Amendments
Freedoms of Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, and Petition.
1
Prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishmen
8th
is a type of government in which the power belongs to the people.
Democracy
A payroll tax is taken directly from a person's paycheck before it is received. Which of the following are considered payroll taxes?
a. Excise Taxes and Property Taxes
b. Income Taxes and Excise Taxes
c. Property Taxes and Social Security
d. Income Taxes and Social Security
d
Power to make laws
Legislative Branch
Prohibits the forced quartering of troops in private homes.
3
Guarantees the right to keep and bear arms.
2nd
is a form of government in which all power resides with a few people. These people usually inherit power due to their wealth and status
Oligarchy
Which political party advocates the Government as an agent to care for the people?
a. Democrats
b. Republicans
a
Designed as a stable, continuous legislative chamber to check majoritarian impulses.
Upper House
Due Process, protection from self-incrimination and Double Jeopardy.
5
Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes.
3rd
This type of rule involves a single person, called a dictator who has absolute power over the people
Dictatorship
System where power is shared between national and state governments. The Constitution specifies distinct powers for each.
Federal
People are governed by natural law and consent to the government sole to protect their natural right (life, liberty, and property. He believe government power needed to be citizens.
John Locke
Granted women the right to vote
19th
Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial, a lawyer, and the right to confront witnesses
6th
is ruled by a hereditary leader, such as a king.
Monarchy
Which of the following is NOT a method the government uses to enforce domestic policy?
a. Declaration of War
b. Taxation
c. Spending
d. Regulations
a
what system have a strong central government exercises most political power. Local units (states) have minimal independence.
Unitary
Limits the president to two terms in office
22nd
Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant.
4th
people have no participation in government. It practices absolute obedience to authority
Authoritarianism
Which branch of government is primarily responsible for establishing domestic policy?
a. the Federal Bureaucracy
b. Congress - the Legislative
c. Courts - the Judiciary
d. President - the Exucutive
b
a theory of society in which government is a contract between a government and the governed to provide protection and support for the people; under this theory, a government is legitimate only so long as the people voluntarily agree to hand over their power to the state
social contract theory