AP Government Unit 1 Test Essay Prompt Outlines – Flashcards
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3 sources of founding father skepticism of humans based on their history and their fix in one of the constitutions
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-British monarchy power fixed by lack of executive in articles -NY trade dominion over NJ and CT fixed by national regulation of interstate trade in constitution -States withholding taxes from government fixed by national taxation and treasury in constitution
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3 compromises in the constitution and the parties that compromised
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-Great Compromise between virginia plan (large states) and new jersey plan (small states) -3/5 Compromise between free states and slave states -Federalism between state power and national power
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3 Places in constitution that prevent popular tyranny and how
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-Republican System in Articles I & II prevent tyranny of majority (possibly not completely educated population) -Senate in Article I prevent tyranny of large states -Privileges and Immunities clause in Article IV prevent tyranny of state citizens against guest citizens from other states
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3 Ways w/ detailed example of how federalism has benefited society
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-State steps forward can spread across nation EX: California environmental standards -National Government can create baseline requirement to improve national standards EX: No Child Left Behind -State more radical experimentation can expand to national standard EX: Welfare Reform Act (originally from Wisconsin) -(extra answer) adapt to changing times; under crisis, federal can take control and turn the country rightsideup, in peace states can regain reins
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a) 3 problems under the articles of decentralized power with corresponding constitutional fix b) how environmental policy represents this continual struggle between central and local power
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a)-insufficient defense THUS standing army -unable to pay debt THUS national tax & treasury -no national currency THUS national currency and ban on state currency b) National Baseline to increase national standard VS. State knowledge of local geography and conditions
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a) define federalism b) define -categorical grants -federal mandates -fourteenth amendment c) how welfare reform act and 10th amendment expand state power
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a) distribution of power between national and state governments b)- grants for narrow purpose - national requirement with or without funding - restricts state laws when in conflict with national c)- state policy influences national policy -reserved powers gave states all remaining power
