Vocabulary
What is the definition of democracy?
A type of government in which the people are in control/power.
What are the 3 branches of the United States government, as states in articles 1, 2, and 3 of the Constitution?
The legislative branch (article I), the executive branch (article II), and the Judicial Branch (III).
What is the definition of amendment?
A formal change, correction, or improvement made to the Constitution of the United States.
What are states powers called?
Reserved powers.
Type of government is handed down within a bloodline?
What is a monarchy.
What is the Constitution?
The laws/rulebook of the United States Government.
What 2 houses make up the legislative branch?
The House of Representatives and the Senate.
How many rights are in the 1st amendment?
5: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition the government
What is an example of a concurrent or shared power?
Collecting taxes, building roads, creating courts, making laws, borrowing money
A type of democracy where citizens choose individuals to make decisions for them.
What is representative democracy?
What is a natural right?
It is a freedom a person has by being human.
The President, Donald Trump.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
What is the supremacy clause?
A part of the Constitution that says the Constitution, national laws, Supreme Court cases, and treaties are more powerful than state law.
What is anarchy?
What is federalism?
The division of power between the states and national government.
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Name an amendment and the number that it is.
Answers will vary.
What is the term for a specifically listed power of Congress/federal government?
What is delegated/enumerated/expressed powers?
What word describes a government run by a small group of people?
Oligarchy
What is Popular Sovereignty?
It is the idea that a government's power comes from the people.
What does checks and balances mean?
A system that allows each branch of a government to amend, override, or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power.
What is the 10th amendment?
Powers not listed in the Constitution are given to the states.
What is a responsibility of citizenship?
Voting, Jury Duty, Running for office. Contacting elected officials
What is a social contract?
An agreement where citizens give up their full freedom in exchange for protection of natural rights.