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government
intitution through which a society makes and enforces laws
consent of the governed
approval to govern
rule of law
who follows the laws of govt.
natural law
life, liberty, own property
unitary system
key power to central govt.
federal system
power is divided between central and state govt.
confederate system
alliance of independent states
democracy
system of govt. in which the people rule through (free) elections
direct democracy
people vote on issues
indirect democracy
elected officials vote (congress, parliament) representative
state
body of people living in a defined territory
population
the people, first essential of govt.
territory
land with recognized boundaries
sovereignty
to have control within territory
Articles of Confederation
weak central government, first U.S. government
U.S. Constitution
strong central govt.
constitution
plan of govt.
preamble
intro to the U.S. Constitution
seven
How many articles make up the U.S. Constitution?
article one
article that talks about the legislative branch
legislative branch
makes the laws
article two
article that talks about the executive branch
executive branch
carries out the laws
article three
article that talks about the judicial branch
judicial branch
interprets the laws
separation of powers
power is divided between multiple groups
checks and balances
each branch of govt. can check the other ones
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
amendment
a change to the U.S. Constitution
The Social Contract Theory
ideas on gov't; you have to give up absolute freedom & create a gov't
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
people who came up with the idea of The Social Contract Theory
contract
agreement between the gov't and the governed
serve, protect, orrganize
the responsibitities of gov't
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