Foundational Principals Flashcards
Consent of the governed
the people are the source of any and all government power (we the people)
Limited governmnet
the government is not all powerful and may only do that the people allow
rule of law
everyone is held to the same law
democracy
a system on government where the people make any and all government rules
representative govnt
a system of government in which people elect public officeholders to make laws for them
republic
a government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws
treanquility
peace
domenstic
home or close to you
welfare
to take care of another persons well being
justice
the enforcement of what is right
union
a group
representitive
a person who is the spokesperson for one group of individuals
self governed
allowing for the people to make the decisions on how to run the community
monarch
a king or queen
tyrant
one who abuses power
citizen
person who owes allegiance to a country
charter
a document giving permission to farm a government
amendment
a change in the constitution (there are 27)
state convention
one way of proposing amendments
constitution
a docume nt that lays out the structure of government
complex
difficult
principals
rules of government
