Key words
Power to interpret laws
Judicial power
Presidential System
Government characterized by having a leader who is elected to a limited term of office
Who apposed the constitution
Antifederlists
1st
st People have freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the Government. 1791.
The phrase 'We the People' related to which of the following principles of the Constitution?
Popular Sovereignty
System of government in which one person holds unlimited power over government
Dictatorship
Natural Law
Natural Law= Set of rules said to be derived from the natural world
Delegates of the constitutional convention
Framers
13
Abolished Slavery
When the president vetoes a law passed by Congress, the president is applying the principle of
Checks and balances
Ability of people to think and act as they choose
Liberty
Totalitarian
When authoritarian regime become at its most extreme?
Proposal that called for a unicameral legislature
New Jersey Plan
2nd
Right to bear arms
What power does Judicial branch hold
Interpreting laws
Rights that all people possess by virtue of being human
Natural Rights
Parliamentary
Parliamentary=Executive and legislative branches of government
The nation's first constitution, adopted June 12, 1777
Articles of Confederation
26
Right to vote at 18
What did the Framers want to achieve by establishing the principle of federalism in the Constitution?
Distribution of state and national powers
Process by which a government makes and carries out decisions
Politics
Divine Right
Mandate of Heaven
Antifederalists believed the Constitution
Lacked personal freedom
16
Congress can tax
What school did Coach Ball coach at last and what is the mascot
Mineral Wells
Rams