AP®︎ U.S. Government & Politics: Topic 1.2 Flashcards

A system in which citizens elect representatives to make laws and conduct government on their behalf

A system in which citizens themselves deliberate and vote on public policy rather than relying on representatives to decide

A model of representative democracy emphasizing broad, active citizen involvement in politics and civil society

A model of representative democracy emphasizing competition among organized nongovernmental groups seeking to influence policy

A model of representative democracy emphasizing limited mass participation and disproportionate influence by a small group of leaders

The sphere of voluntary associations and activity between private life and formal government

A procedure allowing citizens to gather petition signatures to place a proposed law or constitutional amendment before voters

A procedure that places an existing or proposed government measure before voters for approval or rejection

A procedure allowing voters to decide whether to remove an elected official before the official’s term ends

A local assembly in which eligible residents debate and vote directly on public matters such as budgets and ordinances

In Federalist No. 10, a group united by a passion or interest adverse to others’ rights or the community’s lasting interests

Madison’s argument that a large representative republic controls faction by filtering public opinion and multiplying competing interests

An Anti-Federalist argument that a large republic makes representatives remote and unresponsive, threatening liberty and self-government