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American Government
By: Dak Kofsky
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Government and the state
Forms of government
Basic concepts
of democracy
Origins of government
Government and the state
Forms of government
Basic concepts
of democracy
Origins of Government
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Government and the state $200
What is government?
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What is public policies?
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What is legislative power?
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What is the executive power?
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What is the Constitution?
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It is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its
public policies.
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All things a government decides to do.
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The power to make law and to frame public
policies.
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It is the power to execute, enforce and administer the law.
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It is the body of fundamental laws setting out the
principles, structures, and the process of a
government.
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What is an autocracy?
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What is an oligarchy?
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What is a unitary government?
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What is a federal government?
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What is a confederation?
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It is a government in which a single person
holds unlimited political power.
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It is a government in which the power to rule is held by a small,
usually self-appointed elite.
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It is a centralized government in which all
government powers belong to a single, central agency.
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It is one which the powers of government are divided between a central government and
several local governments.
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It is an alliance of independent states.
Basic concepts of democracy $200
What is a free enterprise system?
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What is law supply and demand?
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What is a mixed economy?
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What is democracy based upon?
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What is compromise?
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It is an economic system characterized by the private ownership of capital goods, investments made by private decisions, not by government
directive; success is determined by competition of
market place.
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That law states that when supplies of goods and services become
plentiful, prices tend to drop.
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It is an economy in which private enterprise
exists in combination with a considerable amount of government
regulation and promotion.
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It is a belief in the fundamental importance of the individual.
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It is an adjustment of opposing principles or systems by modifying some aspects of each.
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Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta against
his will?
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What is a charter?
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Define bicameral.
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What were the 3 proprietary colonies in
1775?
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Describe the New Jersey plan?
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King John
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A written grant of authority form the
king.
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It is an adjective describing a
legislative body composed of two
chambers.
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Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania
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This plan retained the unicameral Congress of Confederation, with each of the states
equally represented.
Final Jeopardy
The Critical Period
Final Jeopardy
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Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Final Jeopardy
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Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Final Jeopardy
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Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Final Jeopardy
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Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Final Jeopardy - Answer
1) One vote for each state, regardless of the size of the state
2) Congress is powerless to lay and collect taxes or duties
3) Congress is powerless to regulate foreign and interstate commerce
4) No executive to enforce acts of Congress
5) No national court system
6) Amendment only with consent of all States
7) A 9/13 majority is required to pass laws
8) Articles only a “firm league of friendship”
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