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POLS-Y103- Chapters 1-3
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What was the Virginia Plan?
States should have representation according to their size/population & wealth
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What was the result of the Virginia & New Jersey Plans?
The Great Compromise (also called Connecticut Compromise)
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What is the main difference between authoritarian and totalitarian governments?
Authoritarian are often restrained by social institutions where totalitarian are not
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What is a representative democracy?
Citizens elect public officials to make decisions on their behalf
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What is digital citizenship?
Expansion of gov. online/the ability to participate in society via the Internet
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What were the two main taxation acts that the British imposed on the American colonies?
The Stamp Act & the Sugar Act
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What is a direct democracy?
The citizens vote directly on the issues rather than electing representatives to make decisions on their behalf
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What is political efficacy?
The belief that ordinary citizens can change the government's actions
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Which event provided evidence that the Articles of Confederation were not effective/had many problems?
Shays' Rebellion
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The first 10 Amendments of the US Constitution are also called
The Bill of Rights
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The first governing document of the US was
the Articles of Confederation
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What were the Antifederalists most concerned with?
The potential for tyranny within the central government
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How did the framers battle the presence of "excessive democracy?" What types of things did they instill in the new government?
Bicameralism, appointment of senators for long terms, indirect election of the president, staggered terms in office
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What was the New Jersey Plan?
States should all have equal representation
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