creation and ratification of the constitution Flashcards
federalism
a system of goverment in which power is divided between a central govermnet and state goverments.
seperation of powers
dividing the goverment into 3 branches; not one branch is given all the control
indvisual rights
the freedoms given to each person to pursue their lives and goals without interference from other individuals or the goverment
popular sovereignty
a goverment based on the consent of people
tenth admendment
the goverment only has those powers given to it by law under the constitution
republic
people exercise their powers by voting for political representatives; voting to elect people into office.
check & balances
each branch of goverment can exercise a control over the other branches
why did they create a weak goverment?
they created a weak goverment because they didn’t want a strong goverment with all the power
what made it so weak
they couldn’t tax or enforce laws
