Principles of Foundation
In the Constitution, the line "WE THE PEOPLE" is an example of ?
Popular Sovereignty
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are...
Unalienable Rights
This is a society of equals
Egalitarianism
Not actual BEAR ARMS, but the right to bear arms
List the 3 branches of Government
Executive, Legislative, Judicial.
When the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, it is...
Popular Sovereignty
What are 3 unalienable rights
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
This protection against tyrannical government. The great danger in democratic government was the tyranny of the majority.
Liberty
All protections under the 1st Amendment
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition
Trump chooses a new Chief Justice for the Supreme Court, which branch can "Check" this
Legislative
System of government where power is divided between a national (federal) government and regional (state) governments
Federalism
What are the complaints the Declaration of Independence called?
Grievances
Government took _________ approach to the economy.
Laissez Faire (hands off)
I do not have to say ANYTHING that may incriminate me, I am....
Pleading the 5th
Trump signs an Executive Order declaring the National Guard to intervene in local California police activity, with out consulting the Governor. Who can "Check" the executive branch
Judicial
The founding fathers did not want the government to be too powerful, so they created?
Checks and Balances
What are natural rights
Rights that are given by God and cannot be taken away or denied
People in America were free to flourish without hereditary distinctions, and individuals believed they could rise in society
Individualism
Guarantees the right to a jury trial in federal civil cases where the value in controversy exceeds $20
7th Amendment
The power of a court to review the actions of the other branches of government (executive and legislative) and determine if they are constitutional.
Judicial Review
Concept of popular sovereignty, where the power of the state is derived from the people and often exercised through elected representatives
Republicanism
Who was the primary author of the Dec of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Why was Alexis de Tocqueville originally sent to the US, to reform
French Prison Systems
This Amendment, which enforces Federalism, reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people...
10th Amendment
What does E Pluribus Unm
Out of Many one