Vocab 2

Question 1

Representative government

Answer 1

System of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections

Question 2

Magna Carta

Answer 2

Great charter forced upon King John of England by his barons in 1215

Question 3

Due process

Answer 3

The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does

Question 4

Charter

Answer 4

A written grant of authority from the king

Question 5

Bicameral

Answer 5

And adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers

Question 6

Unicameral

Answer 6

An adjective describing a legislative body with one chamber

Question 7

Confederation

Answer 7

A joining of several groups for a common purpose

Question 8

Delegate

Answer 8

Representatives; members of the Congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents

Question 9

Articles of Confederation

Answer 9

Plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution.

Question 10

Ratification

Answer 10

Formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

Question 11

Federalist

Answer 11

Who favored ratification

Question 12

Anti-Federalistes

Answer 12

Who opposed ratification

Question 13

Limited Government

Answer 13

Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away