Definitions
Bill
Proposed new law
Establishes the executive branch of government
Article II
Called freedom the "price of communism"
C. Shuman
Responsible for drafting the Declaration of Independence
T. Jefferson
Proportional distribution of Congressional seats among the states
Bureaucracy
large, complex organization made up of appointed officials
Constitution is described as the "supreme law of the land"
Article VI
Wrote the final draft of the constitution
Governor Morris
Convened the Model Parliament
Edward I
Clause that gives Congress the authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers
Necessary & Proper Clause
Caucus
Private meeting of political party members to decide on policy of to choose candidates
Allows a president to be elected to only two terms and serve for no more than 10 years
Member of Parliament that supported the American Colonists
E. Burke
Formulated the basic ideas of communism
K. Marx
The document which placed the king under the law for the first time in English history
Magna Carta
Executive Orders
Commands by the President which have the force of law
Describes the relationship between the states and the central government.
Article IV
Known for the idea of the separation of powers
Montesquieu
Laid the foundation for the right to trial by jury
Henry II
Plurality
Highest number of votes won, but less than a majority
America's first national constitution
Articles of Confederation
First person to become the VP by being nominated by the President AND approved by Congress
Gerald Ford
"Father of the Constitution"
V. Lenin
Which term means "The People Rule"
Democracy