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President George W. Bush and his use of
signing statements
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
“No taxation, without representation”
the Stamp Act
the Sugar Act
Boston Tea Party
First Continental Congress, 1774
Second Continental Congress,1775
Thomas Paine, Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
John Locke, Second Treatise
Social contract
Omissions in the declaration
Articles of Confederation
Confederation
Constitution
Shortcomings of the Articles
Republicanism
Tyranny
James Madison, The Federalist Papers
Unicameral
Stay acts
Shay’s rebellion
Philadelphia convention, 1787
Charles Beard, Economic Interpretation
the Virginia Plan
the New Jersey Plan
the Great (Connecticut) Compromise
the Three-Fifths Compromise
bicameral legislature
the Constitution
checks and balances
electoral college
2000 Election
Limited government
Bill of Rights
Amending the Constitution
separation of powers
checks and balances
federalism
expressed powers
elastic clause
supremacy clause
full faith and credit
GOVT 2301
Study Guide Midterm # 1
Key Concepts/Phrases
Chapter 1. Democracy and American
Politics
Freedom schools
SNCC
Poll tax
Literacy tests
Robert Parris Moses
Voting Rights Act 1965
Democracy
Greek roots of democracy
Aristotle
Plato and the Philosopher king
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Direct democracy
Representative democracy
Popular sovereignty
Political equality
Political liberty
Six conditions of popular sovereignty
Majority rule
Civil rights
Social contract
Liberal democracy
Majority tyranny
Minority rights
Freedom score
Framework (4 levels):
Structure
Political Linkage
Government
Government Action
Jim Crow
Chapter 2. The Constitution
Senator John McCain (R-Az)
Guantanamo Bay (Cuba)
Abu Ghraib (Iraq)
Signing statement
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free enterprise
federalists vs. antifederalists
judicial review
individualism
moralism
traditionalistic
Civic culture
Texas Government Chapter 20: The
Policymaking Process (handout)
Texas Government Chapter 22. Texas
Constitution
capital punishment in Texas
public policy
policymaking environment
agenda building
official policy agenda
policy formulation
rational comprehensive model
incremental model
policy adoption
policy implementation
policy evaluation
empirical analysis
normative analysis
policy outputs
policy outcomes
feedback
policy cycle
issue network
politics
Property taxes
Edgewood v. Kirby
Robin Hood Plan
Neeley v. West Orange-Cove
State Constitution
bicameral legislature
separation of powers
plural executive
unicameral legislature
representative democracy
direct democracy
initiative process
statutory law
Constitutional law
Jacksonian democracy
suffrage
long ballot
radical Republicans
budget deficit
the Grange
branch banking
local-option elections
homestead
Texas Constitution of 1876
Bill of Rights in the Texas Constitution
Texas Equal Rights Amendment
Checks and balances
amending the Texas Constitution
budget execution authority
general obligation bonds
the Lt. Governor
Constitutional revision
Constitutionally dedicated funds
Dedicated Highway Fund
Permanent University Fund
Civil unions
Equal protection of the law
Texas Government Chapter 21. The
People, Economy, and Political
Culture of Texas
Education in Texas
Lone Star State
Texas population diversity
Natural population increase
population growth
Texas economy
cotton and cattle
oil industry
severance tax
high technology industries
minimum wage
gross state product (GSP)
poverty line
Texas political culture
Daniel Elazar’s types of political culture:
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