Gov't Systems/Philosophies I
A government with supreme political power only allowing local governments limited power.
What is an unitary government?
Forced King John to grant rights to nobility.
What is the Magna Carta?
"Five Freedoms" basic to American life.
What is the First Amendment?
Listed (number) in the Constitution to the Federal government.
What is enumerated powers?
Leader of the House of Representative.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Citizen's sharing in been governed.
What is a democracy?
Utilized enlightenment philosophers to prepare the Declaration of Independence giving him praise from historians.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Great Compromise and Three-Fifths Compromises
What are key parts of getting the Constitution written and ratified?
Shared between the levels of government.
What is concurrent powers?
Leader of the Senate per the United States Constitution?
Who is the Vice-President?
A government with a figurehead (king/queen), along with the Parliament/Prime Minister overseeing the formal set of laws.
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
Revolutions came from the ideas established by
(Hint: 3)
Who are the enlightenment philosophers: Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau?
Common topic of the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Three-Fifths Compromise.
What was Congressional representation?
The power to govern is shared power between the National and State governments.
What is Federalism?
Hold the Sole Power to impeach.
Who is the House of Representatives?
Which branch of government has more power in a parliamentary democracy?
What is the legislative branch?
The concept that people have the natural right to replace (remove) leaders if they are failing in their duties.
What is the "social contract" theory?
Reasoning for giving states more power than the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is distrust of a strong national government?
Harriet Tubman on the $20 note.
What is an example of an enumerated power?
Holds the Power to Remove federal officials from office by impeachment.
What is the Senate?
People elect individuals to represent them in making laws.
What is a Representative Democracy?
Natural Rights, Popular Sovereignty, and Political Legitimacy.
What are ideals/principles of government found in the Declaration of Independence?
Proposal by 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress with a 3/4 passage of state legislatures.
What is one way an amendment can be introduced and ratified?
Separation of powers through a division of branches to ensure a system of checks and balances.
What is the US government outlined by the Constitution?
Utilized to create a single version of similar bills generated in both chambers.
What is a joint committee?