Civics General
A member of the community who owes loyalty to the government and entitled to protection from it .
Citizen
form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations.
Dictatorship
What branch of government approves a supreme court nominee?
The legislative branch
What does the word "liberty" mean?
Freedom
who makes and enforce laws ?
The executive branch enforce the laws and the legislative branch makes the laws .
What are the first 10 ammendments called
Bill of Rights.
What branch of government signs treaties?
Executive Branch
What is common good?
True or False: There are only 2 kinds of democracy
True .
How many senators does each state have?
Two
Judicial
What is "separation of powers"?
Dividing the government's powers between three branches.
Who had the right to vote first: Black Men, White Women, Native Americans?
Black Men.
What were the original rights declared in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, and property
What branch of government writes laws?
Legislative Branch
What do we call limiting powers and making sure no single branch holds all the government's powers?
Check & Balances
What English document came to represent the idea that the people can assert their rights against an oppressive ruler and that the power of government can be limited to protect those rights.
The Magna Carta
How does the number of Representatives for each state get decided?
By the state population.
What are the two sections of Congress?
House of Representatives, Senate
Grandfather Clause