constitution
New cards
24
participatory democracy
people vote directly for laws and other matters that affect them
New cards
25
pluralist democracy
nongovernment groups organize to try to exert influence on political decision-making
New cards
26
elite democracy
elected representatives make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them
New cards
27
James Madison
Father of the Constitution, wrote much of the Constitution and was in strong support of its ratification throughout
New cards
28
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
New cards
29
Federalist Papers
series of essays written to argue in favor of the Constitution
New cards
30
Anti-Federalists
group of people who opposed the Constitution
New cards
31
Brutus Essays
series of essays written by Anti-Federalists against the Constitution
New cards
32
representative democracy
a government in which the people entrust elected officials to represent their concerns
New cards
33
interest groups
nongovernmental groups exert influence on political decision making
Studied by 6 people
