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55 Cards in this Set
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Social Contract |
Theory of gov. That states that gov. Is formed by consent of the governed |
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Divine right of Kings |
A theory that kings received their authority directly rom God |
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Congregationalism |
Church government in which church members elect their leaders |
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Popular government |
Form of gov. In which citizens participate in the making and enforcement of laws and policies |
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Direct democracy |
(Pure democracy) form of government in which the people directly affect the government's policies and actions |
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republic |
State in which the supreme power rests in the people and their elected representatives or officers |
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dictatorship |
An authoritative form of government in which the ruler or rulers have unshared power over the making and enforcing of laws |
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Autocracy |
A government ruled by one person who holds supreme power |
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Oligarchy |
A form of dictatorship government ruled by an elite group with supreme power |
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Anarchy |
The absence of government or law |
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Unitary government |
A system in which the people give authority to one centralized level of government which then creates other levels of government to help administer the law |
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Federalism |
system in which power is divided in two or more levels, usually a central government and component local governments. |
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confederate system |
System in which regional governments retain supremacy while delegating limited power to the national gov |
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Presidential system |
A system in which the people directly elect the head of the executive branch; the two branches are seperate and equal |
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Parliamentary system |
A system in which the people elect legislative representatives from different parties; the winning party's leader becomes the head of the executive branch, the prime minister, establishes a cabinet. |
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Unicameral |
a legislature made up of only one house |
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Bicameral |
a legislative branch divided into two separate houses |
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Congress |
At the federal level, the legislative branch of the American government; composed of the House of Representatives and the senate |
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House of Representatives |
The lower house in congress, representation is based on state population |
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Senate |
Higher house in Congress, representation is equal for each state having two senators |
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Supreme Court |
The highest court in the land |
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Limited government |
A principle that limits government to only those powers granted by law |
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Separation of powers |
The principle of separating powers amount different branches of government in order to prevent any group from gaining too much power |
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Checks and balances |
Principle of keeping each branch of government in check through the power of another branch of government with the goal of hindering the concentration of power and thus protecting liberty |
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Judicial review |
The power of the judicial branch of government to examine any government action to nullify it if it is not in agreement with the constitution |
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President pro tempore |
Honorary position given to the most senior member of the senates majority party; he presides over the senate when the Vice President is absent |
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Writ of habeas corpus |
A court order that forces authorities to quickly charge and try an arrested person or else release him |
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Ex post facto law |
laws passed and applied to actions that were not criminal when they were committed; laws that impose harsher punishments than the law allowed at the time of the criminal act |
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Slander |
False verbally communicated statements which damage ones reputation or character |
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libel |
Published false statements that damage reputation or character |
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Delegated powers |
Powers given to the national government by the constitution that define the limits of authority |
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Enumerated powers |
(Expressed powers) government powers specifically listed in the constitution |
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Implied powers |
National government powers derived from powers expressly given by the constitution |
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The legislative Branch, Article |
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The executive Branch, Article |
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The Judicial Branch, Article |
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Interstate relations, article |
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Amending the Constitution, Article |
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Constitutional and National Supremacy, Aritcle |
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Ratifying the constitution, Article |
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Freedom of expression, Ammend |
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Right to bear arms, amend |
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No quartering of troops, ammend. |
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No unreasonable searches or seizures, Ammend. |
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Rights of the Accused, Ammend. |
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Rights of the accused in criminal trials, Ammend. |
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Rights of citizens in civil trials, amend. |
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No cruel or unusual punishment, Ammend. |
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Unspecified rights of the people, Ammend |
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Reserved rights of states, Ammend |
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Income tax, Ammend |
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Direct election of senators, Ammend |
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Freedom of expression, Ammend |
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Right to bear arms, amend |
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No quartering of troops, ammend. |
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