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1. What is government?
- It is a set of institutions in which these philosophical decisions are made
- It is unique because it has authority and legitimacy
Why does government exist?
- To do what individuals cannot do for themselves
- To do "what is good, just, and honest" -John Winthrop
Why do we need government?
- without it, we would live in an anarchy
2. What ideas influenced the Constitution?
- a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority.
3. What is the importance of the Constitution?
- It is our CURRENT framework of government
- It puts the power of the government in the hands of the PEOPLE
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It protects our rights as citizens
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It separates the power of the government into 3 branches so that no one person or group becomes too powerful
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It places important limits on government power
4. What is federalism and how does it work?? What are its Strengths & Weaknesses?
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the system of dividing power between federal and state governments in the United States
- strengths: One of the strengths of a federal system is that it encourages innovation and experimentation in policy development.
- weakness: It hinders policy development and leads to budgetary inefficiency
5. How and why do people vote the way they do?
- Where people vote based on the portrayal of the leader or figureheads rather than for their constituency candidate
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So many questions so here is the first 5
A. Social Darwinism
A quote I found sums this question up, but it'd be better to do some side research.
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"<span>the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. Now largely discredited, social Darwinism was advocated by Herbert Spencer and others in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform."</span>
Yes, most of the travelers on the Oregon Trail was young families. In the mid-19th century, the Oregon Trail was the main pathway for American emigrants searching for new lands and opportunity on the frontier, and most of the emigrants traveling were young families.
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These benefits included forgiveness of debts and interest payments, protection of property and family, even different courts of justice for those crusaders who commit criminal acts.
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