Vocabulary
Freedom
Liberty
Each Branch of Government has a power over another. This keeps all branches in check.
Checks and Balances
This type of government is ruled by a king, queen, or royal family.
Monarchy
Every person votes on every issue.
The government rules, but gets its power from the people.
Popular Sovereignty
Due Process
This type of government is ruled by one person who has total control.
Dictatorship
People elect representatives to vote on their behalf in government.
Republic
The government has layers, like an onion. Federal, State and local, and they share power.
Federalism
When the court decides the constitutionality of government actions.
Judicial Review
This type of government allows people to vote on issues and representation.
People elect people to represent them in government, and those representatives are bound by a constitution.
This is a user manual for a government.
Constitution
Setting a standard for the future.
Precedent
This type of government is ruled by a small group of elites.
Oligarchy
What type of Democracy does the United States have?
Constitutional Republic
Government is broken into 3 equal branches.
Changing, adding, or subtracting parts of the current Constitution.
Amendment
This type of government is ruled by a group of religious leaders.
Theocracy
A government creates a balance for citizens. They can have one or the other, but not both. What am I talking about?
Freedom and Security