Amendments
What is
5th Amendment
Guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination.
What is
Treaty
A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
What is
Citizenship
A citizen is one who has specific rights and obligations within a political unit such as being a citizen of a country or a state.
What is
Separation of Power:
Divides the government into separate branches, each of which has separate and independent powers.
What is
Bill
A proposal for a law
What is
14th Amendment
Makes anyone born on US soil a citizen and guarantees equal protection under the law
What is
Political Parties
Groups that help elect people and shape policies
What is
Naturalized Citizen
A person who is not born a U.S. citizen who goes through the legal process of becoming a U.S. citizen.
What is
Rule of Law
Nobody is above the law, leaders must follow the law, protects citizens from tyranny & abuse of power
What is
Court of Appeals
A court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
What is
22nd Amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
What is
Propaganda
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
What is
Suffrage
the right to vote
What is
Three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:
-No Judicial or Executive
-Too rigid
-Too weak (no power to tax)
What is
Dictatorship
A government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else.
What is
26th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
What is
Monarchy
A government ruled by a king or queen
What is
Civil Liberties
The basic rights that are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights or the Constitution (i.e., speech, religion, due process).
What is
What ideas were John Locke known for
-life
-liberty
-property
What is
Direct democracy
A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
What is
15th Amendment
What is
Communism
a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
What is
Compulsory Voting
A law that requires all citizens in a particular country to vote and to pay a fine if they do not vote.
Provide
One Example for Checks & Balances
-The Executive Branch can veto bills from the legislative branch, veto
-The Legislative, Branch can override the veto, he nominates
-The Judicial Branch can enforce laws, declare law constitutional
What is
Executive Order
An order that comes from the U.S. President and must be obeyed