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1. Are usually majority decisions - encouraging majority support for governmental policies.

2. Is an example of an executive check on the legislative branch.

3. Holds that all government is evil - unnecessary - & undesirable.

4. The Constitution & laws is an example of a check the judicianry holds over the president & Congress.

5. Of court decisions is a check of the executive over the judicial branch.

6. It defines citizenship - providing supremacy of national citizenship over state citizenship. It restrains the states from depriving persons of life - liberty - or property without due process of law or denying persons the equal protection of laws.

7. Forbids states to collect a poll tax as a prerequisite to voting in national elections.

8. Advocates the restriction of governmental activities within narrow limits - leaving a broad area of freedom to the individual.

9. Sometimes disappear - but the development of a new second party is the traditional pattern.

10. A loose union of states in which the principal power of gov are retained by the individual member states. Central gov. exists to perform a limited # of functions - such as national defense. The US was a confederation for 8 years under the Articles of

11. Intended to give blacks the right to vote.

12. This theory holds that the state is a product of force & conquest. Like other theories - it cannot be proved & is generally considered inadequate as an explanation of the origin of the state.

13. Government resting on the will of a single person or a small group of persons. The welfare of the state is often held above the welfare of the individual.

14. Stands for relatively rapid & sweeping economic collectivism (govt. ownership).

15. Do arise & influence national politics. Minor parties have sometimes had senators & representatives elected and have occasionally dominated state & local politics.

16. A distictive feature of the executive is that he or she is elected independently of the legislative & holds office for a fixed period. Also - the executive has extensive power not subject to control by the legislature. The term presidential governmen

17. During most of US history - power has alternated between 2 major parties.

18. Policy - making executives are the prime minister & the # of the cabinet - all of whom are members of the legislature & dependent on support of the legislature for continuance in office. Parliamentary gov. differs from the American system of separati

19. Is enhanced by a two - party system as opposed to a multiparty system.

20. Can be confronted with an either - or choice - thus simplifying decisions & political processes.

21. A federation - such as the US - is a union of 2 or more local governments under 1 central gov. - with both the central & local govs excercising independent spheres of authority - either in theory or in practice. In encourages unity in matters of gene

22. Is an example of a legislative check on the executive branch.

23. ...see following cards.

24. This forbids the states to enter treaties - coin money - subvert the national currency - or pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts - and so on. It outlaws tariffs by states.

25. Powers are carefully separated & balanced among executive - legislative - & judicial branches to avoid centralization of powers & resultant tyranny.

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