Review Test One

  1. Politics

  • Process that determines whose values will prevail in society

  • The means by which society settles its conflicts and determines who gets the benefits and who pays the costs

  1. Democracy

  • A system in which the people govern, either directly or through elected representatives

  • Combination of 2 greek words; demos- kratia-

  • rule of/ rule by the people

  • Direct: Don’t have bc we’re too big, pick someone to speak on our behalf.

  • Greek idea

  • Representative: One in which the people govern through the selection of representatives

  1. John Locke:
    ~ Social Contract: government has the responsibility to preserve rights
    ~ Inalienable (natural) rights: life, liberty, and property

  2. Natural law

  3. Political Ideology (distinguish between liberal and conservative)

  • conservative- role of gov should be decreased

  • liberal- role of gov should be eliminated

  1. Political Culture

  • view about government

  1. Free Market System

  • American economic system

  • should be free from government interference

  • fascism- importance of state over

  1. Unitary, Confederate, Federal Government

  • tried confederate first

  • didnt try unitary

  • moved to federal government

  1. The Articles of Confederation, weaknesses?

  • too much state power

  1. Shays Rebellion

  2. Compromises at Constitutional Convention

  • Great and 3/5th compromise

  1. Great Compromise

  • comes first

  1. 3/5ths Compromise

  • second in the essay

  1. Separation of Powers (examples of checks and balances)

  • checks and balances

  • for a bill to become a law- president has to sign on it

  1. Articles 1-3

  • LEJ- Legislative, Executive, Judicial

  • A1- Legislative branch

  1. Necessary and Proper Clause (elastic clause)

  • Implied powers- implies that congress has more power than the enumerated powers

  1. Supremacy Clause

  • article 6, conflict between state and national gov- national wins

  1. Federalists/Anti-Federalists


  1. Federalist Papers

  • John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison

  1. Enumerated Powers

  • article 1, section 8, expressed powers

  1. Concurrent Powers

  • Shared by national and state gov

  1. 10th Amendment

  • States get power

  • reserved powers

  1. McCulloch vs. Maryland

  • Bank

  • can national gov build a bank? can state tax the bank?

  1. Marbury vs Madison

  • supreme court given power of judicial rebuke

  • helped define role of 3rd branch of gov- Judicial

  1. Phases of Federalism

  • Dual, cooperative, new

  1. Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare)

  • Review notes

  1. Info from any video shown in class


Essays:

  1. Explain the various compromises at the Constitutional Convention. Be sure to explain them thoroughly. (start w great compromise- explain VA and NJ plan- then 3/5ths- explain slavery-, how they relate to each other).

  2. Explain the concept of “devolution”. What stage of Federalism is associated with devolution? Where do we stand now with regard to the relationship between states and the Federal Government? (reread sept 15 and today’s notes)

  • Doesn’t care about formatting; cares about content. 3-5 paragraphs