Ten Principles of Government Flashcards
Define Social Contract.
A theory or model, originating during the Age of Enlightenment.
Define Separation of Powers.
Act of vesting the legislature, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate powers.
Define Popular Sovereignty.
Principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of the people.
Define Republic.
A state where the supreme power rests in the body of the citizens.
Define limited government.
Gives citizens more control on how they shape their local government and policy.
Define Federalism.
Political concept in which groups of members are bound together by covenant.
Define checks and balances.
Each of the three branches can limit the powers of the others.
Define Individual Rights.
Includes life, liberty, and property.
Define Role of Law.
Legal principle that law should govern a nation as opposed to arbitrary decisions.
Define the Constitution.
A body of principles or establish precedents.
