Midterm Flashcards
Belief that work is a blessing from God
Puritan work ethic
Cornerstone of America
Character of her people
Love for one’s country
Patriotism
Author of the pledge of allegiance
Francis Bellamy
Author of national anthem
Francis Scott Key
Ask not what you can do for your country…
John F. Kennedy
First african American to receive 4-star general rank
Chappie James
Success and Prosperity Verse
Joshua 1:8
Symbol of America
Bald Eagle
those characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors
heritage
a government where God rules directly
theocracy
the rule by one whose will is supreme
Autocracy
the people rule, either directly by popular vote or indirectly through elected representatives
democracy
System of government where the monarch has unlimited power
Absolute monarchy
Form of autocratic government in which the dictator controls all aspects of society
Totalitarian dictatorship
Came up with the basic ideas of communism
Karl Marx
Put ideas of communism into action
Vladmir Lenin
non-codified form of law based on long-accepted customs and traditions
Common law
the greatest influence on the colonists’ understanding of law
William Blackstone
Document submitted by King John to give certain freedoms to the English people
Magna Carta
Limited English Monarchs power
English Bill of Rights
Document signed on the mayflower in 1620
Mayflower compact
further developed representative government when he convened the Model Parliament in 1295, a modern form of Parliament consisting of elected representatives from each shire and town along with the nobility and the clergy of the Great Council
Edward I
King ? strengthened the common law in England when he created a system of royal courts to administer the
Henry II
the death penalty for serious crimes; the first foundational civil ordinance
capital punishment
Greatest influence on the English nation
the bible
official council, usually concerned with government affairs; the national legislative body of Great Britain
Parliament
Higher house in parliament
House of Lords
Lower house in parliament
House of Commons
The first representative assembly in the colonies, the ? , was established in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619
House of Burgesses
the spiritual revival which swept the American colonies between 1730 and 1760.
Great Awakening
In spirit, the English Parliamentarians William Pitt and ? were the allies of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and George Washington
Edmund Burke
not only cut off all trade between the colonies and England but also officially removed the colonies from the “King’s Protection.
Prohibitory Act
the chairman of the committee, was primarily responsible for the drafting of the document
Thomas Jefferson
forerunner of the written constitution in America
Mayflower Compact
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
One other notable signer of the constitution
Gouverneur Morris
the central government is subordinate to state governments and has only the powers which they grant it
Confederacy
a division of the power of government between the national government and the state governments.
Federalism
Came up with the idea of separation of powers
Charles de Montesquieu
Congress which is composed of two houses—a ? and a ?
Senate, House of Representatives
giving the party control of as many congressional seats as possible
Gerrymandering
proportional distribution of Congressional seats among the states
Apportionment
gives Congress the authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers granted by the Constitution.
Necessary and proper clause
powers given explicitly to Congress in Clauses 1–17 of Article I, Section 8
Expressed power
A proposed new law
Bill
Process of how bill becomes a law(short version)
Introdction, committee action, floor action, and enactment into law
