Government Final Flashcards
five foundational freedoms:
-speech
-religion
-press
-assembly
-petition
1st amendment
the right to bear and keep arms
2nd amendment
no quartering of troops
3rd amendment
no unreasonable searches and seizures
4th amendment
rights of those accused of a crime:
-right to a grand jury
5th amendment
rights during a criminal trial:
-right to a speedy and public trial
-right to trial by an impartial judge
6th amendment
right to trial by an impartial jury in civil cases
7th amendment
no excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment
8th amendment
citizens have other rights that are not listed
9th amendment
the federal government has only the rights listed in the constitution
10th amendment
The Legislative Branch
Article 1
The Executive Branch
Article 2
The Judicial Branch
Article 3
relations between states
Article 4
amending the constitution
Article 5
national supremacy
Article 6
ratification
Article 7
what is trade between the states?
interstate commerce
what compromise settled the dispute over how to count slaves?
3/5 Comprimise
what was the delegate’s proposal to allow voters to select electors who would then choose the president?
Electoral College
what legislature has two bodies?
bicameral
what is a tax on imported goods?
tariff
what legislature has only one legislative chamber?
unicameral
what was the first written plan for governing the U.S.?
articles of confederation
what is an agreement prohibiting trade?
embargo
what is an agreement not to buy particular goods?
boycott
what was America’s first formal constitution?
fundamental orders of connecticut
what was the first colonial plan for self gov?
mayflower compact
who wrote the spirit of the laws?
montesquieu
who wrote commentaries on the laws of England?
blackstone
what is to charge or impose?
levy
what is the purpose of gov according to the declaration?
to secure the right of the citizens
what was Israel’s attitude toward monarchy?
ambivalent
who was the primary author of the Magna Carta?
Stephen Langton
what is a rule or procedure that has the force of law?
regulation
what is the study of how people and nations use their limited resources to attempt to satisfy wants and needs?
economics
what is a system of gov in which voters hold sovereign power, but elected representatives exercise that power?
republic
what is a system of gov in which the people rule?
democracy
what is a system of gov in which a king inherits the throne and exercises supreme powers of gov?
monarchy
what is a system of gov in which a small group holds power?
oligarchy
what is a system of gov in which power is in the hands of one person who has total control?
dictatorship
what is a plan that provides structure and rules for gov?
constitution
what gives all key powers to the central gov?
unitary system
what is the theory that people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order and the state, in turn, agrees to protect citizens?
social contract
what is the idea that God chooses people to rule?
divine right
what are a state’s Supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries?
sovereignty
what is a sizable group of people who believe themselves united by common bonds of race, language, custom, or religion?
a nation
what is a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized gov?
a state
what is a state without gov and laws?
anarchy
what was the purpose of the bill of rights?
to protect civil liberties and limit the power of the federal government over the states
what did the national gov lack?
no national court system
no chief executive
no power to levy taxes
what are the 6 sections of the declaration?
preamble
philosophy
grievances
colonist responses
declaring independence
signatures
what two events changed the relationship between the colonies and Britain?
French and Indian War
the crowning of king George the third
what was the first government influenced by?
mosaic law
what is Judeo?
christian values and ideas
using specific pieces of info to prove a point, and ignoring counterevidence
cherry picking
the introduction of an irrelevant point into an argument
red herring
changing or exaggerating an opponent’s position or argument to make it easier to refute
straw man
an argument directed against a person
ad hominem
what are the three spheres of authority and what are their primary functions?
family-to nurture
state-to punish evil
church-reconciliation/restore
what are humans granted in Genesis 1?
authority
in Genesis 2 ______ is a gift from God
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