Foundations of American Democracy AP Gov Review
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Vocabulary flashcards covering the key terms, texts, and concepts for the AP Gov Foundations of American Democracy quiz.
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Constitution
A foundational document of American government covered through its preamble and articles.
Participatory Democracy
A model of democracy covered as a core concept under the Foundations of American Democracy.
Elite Democracy
A model of democracy included among the Foundations of American Democracy concepts.
Pluralist Democracy
A model of democracy studied under the Foundations of American Democracy.
Ideals our government founded upon
Principles of American government established upon Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas, as well as the Declaration of Independence.
Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas
Philosophical roots and ideas that helped form the ideals upon which our government was founded.
Declaration of Independence
A foundational text embodying the ideals upon which our government was founded.
Articles of Confederation
An early American governing framework examined through its strengths and weaknesses.
Constitutional Convention
The historic convention centered on major compromises and 6 principles.
Compromises
Key agreements formulated during the Constitutional Convention.
6 principles
Foundational tenets established as part of the Constitutional Convention.
Federalists v. Anti-Federalists
The opposing groups and perspectives debated within the Foundations of American Democracy.
Federalist 10, 51, Brutus 1
Key political writings examined for their main ideas in AP Gov Foundations of American Democracy.
Marbury v. Madison
A foundational case included in the AP Gov vocabulary for Foundations of American Democracy.
Federalism
A system of governance encompassing enumerated, reserved, and concurrent powers.
Enumerated, reserved powers
Specific categories of powers delineated under the framework of Federalism.
Concurrent powers
A classification of powers studied alongside enumerated and reserved powers within Federalism.