
Ideals of Democracy AP GOV

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12th Grade
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Cassidy Mascio
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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A political system where the government's power is restricted by laws or a written constitution.
Back
limited government
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Freedoms that human beings are born with which no government should be able to take away.
Back
natural rights
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Republicanism is...
Back
representative democracy, in which citizens choose leaders to represent them in government.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of checks and balances?
Back
The Supreme Court ruled that a law passed by Congress was unconstitutional
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
After a House of Representatives member supports an unpopular tax despite protests from his constituents, he loses his bid for reelection.
This is an example of which of the following democratic ideals? natural rights, limited government, checks and balances, popular sovereignty
Back
popular sovereignty
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The principle that ultimate power resides in the consent of the governed (the people):
Back
popular sovereignty
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following most accurately describes the social contract theory?
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People give up their power to government, while government protects the people. If gov't no longer protects the people, the people can create a new gov't.
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