US gov test Flashcards
(30 cards)
john lock
english philospher whos ideologies were the base for the constitution
Legitmate
real; certified
Natural rights
writes everybody is born with; life liberty property
consent
permision
Social Contract
a agreement between a large group of people
Popular sovereignty
the people control the government
judicial review
when the supreme court looks over congress and the president and makes sure everything they are doing is legal
limited government
being limited to only do what the people want and what everyone agrees with
checks and balances
other stations of the government are allowed to veto and override eachother; asserting the fact that no branch is more powerful than the other
seperation of powers
each branch has their own job and power , they do not share roles
federalism
the seperations between national government and state governent
Natural rights/ John locke
john locke wrote a book and people from america found it and heaviliy studied it
the meaning of the declaration of independence
a document signifying the separation between the countries( the 13 colonies and the king)
revolutionary war
the war giving america its independce
articles of confederation
the first constitution. it was rushed awnd written bady with few laws
shays rebellion
a revolt won by the farmers. the farmers were mad bc of taxes and the government couldnt defend themselves because they couldnt fund an army
consitutional convention
a secret meeting help by a selected few individals where they re wrote the constitution
what does the congress do
pass laws and speak for their state of which they belong
president
suggest laws and passes bills
what dose the supreme court do
deems cases constitutional and unconstitutional
unitary government
like a dictatorship except the leader is elected by the people
presidential
a country where they elect a president
dictatorship
goverened by one single person and holds power with force
federal
shared power beteeen national and state governemtn
