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26 Cards in this Set
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Locke’s three natural rights |
Life liberty property |
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Three models of democracy |
Participatory pluralist elite |
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Model of democracy is based on direct involvement of citizens |
Participatory |
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Model of democracy based on competition among interest groups |
Pluralist |
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Three branches of government |
Legislative executive judicial |
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Congress leads this branch |
Legislative |
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The president leads this branch |
Executive |
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Supreme courts leads this branch |
Judicial |
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Name of the two houses of Congress |
Senate and House of Representatives |
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Number of members in the house |
435 |
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Number of senators each state gets |
2 |
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Length of presidential term |
4 years |
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Length of senator’s term leng |
6 years |
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Length of term in House of Representatives |
2 years |
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Length of term of justice on the Supreme Court |
Lifetime |
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What determines number of Representatives a states get in the house |
State’s population |
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Document governed the US before the constitution |
Articles of Confederation |
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Why did AOC fail |
Weak centralized government |
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What event showed the weakness of AOC |
Shays rebellion |
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People who opposed ratification of Constitution |
Anti federalists |
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What determines winner of presidential election |
Electoral college |
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Number of electors in electoral college |
538 |
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Number of constitutional amendments |
27 |
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Name of first ten amendments |
Bill of rights |
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How are amendments proposed |
Passed by 2/3 of both houses of congress |
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How are amendments ratified |
Ratified by 3/4 of states |
