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In this form of government, all major powers are given to the national (central) government.
What is the Unitary System?
It's the first 10 Amendments to the United States Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
What justification was given in the Declaration of Independence for the American colonies to separate from Great Britain?
What is the violation of our unalienable rights?
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WHERE POWER IS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE CENTRAL (NATIONAL) AND STATE GOVERNMENTS (UNITED STATES
What is the Federal System
Which branch of government is the President a part of?
Executive Branch
What the Federalists wanted in the Constitution after seeing the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
This 1215 document established Rule of Law.
What is the Magna Carta?
This Branch of government makes laws and can override presidential vetos.
What is the Legislative Branch?
What is the subject of Article 1 of the US Constitution? Article 2: and Article 3.
What is ARTICLE I: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH; ARTICLE II: EXECUTIVE BRANCH; ARTICLE III: JUDICIAL BRANCH?
The democratic concept of equality entitles all to equal
opportunity
Powers that the Constitution gives to the states, rather than the federal government.
What are Reserved Powers?
Political system in which powers of the government are restricted, usually by a written constitution.
What is Limited Government?
Two-thirds of the House and the Senate approve the amendment for this to happen.
What are some powers that are exclusive to the national government under the US Constitution?
COIN MONEY, DECLARE WAR, MAINTAIN THE MILITARY, REGULATE FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE, FOREIGN POLICY, COPYRIGHT AND PATENT LAWS
What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
The colonies would no longer submit to British rule
System the Framers of the Constitution put in place to make sure that no branch of government was too powerful?
What is Checks and Balances
This European power was separated from the American colonies by the Declaration of Independence.
What is Great Britain?
How the English Bill of Rights (1689) included American settlers and government.
What is establishing a precedent for individual rights, limiting the power of the monarch, and establishing the rights of citizens.
What are some specific powers given to the US Congress in Article 1 of the US Constitution?
THE POWER TO: COLLECT TAXES, APPROPRIATE FUNDS (SPEND MONEY), DECLARE WAR, CREATE FEDERAL COURTS, REGULATE FOREIGN TRADE AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE
A TYPE OF GOVERNMENT WHERE PEOPLE DECIDE ON LAWS AND POLICIES WITHOUT ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES?
What is DIRECT DEMOCRACY OR PURE DEMOCRACY
This constitutional provision establishes that federal law takes precedence over state law when the two conflict.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The phrase, "We the People", implies this.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the basis of the government's power?
Who are the Governed (the people)?
THREE-FOURTHS OF THE STATES MUST AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
What is how a Constitutional amendment is ratified?
What are some specific powers that the US Constitution deny to the National Government?
What is NO BILL OF ATTAINDER OR EX POST FACTO LAW CAN BE PASSED; NO TARIFFS (TAXES) ON EXPORTED GOODS, NO TITLES OF NOBILITY GIVEN OUT