Government test 2 Flashcards
system of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections.
representative government
a city’s basic law, it’s constitution, a written grant of authority from the king.
charter
basic principle of American government which states that governments is restricted in what it may do, citizens have rights that can’t be taken away.
limited government
a system that provides orderly regulation of citizens’ relationships with one another.
ordered government
a one-house legislature
unicameral
a two-house legislature
bicameral
colony organized by the land own, to whom the king made a grat of land
proprietary
taxes levied on imports
duty
the idea that government can exist only with the consent of the people being governed
popular sovereignty
the joining of several groups for a common purpose
confederation
people with authority to represent others at a conference or convention
delegates
constitutional requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
full faith credit
formal approval or final consent to the effectiveness of the constitution
ratification
fewest number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct business
quorum
chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
veto
three basic concepts of government found in English colonies
ordered, limited, representative
idea of due process of law
magna carta
free elections and fair trials
english bill of rights
can’t imprison people without a fair trial
petition of right
first document that reduced the power of the king
magna carta
no excessive punishments
english bill of rights
concept, no one is above the law
petition of right
trial by jury
magna carta
no marital law, no quartering of troops
petition of right
directly controlled by the crown
Royal
king appointed a apprecier
proprietary
self govern
charter
How did british colonial practices contribute to the growth of self-government in the colonies?
england was too far away, colonists learned how to rely on themselves
identify some steps that led to growing feelings if unity in the colonies:
albany plan (7 states), stamp act( boycott taxes), first continental congress
describe the outcomes of the First continental Congress:
declaration of Independence, refuse trade, 12 colonies, may meeting if didn’t improve
describe some of the outcomes of the second continental congress.
first national government, created AOC= first constitution
list a couple key ideas that were found in the Declaration of Independence:
natural rights, all men were created and treated equally, government should be representative
list five common features of the new state constitutions:
popular sovereignty, checks and balances, limited government, civil liberties, separation of powers
describe the government make-up under the AOC:
only had congress, each state got one vote
name some weaknesses of the AOC:
no power to tax/regulate trade, lack of power to make states obey the AOC or laws it made
describe some things that were happening in the US that showed a need for a stronger national government and led to constitutional COnvention:
treaties with foreign countries, creating own armies, not paying there debts
[identity of framers] of the constitution and how they organized the proceedings at the Philadelphia Convention
[55 delegates, from 12 state] they pick george washington to preside, each state get one vote, majority vote
describe the basic features of the Virginia Plan.
bicameral, big states support, population based representation
describe the basic features of the New Jersey Plan.
unicameral, small states support, equal representation, include tax and trade power
bicameral congress (ending) for small + large states, fight over congress
Great Compromise
enslaved people counted 3/5 of population, would still pay for them
3/5s compromise
congress couldn’t tax exports or goods from any state and couldn’t interfere with slave trade, could regulate trade
Commerce and slave trade
identify some sources the framers used when writing up the constitution:
based on own experience (veterans), Ancient govs (greece and rome), borrowed from state constitution, AOC powers
no SOP, no tax, no trade regulation, social problems
federalists
too much power to national government, no bill of rights
anti-federalists
describe some steps taken to inaugurate the new government under the constitution:
george washington unanimously chosen for president, Delwar first state to ratify, New Hampshire was the Ninth to ratify (last one needed)
