Ancient Influences
A group of people chosen by their villages meet to discuss issues they have within their country. Later they meet with the king regarding their issues. What ancient influence is this??
Rome, Republic!
A King decides that he is done allowing his lords and nobles to hold power, they keep stealing from him. He seizes power by arresting them all.
Autocracy, Monarchy
Legislative body
The people who WRITE/MAKE the laws
analyze
to break something down
Justice
Fairness
The government has an internal disagreement regarding a conflict. Congress demands that the government answer as to why soldiers were moved into a foreign nation. What ancient influence?
Rome! Separation of powers
A President decides that there is too much conflict to allow an election, it isnt safe for the people to go out and vote.
Autocracy
Framers
The men who wrote the Constitution
Summarize
to take something large and only keep the important details
5 freedoms
RASPP. religion, assembly, speech, press, petition
You are assigned to clean up the road as part as a project for your school. You feel like your time could be spent better, so you meet with your class. You all decide instead you would rather cut grass.
Ancient greece! Democracy
A King is forced by his nobles to sign a document. This document guarantees them rights such as the right to a jury trial, the right to fair treatment, and the right to have a say in taxes
Constitutional Monarchy
Rule of law
1. TRANSPARENCY
2. Everyone must follow the rules/laws equally
Identify
To pick the thing asked for
Press
Freedom of the media to criticize the government
You elect a class leader for student government, but they do not do their job well. You hold a vote to remove them from power.
Rome, impeachment, separation of powers
A President decides that they are chosen by a higher power to lead their country. They implement rules based on their faith upon the people.
Theocracy
Confederal
States hold MOST of the power, the central government has little power, it exists to organize
Interpret
To understand the meaning
Due process
being treated fairly under the law
The President vetos a bill congress gives them, so congress holds a second vote. 2/3 of the congress approve, so the bill still becomes a law.
A group of people hold power because they hold the majority of the wealth.
oligarchy
Federal
A system of shared power
Excerpt
state
CAN be either a smaller part of a country OR mean an entire country
"rogue state"= a country acting crazy