What is the branch of government that makes the laws.
100
Popular soveregnty
What is a governments rule by the peoples concent.
100
Ratify
What is to sign or give formal consent to a treaty or agreement, making it officially vaild.
100
Limited Government
What is a type of government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.
200
Executive Branch
What is the branch of government that enforces the laws.
200
Civic virtue
What is the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice.
200
Amend
What is to change in a formal way for the better.
200
Individual Rights
What is basic liberties and rights of all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
300
Judicial branch
What is the branch of government that contains the Supreme court and Federal court.
300
Checks and Balances
What is a system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power.
300
Separation of powers
What is a feature of the constitution that requires each of the three of government to be relatively independent of each other so that they cannot control the others.
300
Republicanism
What is a form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws.
400
Federalism
What is a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.