vocab Flashcards
the institution in which a society makes and enforces its public policies
government
a form of government in which the supreme athority rests with the people
democracy
a centalized government in which all government powers belong to a single central power
unitary government
a form of government in which powers are divided between and central government and several local government
federal government
most power belongs to the local (regional) governments, the central government has limited power
confederate government
a form of government in which the executive branch is made up of the prime minister or premier and that officials cabinet
parliamentary governmnet
absolute freedom in a form of total absense of government
anarchy
a government or state that is headed by a monarch (a hereditary)
monarch
government by privileged minority with inherited wealth
aristocracy
a military group that comes to power after overthrowing the group or person that was in power
military militia
a state in which the officials are elected as representative of the people and must govern to the wishes of the people
constitutional republic
a philosophy based on the idea that the benifits of economic activity should be fairly distributed
socialism
an ideology which calls for the collective, or state ownership of land and other productive property
communism
a system of government characterized by a centralized, authoritarian government with policies that glorify the state over the individual
facism (dictatorship)
a government that is run by someone claiming divine authority (from a higher power)
theocratic
it declared our independence from great britain
declaration of independence
the body of fundemental laws setting out principles, structures, and process of government
constitution
plan of government adopted by the continental congress after the american revolution
articles of confederation
those persons who supported the ratification if the constitution in 1787-1788
federalists
those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution
anti-federalists
the first 10 ammendments of the constitution
bill of rights
the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action
judicial review
a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between central, or national government, and several regional governments
federalism
those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out expressively in the constitution
expressed powers
those powers that both national government and state possess and exersice
concurrent powers
those powers that the constitution does not grant to the government and does not deny to the states
reserved powers
those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution
implied powers
powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
inherent powers
what are the 3 purposes of government?
establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and promote general welfare
describe establish justice
everyone should be treated equal
describe insure domestic tranquility
we can have order (police, military)
describe general welfare
government provides services that benifit all people
describe dictatorship
dictatorship is where a country is ruled by 1 person who has all of the power to control people of one nation through military and ideological enforcement
ordered government is one of he concepts the colonists brought from england expain it
their should be an orderly regulation of the government (sheriffs, counties, townships)
limmited governmnet is one of the concepts the colonists brought from england descibe it
citizens have the rights the government should not take away
reprentative gavernmnet is one of the concepts the colonist brought from england describe it
government should serve the will of the people
