| A | B |
|---|
| limited government | government is restricted in the things they can do, the people have certain rights that can't be taken away |
| representative government | policies are made by officials selected by the voters |
| bicameral | legislative body with 2 chambers |
| unicameral | legislative body consisting of one chamber |
| popular sovereignty | government belief that the people should hold the power |
| declaration of independance | written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson, purpose was to notify the king that the colonies would be independant states |
| articles of confederation | attemp at a government after the American Revolution |
| ratification | formal approval of the constitution or amendments added |
| framers | group of delegates the drafted the constitution in Philadelphia Convention in 1787 |
| virginia plan | representation in legislature would be by population |
| new jersey plan | representation in the legislature each state would have equal representation |
| connecticut (Great) Compromise | representation would be equal in the senate and by population in the house |
| three- fifths compromise | count slaves as three fifths of a person when determining the population of a state |
| federalists | supported the constitution |
| anti-federalists | people that opposed the ratification of the constitution |
| quorum | number of members that must be present for the legislative body to conduct business |
| democracy | government run by the people. direct democracy- greece and representative democracy- rome |
| John Locke | philosopher that had the idea of "natural rights" |
| judicial review | allows the courts to determine if a law is constitutional or not |
| 1st Amendment | freedom of press, speech, religion, assembly and petition |
| 2nd Amendment | right to bear arms |
| 3rd Amendment | no quartering troops |
| 4th amendment | unlawful search and seizure |
| 5th amendment | self incrimination, double jeopardy, |
| 6th amendment | right to a trial by jury |
| 7th amendment | civil trials... disputes between private parties |
| 8th amendment | reasonable bail for a crime |
| 9th amendment | enumerated rights of the people |
| 10th amendment | rights that are reserved to the states. |
| James Madison | writer of the Constitution |
| Preamble | the introduction to the constitution |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments added to the constitution |
| Executive Branch | enforces laws Article 2 of the Constitution |
| Legislative Branch | makes the laws Article I of the Constitution |
| Judicial Branch | interpretes laws, Article 3 of the Constitution |
| checks and balances | also known as seperation of powers... one branch of government will not be stronger than the others. |
| articles | how the constitution is broken into 7 sections |
| Checks and Balances | allow the 3 branches of government to make sure one branch is not more powerful than the others |
| judical review | court case Marbury vs. Madison, allows the courts to determine if a law is unconstitutional |
| Veto | power of the president to reject a law |
| Amendment | process to add things to the constitution |
| Cabinet | Presidents advisors |
| Electoral College | hold the president gets elected by representatives from each state |
