Government Vocab
Government Ruled by a King or Queen
Monarchy
Original Constitution - only lasted 10 years
Articles of Confederation
Reticulated python
Articles of Confederation lasted how many years?
10
Fair treatment of all citizens
Right
A Small Group of people who have control
Oligarchy
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
In what state was the Constitution signed?
Pennsylvania
What system did the framers of the Constitution use to make sure that no one branch of government would become too strong?
checks and balances
“Senior” or “upper” house of representatives in which state has two representatives (A group of people in the Legislative Branch)
Government for the people
Democracy
Formal Break up letter of US and Britain
Declaration of Independence
How many states are there?
50
How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
27
What type of democracy is where the laws are determined by people voting directly -- not by representatives voting on them?
Direct democracy
A Government where one person rules
Dictatorship
Basics principles and laws written for the US
Constitution
What were Loyalists?
People loyal to the British during the American Revolutionary War
Unalienable Rights
Rights that cannot be taken away or given up
This was used to address the problems of the weak central government of America (two words)
Constitutional Convention
Define Rule of Law.
No one is above the law no matter how much wealth or power they have.
A formal Revision
Why is Ms. Menz the best teacher?
Answers will vary
Bonus points if you can list them all.
3
Legislative, judicial, and executive
What's another word that is similar to a democratic government?
Starts with an R
Republic