US Government
This document was added to the Constitution to appease the Anti-federalists
What is the Bill of Rights
The system of government which involves powers being shared
What is the federal system
Life, liberty, and property
What are 'natural rights'
This person ended democracy in Rome
Who is Julius Caesar
What is the 1st Amendment
This branch of the government can make treaties with foreign nations and act as commander in chief
What is the Executive Branch
A country that has a government in which power is held by the people who elect representatives
What is a republic
Both citizens and their leaders are willing to set aside private interests and personal concerns for the common good
What is Civic Virtue
This city in Greece replaced their king with a Senate
What is Athens
Search & Seizure
What is the 4th Amendment
This branch of government has the power to overrule state laws that violate the Constitution
What is the Judicial Branch
This kind of democracy is a government wherein the people themselves have control
What is a Direct Democracy
The power of the courts to decide whether laws and actions of government are allowed under the Constitution
What is judicial review
This document created the English Parliament
What is the Magna Carta
Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel
What is the 6th Amendment
This branch of government has powers including declaring war, establishing post offices, and collecting taxes
What is the Legislative Branch
The states are independent and have control of anything that affects their citizens and territory
What is a Confederation
Living with no rules or laws
What is the State of Nature
These are the rights given by God according to John Locke
What is life, liberty, and property
Common Law Suits - Jury Trial
What is the 7th Amendment
This person is 'next in line' to be the President, following the Vice President
Who is the Speaker of the House
A central government controls the state and local governments. The central government acts directly on the people
What is Unitarian Government
Agreeing to create a government and consent to its laws
What is the 'Social Contract'
This system was heavily used in Europe during the 'dark era' of democracy
What is the feudal system
Rights reserved to States or People
What is the 10th Amendment