Fundamentals of Government
The concept that no one is above the law, not even the president!
What is Rule of Law
This was the first attempt at a government by the United States. Most of the Power was with the states, making a very weak national government.
What are the Articles of Confederation
This is where you find the powers of Congress in the Constitution.
What is Article 1
This is where you find the powers of the executive branch in the Constitution
What is Article 2
This is where you find the powers for the Judicial Branch.
What is Article 3
This type of government has a king who got their job because their parents were the rulers before them. Their power comes from God
What is an absolute Monarchy
Dividing the power to create law, enforce law, and interpret law into different branches of government so no one branch acquires too much power.
What is Separation of Powers
Sometimes referred to as the "World's Greatest Break-up Letter," this document was sent to the King of England, listing the reasons why the colonies were separating themselves from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence
This means "two houses." In the US, they are the House of Representatives and the Senate
What is Bicameral
What are the three qualifications to become President?
What are 35 years old, a natural born citizent, and live in the US for the previous 14 years
This is the highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court
This is defined as 'rule by a small group.'
What is an Oligarchy
What is Popular Sovereignty
These are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, protecting individual rights against government abuses.
What is the Bill of Rights
How many years is the term of a member of the House?
What is 2 years
This is the length of a single term of the president?
What is 4 years
This is the length of time a member of the Supreme Court serves
What is for life
In this type of government, citizens vote to send representatives to do the work of government.
What is a Representative Democracy
These include life, liberty, and property, but in the Declaration, Jefferson changed the last one to the pursuit of happiness.
What are Natural Rights
This is another way to say "the powers that are listed."
What are enumerated
How long is the term of a member of the Senate?
What is 6 Years
This is how many terms a president may be elected to?
What is 2
This is the primary job of the Judicial Branch
What is Interpret Laws
This is rule by a single person; they usually don't care about the welfare of their people.
What is a dictatorship?
The concept that each branch limits the power of the other branches to ensure no one branch exceeds its authority
What are Checks and Balances
These are powers that are shared between both the federal and state levels of government
What are concurrent
This is the primary job of the legislative branch
What is to make and pass laws
What is the Electoral College
This is the term used when the Court decides whether a law is constitutional or not
What is Judicial Review
This is a democracy where the citizens vote on every law and make all of the decisions. It really only works in a small population
What is a direct democracy
The powers of government are not absolute and are restricted by law.
What is limited government?
The 10th Amendment declares that powers not listed nor restricted by the constitution are ___________ to the states.
What is reserved
How does the government determine how many representatives each state receives?
What is by population
This is the primary job of the Executive Branch
What is enforce the laws
These are the series of steps the government must go through before it deprives you of life, liberty, or property
What is Due Process
This is what you call the group of governments where the citizens have no power, there are no or fake elections, and leaders usually remain in power for life
What is Authoritarian