Foundations of Government
What is government?
System for making/enforcing laws, and organizing society
Which group supported the Constitution?
Federalists
What are the three branches of Government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What is the first amendment?
Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly.
What is popular sovereignty?
People hold the power.
What does making/enforcing laws help to do?
It helps to regulate people's behavior, so everyone has certain things they have to follow.
Which group feared too much federal power?
Anti-federalists
Which branch makes the laws?
The Legislative Branch
Which Amendment includes our Miranda rights involving self-incrimination?
The 5th Amendment
What is limited government?
It states that the government has certain restrictions and cannot do whatever they want.
What did Anti-federalists want?
Protection of individual rights
Which branch enforces the law?
The executive branch
Why was the Bill of Rights added?
To protect individual freedoms and satisfy Anti-federalists
Which principle allows each branch to limit the power of the others?
checks and balances
The government maintaining order helps with what?
It helps keep our society stable and orderly.
Who led the Federalists and who led the Anti-Federalists?
The federalists were led by Alexander Hamiliton, and the Anti-federalists were led by Thomas Jefferson
What is each branch made up of?
Legislative- Congress (Senate and House of Representatives)
Executive- President and his Cabinet
Judicial- Supreme Court and Other Federal Courts
What is the 8th amendment?
What is the main point of the seperation of branches?
So that the power is divided among the branches
What are the 4 purposes of government?
maintaining order, providing security, make laws, and protect rights
Federalists- merchants, bankers, Northern states
Anti-federalists- farmers, common people, Southern states
What would happen if one branch had too much power?
It could lead to abuse of power. Having three branches is supposed to make the power shared and prevent abuse.
What is the 9th amendment?
What are the four core principles of government?
Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances