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| Has many levels including, federal, state, county, city and town but they each operate under its own rules. And each level has a bunch of departments, agencies, offices and bureaus. “Institutions and procedures through which a land and its people are ruled.” |
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| Government with a single individual ruler. (king or dictator) |
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| A form of government in which a small group of landowners, military officers or wealthy merchants controls most of the governing decisions. |
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| A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process, usually through the selection of key public officials. |
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| Constitutional Government |
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| A system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government. Kept in check by other political and social institutions and must come to terms with. |
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| A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the power of other social institutions. |
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| A system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that might challenge it. They attempt to control everything. (North Korea) |
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| The conflicts and struggles over the leadership, structure and policies of government. |
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| All political behavior has a purpose. |
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| Done with a purpose, sometimes with forethought, and even with calculation. |
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| The rules and procedures that provide incentives for political behavior, thereby shaping politics. |
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| The control over what a group will consider for discussion. |
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| The ability to defeat something even if it has made it on the agenda of an institution. |
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| The transmission of authority to some other official or body for the latter’s use (though often with the right of a review and revision). |
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| Principal-Agent Relationship |
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| The relationship between a principal and his or her agent. This relationship may be affected by the fact that each is motivated by self-interest, yet their interests may not be well aligned. |
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| The cost of clarifying each aspect of a principal agent relationship and monitoring it to make sure arrangements are complied with. |
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| Unstructured deals based on the preferences and beliefs of the participants, if preferences are incompatible than a deal may not be possible or there may be an unfair outcome with an advantage towards a certain party but there is possible room for a compromise. |
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| Bargains that are governed by rules that determine things like who gets to make the first offer, how long they can think about it and so on. |
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| The pooling of resources and the coordination of effort and activity by a group of people (often a large one) to achieve common goals. |
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| A good that 1. May be enjoyed by anyone if it is provided and 2. May not be denied to anyone once it has been provided. |
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| The idea that groups provide members with private benefits to attract membership. The possibility of group collective action emerges as a consequence. |
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| Enjoying the benefits of some good or action while letting others bear the costs. |
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| Benefits that do not go to everyone but, rather, are distributed selectively only to those who contribute to the group enterprise. |
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| The idea that certain possibilities are made more or less likely because of the historical path taken. |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| A statement of principles placing England on notice that we were leaving. |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| 1st government document looking for a wall against tyranny, retaining local control and state sovereignty. |
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| Protestors attacked the courts to rebel. (Weak Central Gov't) |
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| Constitutional Convention |
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| Philly, met to fix things and write a new document, 12 states showed up and they left with The Great Compromise. |
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| An agreement reached at the convention of 1787 that gave each state an equal number of votes regardless of population but made the house linked to population. |
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| proposal for a bicameral legistlative branch, set forth the idea of a population-weighted representation. |
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| Response to the VA plan, one vote per state under a unicameral legislative body. |
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| Stated that slaves will be counted as 3/5ths of a person. |
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| Division of the legislative assembly into two chambers or houses. |
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| The notion that the constitution grants to the fed gov't only those powers specifically named in its text. |
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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
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| Art 1. Sec 8. of the constitution: enumerates the powers of congress and provides them with the authority to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry them out (Elastic clause) |
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| congress and legislative branch |
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| president and executive branch |
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| supreme court and judicial branch |
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| the power of the courts to declare actions of the leg and exec branches invalid or unconstitutional (marbury vs. madison 1803) |
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| a clause that states that all laws passed by the national government and all treaties are the supreme laws of the land and superior to all laws adopted by any state or any subdivision. |
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| Amending the Constitution |
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| state is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that no one branch has more power than the other branches |
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| The system of government in which a constitution divides power between central and regional gov't. |
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| First 10 amendments which ensures rights and liberties to the people. |
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| called for a national bank, tariffs and good relations with britain |
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| opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and opposed ratification of the constitution |
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| Delegate Model of Representation |
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| people elect representatives as their delegate to voice their opinions |
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| Trustee Model of Representation |
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| elect people as trustees, so they can act in favor of the greater common good and national interests |
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