Forms of Government
the absence of government/law; usually there is chaos
anarchy
the specific limits and prohibitions placed on federal and state governments by a constitution to protect individual rights and maintain the balance of power
DENIED POWERS
a document in which the United States declared its independence from Great Britain.
The Declaration of Independence
In which a government uses the theory that the monarch is to rule from god rather than the people. (ex. James I of england)
DIVINE RIGHT
a system of government in which the power is concentrated the state/regional/local level
CONFEDERALISM
an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution.
Amendment
Decisions are voted on by the people. The idea of laws and acts etc. people vote on to pass. This is also called pure democracy.
BE SPECIFIC
Direct Democracy
principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
checks and balances
the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution
The Bill of Rights
the government needs consent and permission/approval to do things.
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
government in which power is divided between state and national levels.
FEDERALISM
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment. to confirm
RATIFICATION
A single ruled government passed through hereditary.
Monarchy
political powers that are not given to the national government or denied to the states
RESERVED POWERS
set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works. It tells what the branches of the government are, what powers they have, and how they work and state the rights of citizens.
CONSTITUTION
a political doctrine in the United States that held that the people who lived in a state or region should decide what kind of government or laws they should have.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
a system of government in which power is concentrated at the national or central level
unitary system
Where one or a group of people have all the power-and often take the power by focre.
DICTATORSHIP
powers of a federal system of government shared by both the federal government and each state (constituent political unit)
concurrent powers
written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens.
Articles of Confederation
It is an agreement between the people on the rules that would define their government. This secures and protects the rights of the people. This gives and shows power to what extent.
SOCIAL CONTRACT
an institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control.
GOVERNMENT
This form of government has strict rules to oblige the law rather than have freedom.
authoritarian
power given to the national government
DELEGATED POWERS
A government run by a small group of the privileged, often corrupt and selfish. The group exercises their power by plutocracies (gov controlled by wealthy direct or indirectly)
oligarchy
power of courts to decide the validity of acts of the legislative and executive branches of government. If the courts decide that a legislative act is unconstitutional, it is nullified
Judicial Review
The power is in the hand of the representatives in the government who are elected by the people, the citizens. (ex. the united states)
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Dividing government branches into different responsibilities to limit them from exceeding power or maintaining too much of of thing.
SEPARATION OF POWERS