Systems of Government
Any system of governemt in which rule is by the people is called a
democracy
What are basic rights to which all people are entitled?
Human Rights
What two historical principles influenced the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights
What is federalism?
Divides government's power between state and national government
People who supported the constitution and a strong central government
Federalists
The form of democracy we have in this country is called (two words)
representative democracy
What are the three basic human rights that the Declaration promises to its citizens?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Why did the delegates hold all of their meetings in secret?
An agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands in order to reach a solution to a problem
What is a compromise
Government ruled by a few
oligarchy
This system divides the power between state and national governments.
federalism
Why did the "United Colonies" decide to break apart from the British?
Overwhelming costs of British taxes and tariffs
Parliament
What does bicameral mean?
Two houses
A plan that provides the rules for a government is known as a
constitution
This system of government is ruled by a king or queen
Monarchy
The Articles of Confederation promised this to the states
Another word for absolute power
Sovereignty
Article II of the Constitution states, " The ______ (branch) power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." Daily Double
executive
The Great Compromise
The constitution was written and signed, but it still needed to be __________ by 9 of the 13 states.
(Another word for approved)
Ratified
What is the difference between an absolute monarch and an limited monarch?
Absolute monarchs have total control over a nation, and answers only to themselves. Limited monarchs, like Britain, are ceremonial heads of states.
What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
1. Weak central government
2. States acted as small nations (too powerful)
3. States refused laws of congress
4. Trouble passing laws (9 of 13)
What are the two houses Parliament breaks into?
What are the two houses our US Congress breaks into?
House of Commons, House of Lords
House of Representatives, Senate
List the head of each department by branch
1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judicial
1. President
2. Congress
3. Supreme Court
Name all 13 original colonies (500 points for each!!!)
New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Massachusetts