Unit 1 Review
a government in which all power rests with an individual or small group
Dictatorship
Vocabulary word meaning having two houses, as in a two-house legislature
Bi-Cameral
a change to the written words of the Constitution
Amendment
This amendment guarantees freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion in the US.
1st Amendment
This amendment gives US citizens the right to keep and bear arms (guns).
2nd Amendment
a government in which supreme authority rests with the people
Democracy
the agreement, effective in 1781, that established the first central government of the United States
Articles of Confederation
to reject an act of Congress
Veto
This amendment, known as the prohibition amendment, formally banned the production and distribution of alcohol in the US. It was later repealed.
18th Amendment
This article of the US Constitution established the Executive Branch including the office of the President.
Article 2
a government in which the executive branch is part of the legislative branch and subject to its control
Parliamentary
a plan offered at the Convention that called for a central government with three branches, with each state’s representation in a bicameral legislature based mainly on population. Also known as the "Big States" Plan
Virginia Plan
the act of approving a proposed amendment
Ratification
This amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
19th Amendment
the power of a court to determine whether a government action is constitutional or not
Judicial Review
government in which a small, usually self-appointed group has the sole power to rule
Oligarchy
The Great Charter signed in 1215 that limited the powers of the English king and guaranteed certain fundamental rights
Magna Carta
the principle that each of the basic powers of government—executive, legislative, and judicial—should be wielded by an independent branch of government
Separation of Powers
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
the body of electors that makes the formal selection of the President
Electoral College
to have supreme and absolute power within a territory
Soveriegn
Also known as the "Great Compromise" this was the name of the formal agreement to divide Congress into two houses, one with representation based on state population and one with equal representation for all states that ultimately led to the US Constitution
Connecticut Compromise
the political principle that people are the source of all governmental power and that government requires the consent of the governed
Popular Sovereignty
This amendment, known as the equal protection amendment, granted citizenship to all formally enslaved individuals and guaranteed equal treatment under the law for all citizens.
14th Amendment
the principle that political power should be divided between a central government and a number of regional governments
Federalism