Intro to Govt/Types of Govt
this is a plan of action taken by the government to achieve a goal
what is a policy
Common law refers to laws determined through this
What is precedent
These are natural rights
What are life, liberty, and property
This is the way the creation of money was handled under the Articles of Confederation
What is each state and the national government created money
these are the three branches of government set up under the Constitution
what are legislative, judicial, and executive
this is the part of the US government that interprets laws
what is the judicial branch
The English Bill of Rights put limits on the power of this
What is the monarchy
This is the reason for the creation of separation of powers
What is to limit the power of any single group or person
Under the Articles of Confederation, these are the reasons why the national government was unable to raise revenue
what are:
1. the national government was not given the power to regulate trade
2. the national government needed approval from the states to collect taxes
3. the state and national currencies competed with each other
the most debate and disagreement between small and large states was based on this
what is representation
this is the branch of the US government that carries out the laws
what is the executive branch
these are privileges that are included in both the English and US Bill of Rights
what are protection against unusual punishment and right to trial by jury
according to Thomas Hobbes, this is the purpose of government control over citizens
what is to provide safety and security
This is the number of states required to agree in order for an amendment to pass
What is all of them (13)
the ideas of the Virginia Plan are represented in the Great Compromise through this part of government
what is the House of Representatives
These are the two main functions of US government
to create laws and provide leadership
or
to provide for the public safety and public health
When the police arrest someone today, they must follow certain agreed-upon procedures. they are said to be following this
what is due process
this philosopher wrote about the idea of separation of powers in his book Spirit of the Laws
Who was Baron de Montesquieu
this is the reason why the national government under the Articles of Confederation was unable to maintain law and order
Small states did not want their representation based on this
What is population
This is the main way that a representative democracy differs from a direct democracy
what is in a rep. dem. citizens elect leaders who vote on their behalf and in a direct dem. citizens vote on issues themselves
this is the role of citizens in a republic form of government
what is citizens elect officials to represent the people
this is the way Hobbes viewed people
what is as naturally violent
the preamble to the Declaration of Independence refers to natural rights. these are those natural rights and this describes them
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
rights that all people are entitled to
This was the purpose of the New Jersey Plan
What is to support the interests of the smaller states