Revolution - what was it?
Articles of Confederation (type of government)
Revolution - big thing
It did not work - too weak
Revolution - why didn't it work?
have nothing to go on (used to monarchy), too much freedom (Extreme libertarian), what people wanted because they were used to strong monarchy, almost anarchy.
Virginia Plan
representation is based on population; 1 state = 1 vote
New Jersey Plan
Each state gets own vote; 2 senators
Republicism
form of government in which powers reside in the people and is exercised by their elected reps
Federalism
a division of power between the national government and state government
Popular Sovereignty
the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its own people or elected representatives
Limited Government
A political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated enumerated powers
Separation of Powers
The assignment of law making, law enforcing, and law interpreting functions to separate branches of government
Checks and Balances
a government structure that gives each branch some scrutiny of and control over the other branches
Libertarianism
a political ideology that is opposed to all government action necessary to protect life and property
Libertarians
Those who are opposed to using government to promote either order or equality
Laissez-Faire
an economic doctrine that opposes any form of government intervention in business
Anarchism
A political philosophy that opposes government in any form
Conservatives
those who are willing to use government to promote order but not equality
Liberals
those who are willing to use government to promote equality but not order
Communitarian
Those who are willing to use government to promote both order and equality
Majoritarian model of democracy
the classical theory of democracy in which government by the majority of people
Pluralist model of democracy
an interpretation of democracy in which government by the people is taken to mean government by people operating through competing interest groups
Elite theory
the view that a small group of people actually makes most of the important government decisions
Declaration of Independence
drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the document that proclaimed the right of the colonies to separate from Great Britain
Articles of Confederation
the compact among the 13 original states that established the first government of the US
Purposes of Government
Maintain order, provide public goods, promote equality
Republicans
Order over freedom; Freedom over equality
Democrats
Freedom over order; Equality over freedom