Foundations of constitutional government Flashcards
Philosopher: unalienable rights such as pursuit of happiness
John Locke
Two principles influenced by Montesquieu
Separation of powers
checks and balances
Philosopher believed in General will -majority rule-
Jean Rousseau
Institution enforces public policies
Government
Fundamental laws of a government
Constitution
Characteristics of a state
Population, sovereignty, territory, government
State came from free born people with content to be governed
Social Contract theory
One person holds all the power
Autocracy
Elite group of people hold government power
Oligarchy
Government power is held by a central agency
Unitary democracy
Power divided between central government and several local governments
Federalism
Prime minister government
Parliamentary
Private enterprise with government replication
Mixed economy
First limit to the kings power
Magna Carta
Derived from Magna Carta
Rule of Law
13 colonies divided into 3 colonies
Royal, proprietary, Charter
Declaration issued date
July 4, 1776
Author of the DOI
Thomas Jefferson
First attempt at structured economy
Articles of confederation
Virginia plan and New Jersey plan compromise
Connecticut compromise
10 amendments name
Bill of Rights
First two political parties
Federalism and anti-federalism
Outline of constitution
Preamble, 7 articles, 27 amendments
6 Principles and what they do
- Popular sovereignty- power with people
- Limited gov- gov serves people
- Seperate powers- Distributed into branches
- Checks & balances- Restricted by each branch
- Judicial review-Courts over gov
- Federalism-Division of power
Bill of rights reaction to
British rule
Checks and Balances example
Pres. veto bill
Informal vs. formal amendment
Informal changes custom/tradition
-Formal is written
First method of making the amendment
2/3 house votes 2/3 gets ratified
Author of bill of rights
James Madison
Trial by jury number
6
Senator serves for
6 years
Age for house of representatives
25 years
Obtaining citizenship
Neutralization
How long to patents last
20 years
United States economy
Mixed economy
Government that’s responsible for interpreting law
Judicial
Original number of amendments
17
Independence hall is in what city
Philadelphia
Who came up with separation of church and state
Roger Williams