Government
an institution where a society makes and enforces public policy
What is government?
What is the supreme law of the land?
Constitution
What does ratify mean?
To make formal/ approve/ make valid
This is when a royal blood line rules the country
Monarchy
This is the first 10 amendments of the constitution
Bill of Rights
What is the document that America claims independence from England?
Declaration of Independence
What opens the constitution and outlines our reasons for wanting government?
Preamble
This means "the people's power"
Popular Sovereignty
What type of government is ruled by the people?
Democracy
This level of federalism has the biggest impact on your life
Local
What 4 things make up a state?
Population, territory, sovereignty, government
Who is the father of the constitution?
James Madison
This plan proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national legislature.
New Jersey Plan
This is when people elect officials to make big decisions for them.
Republic/ Representative Democracy
This is the term that refers to the actions of the Supreme court when interpreting the constitution.
Judicial Review
This is what society would be without government
State of Nature
What was the US' first attempt of a social contract?
Articles of Confederation
This plan was pitched at the constitutional convention and says legislation is to be based on population.
Virginia Plan
An individual that controls all 3 branches of government would be known as
Autocrat/ Autocracy
Which original political party wanted the Bill of rights?
Anti-Federalist
Who believed everyone had the right to life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
The 7 physical parts of the constitution is known as
Articles
Bicameral
This is when a group of people or a family have absolute power
Oligarchy
This was a series of articles written by federalists that defend the constitution
Federalist papers