Foundations & Purposes of Government
A social contract is an agreement between people and this institution.
Government
The supreme law of the land.
U.S. Constitution?
This branch of government makes laws
legislative branch?
This amendment protects freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
First Amendment?
A legal member of a country.
a citizen?
This Enlightenment thinker argued that people are born with natural rights.
John Locke?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution.
Bill of Rights?
This branch enforces laws and is led by the President.
executive branch?
Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Fourth Amendment?
Voting and jury duty are examples of these.
civic responsibilities?
Government established to protect rights and promote the common good.
limited government?
This principle divides power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
separation of powers?
This branch interprets laws and includes the Supreme Court.
judicial branch
Protection against self-incrimination.
Fifth Amendment?
Peacefully expressing opinions in public.
What is freedom of assembly?
Clue: This document limited the power of the English king and influenced American government.
Magna Carta?
A system that allows each branch to limit the power of the other branches.
checks and balances?
The power of courts to declare a law unconstitutional.
judicial review?
The right to a speedy and public trial.
Sixth Amendment?
A group formed to influence government policy
an interest group?
Life, Liberty, and property
what are natural rights?
The process used to make a formal change to the Constitution.
amendment process?
Congress is made up of these two chambers.
House of Representatives and the Senate?
This amendment reserves powers to the states and the people.
Tenth Amendment?
The modern U.S. uses this kind of democracy instead of direct democracy
Representative democracy