Gov. Test Flashcards
(36 cards)
Three kinds of power?
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
Dictatorship
government by a dictator
Four characteristic of a state
settled population, a defined territory, government and the ability to enter into relations with other states.
Autocracy
system of government where one person has absolute power
Oligarchy
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
Limited government
A government with limited power
Name a duty of citizenship. Responsibility?
Pay taxes to fund the government
Magna Carta
the one document that kicked off the government having less power, the great charter
Albany Plan of Union
was a rejected plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies at the Albany Congress on July 10, 1754 in Albany, New York.
Why did the First Continental Congress meet?
First meeting was held in Philadelphia to decide to take action against the king
What were two results of the Second Continental Congress?
It ran the government of colonies and supported the colonies during the war. talk about whether they want to fight or to ask for a treaty
Intolerable Acts
a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party
What are three rights all people have according to the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What were three weaknesses of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
Each state only had one vote in Congress, regardless of size. Congress did not have the power to tax. Congress did not have the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. There was no executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress.
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Each slave is considered Three-fifths of a person towards population.
Virginia Plan
The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation.
New Jersey Plan
designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress, as under the Articles of Confederation.
Federalists
a person who supports the adoption of the U.S. Constitution
Anti-Federalists
a person who opposed the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
Enumerated Powers
are the powers granted to the Federal government, and specifically Congress.
Six Constitutional Principles
popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism.
How are amendments proposed and ratified?
An amendment may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress, or, if two-thirds of the States request one, by a convention called for that purpose. The amendment must then be ratified by three-fourths of the State legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each State for ratification.
Expressed Powers
are the powers of the national government explicitly listed in the Constitution. The purpose of expressed powers is to limit the national government by defining what it can do. These powers are also called delegated or enumerated powers.
