| A | B |
|---|
| consent of governed | people are the source of all government power |
| limited government | government is not all powerful |
| rule of law | those who govern are bound by their own laws |
| representative government | people elect officeholder to speak on their behalf |
| democracy | system of government where people rule |
| establishes structure of the US Government | Constitution |
| Equality | Guaranteed by constitution |
| Protects individual freedoms | Bill of Rights |
| Purpose of Constitution | establish structure of government |
| Preamble | introduction to Constitution |
| form a more perfect ____ | union |
| establish ________ | justice |
| ensure domestci | tranquility |
| provide for common ___ | defense |
| posterity | future generations |
| federalism | shared power between nation and state (syustem) |
| powers not given to federal government | reserved powers |
| powers listed for national government | enumerated powers |
| shared powers | concurrent |
| separation of powers | prevenst any one branch from abusing power |
| checks and balances | gives ways for 3 branches to limit the power of the others |
| legislative branches | make laws |
| judicial branches | interpret laws |
| executive branches | enforce laws |
| change to the constitution | amendment |
| # of amendments | 27 |
| # of amendments in Bill of Rights | 10 |
| first step in amendment process | proposal |
| approval of amendment | ratification |
