vocab from lesson 1,2
a detailed, written plan for government
What is constitution?
Article 4 of the Constitution guarantees the American people a Republican Form of Government.
what is Popular Sovereignty?
Article one
What explains the legislative branch and its powers?
To form a more perfect Union?
What is the unite the states so they can act as a single nation, for the good of all?
limited government
What is the principal that a ruler or a government is not all powerful, a government that can do only what the people allow it to do?
the first constitution of the United States
What is Articles of Confederation?
A government that can do only what the people allow it to do
What is limited government and the rule of law?
Article two
What explains the executive branch and its lawmaking powers?
To establish Justice?
What is to make sure that all citizens are treated equally?
Popular sovereignty
What is the idea that power lies with the people?
a law that set up a plan for surveying western lands; this method is still used today.
What is Ordinance of 1785?
the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
What is Separation of powers?
Article three
What sets up the judicial branch, including the supreme court and the lower court?
To insure domestic Tranquility
What is to provide peace and order, keeping citizens and their property from harm?
Checks and balances
What is a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others?
meeting of state delegates in 1787 leading to adoption of a new Constitution
What is Constitutional Convention?
A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
What is Checks and Balances
What is article four
explains relationship between state and government ship?
To provide for the common
What is to be ready militarily to protect the country and its citizens from attack?
rule of law
what is the principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern?
agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
What is the Great Compromise?
Further limits on government arise from our federal system
What is Federalism?
what is article five
what describes how the constitution can change?
To promote the general Welfare
What is to help people live healthy, happy, and prosperous lives?
separation of powers
What is the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?