US Govt

federalism

governmental control divided between a central federal government and smaller local governments

rivalrous

the use of a good or service keeps others from using it

excludable

goods or services that can exclude non-paying individuals

excludable rivalrous

private goods (cars, food, clothes)

non-excludable rivalrous

common goods (fish stocks, timber, coal)

excludable non-rivalrous

club goods (cinemas, private parks, satellite TV)

non-excludable non-rivalrous

public goods (air, National Defense)

amendment 13

abolishes slavery

amendment 14

granted citizenship to all people born on US soil

amendment 15

gave all MEN the right to vote, regardless of race or finances

amendment 19

womens sufferage

amendment 23

lets DC vote for president

amendment 24

abolishes poll taxes

amendment 26

changes voting age from 21 to 18

requirements for constitutional ratification

9/13 states approval

unitary system

national govt. has direct authority over states

federation system

people have authority over states and national govt.

confederation system

states have power over national govt.

dual federalism

layered cake, gives each piece its powers on levels

cooperative federalism

state and fed govt work together to solve enduring issues, Great depression, marbled cake

new federalism

revenue sharing over govt. layers

legislative branch

Makes laws, congress is made of the house of representatives and senate

executive branch

enforces laws, president acts as the commander in chief of armed forces

judicial branch

interprets laws, supreme court and smaller local courts

civil rights

individual rights of all people

civil liberties

protections from the government given to all people

who thought of natural rights

john locke

“life, Liberty, and the pursuit of property“

john locke

Virginia plan 

three separate branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—and a bicameral (two-house) legislature with proportional representation based on each state's population, benefited large states

new Jersey plan

unicameral (single-house) legislature where each state, regardless of population, would have one vote in Congress, benefited small states

great compromise

1. 3/5th compromise

2. senate (equal rep across states) and HOR (population based rep)

3. Supremacy Clause, “the law of the land“

requirements to be a senator

1. at least 25 Y/O

2. US citizen for 7+ years

3. be of the state you're running for

requirements to be a representative in the HoR

1. at least 30 Y/O

2. US citizen fro 9+ years

3. be of the state you're running for

articles of confederation

first attempt at the US constitution, failed BC taxes couldn't be imposed and the federal govt was weak

league of friendship

formed by the articles of confederation

shays rebellion

Massachusetts farmers uprise as they had not been paid for war efforts and state taxes were being opposed, many faced jail time

constitutional convention

1787, attempted to revise the articles of confederation, ended up as Ben Franklin writing the constitution, and the great compromise

senators per state

2

representatives per state

depends on population