AP US Gov Chapter 1 Vocab Flash Cards

Equal Access Act of 1984 (EAA)

• This law restricted the ability of public high schools to exclude religious extracurricular clubs

• This law required public buildings to be accessible for handicapped individuals

• This law overturned voting restrictions in several states

Identify

• to name a factor, person, or other term

• to state the meaning of a term or concept

• to give a cause or a reason, usually including the word "because"

Describe

• to name a factor, person, or other term

• to state the meaning of a term or concept

• to give a cause or a reason, usually including the word "because"

Explain

• to name a factor, person, or other term

• to state the meaning of a term or concept

• to give a cause or a reason, usually including the word "because"

Politics

• the beliefs a person has about the role of government

• the process of influencing the actions and policies of government

• the rules and institutions that make up the system of policymaking

• a person's party affiliation

Government

• the beliefs a person has about the role of government

• the process of influencing the actions and policies of government

• the rules and institutions that make up the system of policymaking

• a person's party affiliation

Declaration of Independence

• Our first Constitution

• Broke the colonies away from England

• Designed our current system of government

• Describes American political culture

Democracy

• A system of government where people elect leaders to make decisions for them

• A system of government where power is shared and divided between the national government and the states

• A system of government where the power of the national government is unlimited

• A system of government where power is held by the people

Natural Rights (cannot be taken away by the government)

• Life, liberty, property

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• Freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, and Assembly

• Freedom of opinion

Social Contract

• the government's right to rule comes from the people

• the government agrees to balance liberty and order

• People allow their governments to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society