Principles of Democracy
Everyone must follow the law, including the leaders
Rule of Law
The three branches of government are these.
Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and Legislative Branch?
The number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
10
Type of democracy where elected officials vote on new laws and run to the day to day government.
Representative Democracy
The current Governor of Maryland
Wes Moore
Principles of government that allows each branch of government to exercise control over the other two.
Checks and Balances
The name of the first government in America later to be replaced with The Constitution.
The Articles of Confederation?
The second amendment gives us the right to this
Bear arms
The number of US Senators
100 (2 per state)
We elect the President of the United States by using this sytem
Electoral College
The division of power between the federal, state, and local levels
Federalism
Enforcing laws is a power given to which level(s) of government?
Federal and state (and local)
Amendments 4-8 deal with the rights of this group
The accused
This principles of government allows the judicial branch to rule laws passed by Congress as UnConstitutional
Judicial Review
The number of amendments currently in our Constitution.
27
Even if our democracy, we cannot vote away the rights of the few.
Majority rules with minority rights
The name of the compromise between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan. (Also known as the Great Compromise)
Connecticut Plan
The 10th amendment deals with this principle of democracy?
Federalism
This rebellion prompted the elimination of the Articles of Confederation
Shays Rebellion
Number of Justices on the Supreme Court
9
If the people are unhappy with the government, they have the right to alter or abolish that government
Consent of the governed
Powers that are given to the national government are called this
Delegated Powers
These are the five freedoms guaranteed in the first amendment.
What are religion, speech, press, assembly, and right to petition the government?
Powers that only belong to the states are called this
Reserved powers
How many electoral votes are needed to win the Presidency?
270