· The white house scandal resulted in a large number of young people losing respect for politicians

· Government by the people is necessarily government by the politicians

· Democracy is not in the d.o.i. or the constitution

· Democracy means government by the people either directly or indirectly with free and frequent elections

· Representative democracy-government that derives its powers indirectly from the people who elect those who will govern also called a republic

· Direct democracy-government in which citizens come together to discuss ands pass laws and select rulers

· Constitutionalism- the set of arrangements such as checks and balances, federalism, seperation of powers, rule of law, due process, and the bill of rights. That requires out leaders to listen, think, bargain, and explain before they make laws. We hold them politically and legally accountable for how the exercise their powers.

· The essence of democratic values is contained in the ideas of personal liberty, respect for the individual popular consent and equality of opportunity

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· Bicameralism-the principle of a two house legislature

· 2 methods are provided by the constitution-approval by the legislatures in ¾ of the states or approval by specially called ratifying conventions in ¾ of the states

· The prime minister is chosen by the majority party

· Equality of opportunity- all mean are created equal.

· Majority rue-a candidate or party wins more than half the votes cast to win an election

· New York approved by a margin of three votes

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