Origins and Principles
This term refers to rights every person has simply because they are human; John Locke named them life, liberty, and property.
Natural Rights
This is one of the two parts of Congress; it has 100 members, two from each state.
Senate
The general name for the total number of votes cast for a candidate by citizens is the ____.
Popular vote
People chosen to run for political office are called ____.
Candidates
A name for the U.S. government: means the same as federal and U.S. government.
National
The idea that government power should be divided among branches so no one branch can dominate is called ____.
Checks and balances
The national legislature (law makers) of the U.S., composed of two parts, is called ____.
Congress
The right to vote is called ____.
Suffrage
A system in which two major political parties dominate government is called a ____.
Two party system
A name for the U.S. government: means the same as national & U.S. government.
Federal
This is a written set of laws and rules that establishes how a government is structured.
Constitution
The division of powers and responsibilities among legislative, executive, and judicial branches is called ____.
Separation of Powers
In many U.S. states, the candidate who gets the most votes in that state receives all of that state's electoral votes. This rule is called ____.
Winner take all
An addition or change to a document or law (like the U.S. Constitution) is called an ____.
Amendment
To ____ means to officially add your name as a requirement for voting.
register
The good of the community as a whole.
Common good
This part of Congress has a different number of representatives from each state depending on population.
House of representatives
This group of people casts the official votes for U.S. president and vice-president.
Electoral College
The _____refers to the political leaders of the original 13 colonies who created the U.S. government.
Founders
A name for the USS government: means the same as federal and national.
U.S.
This principle requires that government leaders must follow the law just like ordinary citizens.
Rule of Law
The highest law of the United States that describes the structure of government is the ____.
US constitution
The name for the 538 members of the electoral college.
Electors
A duty related to participation and responsibility in the city or community that helped the Roman republic succeed is called ____.
Civic duty
A form of government where citizens have power, either directly or through their elected representatives.
Democracy