Ap gov ideology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AMSCO AP GOV Chapter 1federalism - correct answers a system of government that divides the power between the national and state governments Federalists - correct answers group of people who endorsed the Constitution social contract - correct answers agreement between a democratic government and its' people that if violated, the people could take the power back natural law - correct answers law of God, acknowledged through human sense and reason under which people were born free and equ...

AMSCO AP GOV Chapter 10conservative - correct answers A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom. liberal - correct answers groups that may want government to provide welfare at a higher, though still impoverished income lever; leniency on governments political culture - correct answers set of attitudes that shape political behavior Individualism - correct answers The unique importance of each individual...

AP US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS democracy - gov by the people, either directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections direct democracy - gov in which citizens vote on laws and select officials more directly representative democracy - gov that derives its powers indirectly from the people, who elect those who will govern; also called a republic constitutional democracy - gov that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard throu...

AP Gov & Politics Exam Prep 14th Amendment - Defines national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons. Amending the Constitution - Article 5; needs approval of two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states American with Disabilities Act - A law passed in 1990 that requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against these individu...