Foundations of goverment

Question 1

Government

Answer 1

makes and enforces public policies

Question 2

Politics

Answer 2

totalitarianism, authoritarianism, democracy

Question 3

Civic virtue

Answer 3

important habits for the good of society

Question 4

Naturalization

Answer 4

giving U.S. citizenship to someone after birth

Question 5

Republic

Answer 5

representatives of the citizen body have the power

Question 6

Democracy

Answer 6

political power is held by the people

Question 7

Divine Right

Answer 7

king is given authority directly by God

Question 8

Natural Rights

Answer 8

not dependent on the laws of any specific government or culture

Question 9

Consent of the governed

Answer 9

government’s power is derived by its citizens

Question 10

Unalienable rights

Answer 10

rights that cannot be taken away

Question 11

Declaration of Independence

Answer 11

ratified on July 4, 1776 and signed by the 13 colonies, document saying the U.S. to be independent of British Crown

Question 12

Articles of Confederation

Answer 12

served as the 1st constitution and the union of the 13 colonies

Question 13

Constitutional convention

Answer 13

how America was going to be governed, delegates came to Philadelphia to have a meeting

Question 14

New jersey plan

Answer 14

small states plan, equal for each state in Congress

Question 15

Virginia plan

Answer 15

large states plan, bicameral legislature, states based on population and wealth

Question 16

What was the Connecticut Compromise also known as?

Answer 16

Great Compromise

Question 17

Connecticut Compromise

Answer 17

large and small states would be fairly represented by make 2 houses of Congress

Question 18

Bicameral

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2 branches of legislature

Question 19

Unicameral

Answer 19

1 branch of legislature

Question 20

Separation of Powers

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3 branches to be kept separate

Question 21

Checks and balances

Answer 21

led by the legislative branch, made the branches equal so one does not have too much power

Question 22

Amend

Answer 22

to make a change to

Question 23

Amendment

Answer 23

to make a change to the consitution

Question 24

Ratify

Answer 24

to sign or give formal consent to

Question 25

Delegated powers

Answer 25

powers given to national government

Question 26

Enumerated powers

Answer 26

powers to federal government

Question 27

What was Enumerated powers also called?

Answer 27

Expressed powers

Question 28

Implied powers

Answer 28

political powers given to the U.S. government but are NOT stated in the constitution

Question 29

Elastic clause

Answer 29

congress makes laws that are “necessary and proper”

Question 30

Federalists

Answer 30

support a strong national government

Question 31

Anti-Federalists

Answer 31

opposed the ratification of the consitution

Question 32

Federalism

Answer 32

power is divided between central and other units of the country

Question 33

Centrally planned Economy

Answer 33

government decides all activities, government determines everything

Question 34

Free market economy

Answer 34

little to no government influence

Question 35

Mixed economy

Answer 35

government creates laws and leads business, limited free choice, public and private decisions