uwu government first test uwu Flashcards
John Locke
Locke said, are “life, liberty, and property.” Locke believed that the most basic human law of nature is the preservation of mankind.
Natural Rights
“life, liberty, and property.”
Legitimate
Real, not fabricated
State of nature
The state of nature is a situation without government, employed in social contract theory in order to justify political authority.
Consent
Allowed, Given permission
“The supreme law of the land”
The Constitution
Concurrent powers
Concurrent powers are those exercised independently in the same field of legislation by both federal and state governments
Reserved powers
Powers controlled by state
Enumerated/ Expressed powers
Enumerated powers are specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution
Wolves of Yellowstone
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Popular Sovereignty
Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people
Judicial Review
review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
Limited Government
bound to specific principles and actions by a state or federal constitution
Checks and Balances
principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
Separation of Powers
an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
Federalism
power is shared by the national and state governments
Declaration of Independence and what it means
The Declaration of Independence was a written document stating the colonies were dissociating with Britain
Articles of Confederation
an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution
Shay’s Rebellion
Shays’ Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts and Worcester in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government’s increased efforts to collect taxes
Revolutionary War
the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America
Congress/ Legislative Branch
A branch of government which is made up of the house and senate. (Makes laws)
President/Executive Branch
A branch of government which is made up of the president, vice-president, etc. (Enforces laws)
Courts/Judicial Branch
A branch of government which is made up by the supreme court. (Interprets laws)
