America's Political Heritage
From the beginning, the colonists were used to having a voice in their government. It was one of their rights as citizens of England. In each colony, citizens could elect representatives to the _______________, a group of people chosen to make laws.
Republic
What was the governement practice of the Ancient Athenians?
The Citizens make lasws in a direct democracy.
The First and Second Continental Congresses pressured Parliament to respect ______________rights and eventually declared independence.
Colonists’
The ______________favored ratification of the Constitution.
Federalist
To be approved, the Constitution needed to be ___________by at least nine states.
ratified
The English monarch established each colony through a __________, a document that gives permission to create a government.
Charter
Name the origin of the government practice: Representatives make laws in a republican form of government
The Ancient Romans
The _______________ emphasized the importance of basic rights and declared the colonists’ separation from England.
Declaration of Independence
Changes made to the Constitution are called _______________.
Amendments
The division of power between the national government and the states is called _____________.
reserved powers
From time to time, the legislatures became involved in power struggles with colonial governors For instance, the ___________________ declared that the governor could not tax citizens without the legislature’s consent.
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Name the origin of the government practice:
The power of the highest leader ( in this cases, a monarch) is limited
The Magna Carter
The Articles of Confederation was a ______________ that established a national Congress but left the individual states with most of the powers of government.
compact
The Constitution created a _______________ legislature.
Bicameral
______________ are powers the Constitution does not give to the federal government and does not deny to the states.
concurrent powers
In the trial of Peter Zenger, Zenger’s lawyer Andrew Hamilton, argued that Zenger was innocent if what he had written was true. Hamilton declared that _______________was a basic right.
Freedom of Press/Speech
What was the governement practice of the English Bill of Rights?
Everyone must obey law, government too citizens have the right to a trial by jury
After a long period of ___________________, the Articles of Confederation were adopted, but they proved to be seriously flawed.
ratification
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other two branches called ______________.
checks and balances
What groups were not granted fundamental liberties, such as suffrage?
African Americans/blacks and Women
By the mid 1700s, England had tightened up its control over the colonies. Many colonists felt the sense of ________________, abuse of power by the royal governors.
Tyranny
What was the governement practice of the John Locke?
governement exist for the people; people do not exist for governement; the purpose of the government is to protect the natural rights of life liberty and property
Powers shared by the federal government and the states are _____________.
Federalism
The ______________ argued against ratification of the Constitution.
Anti Federalist
How does the amendment process reflect the idea of democracy?
because it creates a road for changes to be made to the American Constitution
It provides an opportunity for the democratic voices of citizens to change the founding document of the government.