Workbook and Terms Unit 1
Workbook and Terms Unit 1
Workbook and Terms Unit 1
6. What are six key features that are found in a policy system?
7. What is the purpose of a linkage institution?
8. What would change a governments policy agenda?
9. Describe four U.S. policy making institutions in America?
10. What are five cornerstones of an ideal democracy
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Hyperpluralist
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Rule of One
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Describe four grievances the colonist had against the British government?
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What are the three components of the Declaration of Independence?
3. Lockes Second Treatise of Civil Government was based on three beliefs. What were they?
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10. The Framers attended the Philadelphia Convention to fix the Articles, but ended up writing the
Second Constitution. What were the framers views on these four basic beliefs?
Human Nature
Political Conflict
Objects of Government
Nature of Government
11. What three compromises resolved the equality issue in the Constitution?
16. How did the framers reconcile the dilemma of economic inequality and political freedom?
17. How did Madison attempt to prevent the tyranny of the majority? Describe three ideas:
17b. How did Madison attempt to deal with factions, or what today are known as special interest groups?
18. How did indirect voting attempt to keep America free from tyranny?
19. How is power shared in the Constitution?
20. Provide three examples of Checks and Balances.
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21. How was ratification of the Constitution different from ratification of the Articles?
22. What was the rationale behind the Anti-federalists?
23. How did the federalists allay those fears?
24. What basic ideals were protected by the Bill of Rights?
25. Who ratified the constitution?
26. What is the two part process to amending the Constitution? How many amendments have been added
to the Constitution?
27. What are four ways to informally amend the constitution?
28. IN what ways does the Constitution expand and diminish the scope of government?
1.WhydidAlfonsoLopezJr.scourtcasebecomeanissuedealingwithfederalism?
2.WhatmajorhistoricaleventinAmericanhistorydepictedtheissueoffederalism?
3.Howisafederalsystemdifferentfromaunitarysystemandaconfederatesystemwhenitcomesto
definingauthorityinthesethreerealms:
Unitary
Confederate
Federal
Centralgovt
Stategovt
Citizens
4.Inwhatwaysdoesfederalismdecentralizepoliticsandpolicies?
5.Whichtypeofsystemismostprominentintheworldtoday?
6.Theframerswantedlimitedgovernment.DoesaFederalsystemprovideforlimitedgovernment?
Explain.
7.WhereintheConstitutiondoesitstatetheUnitedStateswillbeafederalsystem?
8.WhereintheConstitutiondoesitgivethenationalgovernmenttheupperhandinanationalv.state
dilemma?
9.WhereintheConstitutiondoesitguaranteethatthenationalgovernmentwillnotusurpstatepowers?
10.Whatareenumerated(expressed)powers?Whocontrolsthemandwherearetheylisted?
11.Whatareimpliedpowers?Wherearetheynotated?
12.Whatmajorcourtcaseestablishedimpliedpowers?
13.Whatisthenecessaryandproperclause(elasticclause)?
14.WhatissignificantaboutthecourtcaseGibbonsv.Ogden?WhydidtheSupremeCourtfeelthiswas
notalegalprecedentintheUnitedStatesv.Lopez?
15.Statesarenotentitiesofthemselves.Citethreeobligationsthattheyhavetoeachother?
16.Powersthatarereservedforthestatesincludethefollowing:Citefour.
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17.Whatpowersaresharedorconcurrentpowersbetweenthestateandnationalgovernment?
18.Asthecountryevolved,ithasgonefromDualfederalismtoCooperativefederalism.Explainwhat
isthedifference?
19.Whendidcooperativefederalismbegin?
20.Explainthreepolicyareaswherecooperativefederalismhasoccurred?
21.Explainthethreegeneralstandardoperatingproceduresofcooperativefederalism?
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22.Whyhasthefederalgovernmentattemptedtoreturndomesticpolicybacktothestates?
23.Whatwasthepurposeoffiscalfederalism?
24.Whatismeantbycrossoversanctionsandcrosscuttingrequirements?
25.Explainthetwotypesofcategoricalgrants.
26.Whatisthedifferencebetweenblockgrantsandrevenuesharing?
27.Whywouldastategovernmentrefusefederalaid?
28.Whydontstategovernmentsapproveofunfundedmandates?
29.Whatarefourissuestodaythatinvolvethedistributionofpowerbetweenthestateandfederal
government?
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30.Listfouradvantagesoffederalismfordemocracy?
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31.Isfederalismfairtoallparticipants?
LanahanReadings:pp.121125AmericanFederalism
1.Whyarethewatersoftenmuddiedwhenitcomestodeterminingwhoholdsthepowerinsettingpolicy
atthestateandnationallevels?
2.Whathavethestatesdonetoadapttothepolicychangesthathaveoccurredoverthelast50years?
3.Whatproblemdostatesstillhavedifficultymanaging?
4.Whatareashavestatesbeenparticularlyinnovative?Citetwo.
5.Wheredoesconflictarisebetweenstateandnationalgovernments?
6.Whyisthefederalgovernmenttotallywillingtogivepowerbacktothestates?
7.Doesthenewcooperativefederalmodelfitinwellwiththeframersideaoflimitedgovernment?
Explain.