foundations of gov
Rule is by the people either through representative or directly
Democracy
Political power comes from the will
Popular Soveignty
The opening of the declaration that establishes the source of individual rights...
Preamble
establishes the supreme law for the country
the constitution
Has the responsibility/power to coin money
Federal Government
In the US we have a representative democracy that does not have a monarch (king or queen in charge.)
Republic
This plan favored the larger states by giving more representation to those states with more people
Virginia Plan
How many sections of the Declaration
5
Changes to the constitution
Amendments
The power to make decisions about Education is an example of this type of power
Reserved Power
Type of government that controls all aspects of citizens’ economic, political and social lives
Authoritarian
This plan favored the smaller states by giving equal representation to each state regardless of population
New Jersey plan
We have the inalienable right to pursue....
happiness!
Allows branches of government to limit the powers of the other branches
checks and balances
Has the power to override a presidential veto by a 2/3 vote
Congress
A type of AUTHORITARIAN government in which the power is in the hands of ONE ruler
Dictatorship
Name 2 of the four characteristics of a state
1. Occupies defined territory
2. Has an organized government
3. Sovereignty/authority to make laws
4. Population
The idea (vocab word) that government's powers are restricted by law to prevent the concentration of power and protect individual rights!
Limited Government
This clause allows Congress to make laws on issues that are not mentioned in the constitution
Elastic clause
Power shared by both state and federal government
Concurrent power
agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection
social contract theory
The "Great" compromise, this laid the foundation for how our legislature works today
The Connecticut compromise
According to the Declaration of Independence, "Government should be based upon the consent of the...."
Governed
Article 1
Current type of federal system in the US (AKA marble cake federalism)
Cooperative Federalism