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Question 1

John Locke

Answer 1

Influence many of the framers of the Constitution his views on natural rights are reflected in the constitution

Question 2

Federalism

Answer 2

Sharing power between the federal and state government

Question 3

Legislative branch

Answer 3

The lawmaking branch

Question 4

Executive branch

Answer 4

Carry out the nation laws and policies

Question 5

Electoral college

Answer 5

Elect a president and vice president

Question 6

Judicial branch

Answer 6

The Court system

Question 7

checks and balances

Answer 7

Each branch of government has ways to Check or limit the power of the branches

Question 8

Amendment

Answer 8

Something added to a document

Question 9

Tradition

Answer 9

Long-standing cultural beliefs and practice

Question 10

Bill of Rights

Answer 10

A document that stated the protection of individual rights

Question 11

Federalist

Answer 11

People that supported the new custitution

Question 12

Anti-Federalist

Answer 12

people that was against the new constitution

Question 13

Popular sovereignty

Answer 13

Belief that government is subject to the will of the people

Question 14

Constitution

Answer 14

Detailed written plan for a government

Question 15

Separation of powers

Answer 15

Division of authority among executive judicial legislative branches to make sure no branch has too much power

Question 16

Montesquieu

Answer 16

A French writer that declared in the spirt of laws (1748) that the power of government should se separated and balanced against each other