The belief that effective public policy is the result of competition among multiple different interests and groups.

• Direct (Participatory) Democracy
• Indirect (Representative) Democracy
• Elite Democracy
• Pluralist View / Pluralism

A model of democracy in which the people are represented by leaders they elected.

• Direct (Participatory) Democracy
• Indirect (Representative) Democracy
• Elite Democracy
• Pluralist View / Pluralism

A government in which the people govern themselves and individually vote on matters of policy.

• Direct (Participatory) Democracy
• Indirect (Representative Democracy
• Elite Democracy
• Pluralist View / Pluralism

Model of democracy in which a small number of people, usually those who are wealthy or have a large share of influence, control political decisions.

• Direct (Participatory) Democracy
• Indirect (Representative) Democracy
• Elite Democracy
• Pluralist View / Pluralism

Rights inherent to all people that are not dependent on the government.

• Bill of Rights
• Natural Rights
• Faction
• Great Compromise

The constitution that administered America's first government, which was characterized by the loose league of friendship between states and a weak central government.

• Articles of Confederation
• New Jersey Plan
• Federalist Papers
• Amendment

Meeting of delegates in 1787 that was initially called to revise the Articles of Confederation, but ultimately led to the formation of the nation's current Constitution.

• Writ of habeas corpus
• Faction
• Social Contract
• Constitutional Convention

An uprising that brought attention to the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

• Federalist Papers
• Judicial Review
• Shay's Rebellion
• Virginia Plan

Constitutional convention proposal to create a stronger national government with a bicameral legislature.

• New Jersey Plan
• Great Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Virginia Plan

Constitutional convention proposal that maintained a unicameral legislature and was preferred by smaller states.

• Great Compromise
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Three-Fifths Compromise