Government Authority
List of Natural Rights that John Locke believed every human had
What is life, liberty, and property
Action that is critical to democracy, the way citizens choose leaders, give or withdraw consent, or signal approval or dissapproval.
What is Voting
Series of Essays written by Federalists John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison to convince New York to ratify the constitution. Today they are used as a guiding document for understanding the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers
What is legitimacy
A type of protection from the government, where the government can not INFRINGE upon your ability to do something
What is a freedom/liberty
What is one way that voting allows the people to keep the government accountable
What is [By electing new leaders/ By voting to recall leaders]
The Branch of the government that enforces laws and has the power to veto
What is the executive branch
The type of government where power flows from States into the central government, usually leading to a weak central government
What is a confederation
When the central government and the state governments share authority and powers.
What is federalism
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms and was championed by the Anti-Federalists
What is the Bill of Rights
Idea that says the when the majority of people vote for something, that should become the law
The amount of votes needed to propose an amendment (provide a fraction)
What is 2/3 Majority [From state governments or from Congress]
Process where citizens vote to choose who represents them, essential in representative democracies
what are elections
Part of the constitution that says state laws will get overwritten by federal laws, evident in the Supreme Court case Arizona V. United States
What is the Supremacy Clause
A type of GUARANTEE that the government has to ensure you have the ability to or access to do something. [Ex. Anti-discrimination law or voting protections]
What is a right
Give a specific example of how direct democracy is used in either state or local governments. (Hint. think San Francisco)
Compromise that led to the bicameral structure of Congress
What is The Great Compromise
Main risk of representative democracies
What is [when representatives/politicians do not listen to the people or are corrupt]
Reason why immigration law is primarily the responsibility of the federal government
What is freedom of speech, religion, press, peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Amendments that expanded voting rights (theres 3)
What is are the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments
(15th Black men get the right to vote
19th Women get the right to vote
26th Voting Age lowered to 18)
The Judicial Branch has the power to declare laws as unconstitutional with this check on power.
What is judicial review
Type of population that Representative Democracies are better at governing.
What is a Large population