Democracy
A rule by elected representatives
What is an indirect democracy/representative democracy?
The Supreme law of the land in the US
What is the Constitution?
The 3 branches of government
What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch?
A Bill that affects the general public
What is a public bill?
The two political groups that make up Congress
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
A form of government that is ruled by the people
What is a democracy?
The Bill of Rights consists of this
What are the first 10 amendments?
The Executive Branch's main function
What is, they enforce the laws?
If the President does not approve the Bill
What is veto?
The right that prevents the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual's private property
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The power is held by the people
What is a direct democracy?
The right to bear arms
What is the Second Amendment?
The Legislative Branch's main task
What is, they make laws?
A Bill that affects a specific group or individual
What is a Private bill?
The Presidents appoints the members and the Senate approves them
Who are the Supreme Court Justices?
The power of the government comes from the people
What is popular sovereignty?
The right to religious freedom, free speech, free press, the right to assemble, and the right to protest
What is the First Amendment?
The Judicial Branch's main task
What is, they decide cases that may differ from the US Constitution?
The 4 main forms that legislation can come in
What are Bills, Joint resolutions, Concurrent Resolutions, and Simple resolutions?
They declare war, regulate commerce, and control taxing/spending policies
What is the Legislative branch?
Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness, Justice, Common Good, Equality, Truth, Diversity, Popular Sovereignty, and Patriotism are considered this
What are the Core Democratic Values?
Popular Sovereignty, Limited government, Separation of powers, Federalism, Checks and balances, Republicanism, and Individual rights are known as this
What are the 7 basic principles of the Constitution?
This ensures each branch has different powers so that one branch does not become too powerful
What is Checks and Balances?
The 3 main methods of voting
What are voice vote, Division, and Recorded?
The President must approve these forms of Legislation
What are Bills and Joint resolutions?