Unit 1 Review

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Unit 1 Review

• Chapter 1-3

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Power and Authority

• Legitimate Authority vested in?

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Democratic Centralism

• Central Government decides what is in the best
  interests of its people.
• Example?

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Participatory Democracy

• AKA Direct Democracy
• All participate pure democracy
• Mob rule in the eyes of the founders
• Example?

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Representative Democracy

• republican form of government
• Explain

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Elite Views

• Weber Bureaucracy
• Marx economic factors (capitalists/bourgeoisie
  and workers/proletariats)
• C. Wright Mills Power elite
• And the Pluralist view?

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Liberty vs Equality

• American Revolution vs. the French Revolution

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Federal-State Relationships

• Unitary
• Confederal
• Federal Only federal if what?

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Articles of Confederation

• Weaknesses?

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Convention

• Goal
• Plans?
• Compromises (the two biggies?)
• ?
• ??
• Slavery? 1808?
• Why no Bill of Rights?

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Ratification of Constitution

• Federalists vs Antifederalists
• Madisons arguments? Factions, Coalitions, large
  republic?
• Key names?
• How did the Feds get the Antifeds to agree to
  ratify?
• Looking at current situation, did Antifeds have
  good reason to be concerned?

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Key principles

• Separation of powers
• Limited Government
• Federal system example? Electoral college,
  amendment process
• Limits on democracy electoral college, Supreme
  Court, original election of Senate
• Powers enumerated (delegated), implied and
  inherent.

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Checks and Balances

• If pres. does not like action of Congress ? Veto
• If pres does not like action of Court ? be sure
  to appoint (if given the chance) individuals
  aligned with pres
• If Congress does not like presidents plans ?
  dont pass his bill
• If Congress does not like Courts decision ?
  introduce amendment.
• Court is passive, therefore it cannot reach out
  and grab cases instead cases must be appealed to
  them.
• Line Item veto ruled unconstitutional Why?

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Elastic Language in the Const.

• Interstate vs. Intrastate Commerce
• Who are we kidding? The nat. gov. can regulate
  virtually anything see Gonzales v. Raich ? has
  the potential to cross state lines.
• Necessary and proper clause

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Grants

• Block grants who loves? Who hates?
• Categorical grants who loves? Who hates?
• Revenue sharing (is dead today), but what was it?
• Condition of aid
• Examples

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Court Cases?

• Marshall court
• Marbury v. Madison est. Judicial Review
• McCulloch v. Maryland est. supremacy of National
  Gov. over states

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Mandates

• Do this NOW! Mandate
• Do this NOW with no Unfunded Mandate